I hope you find a class nearby! If you do, I look forward to seeing what you create. I’m trying to figure out how I can pull off a legit mural now.

It was a one-time, five-hour class. I had never seen a class on murals before, so I jumped at the chance. It sold out quickly and tbh eyre talking about offering more since this first one was so successful. They taught us about techniques and stuff, and then we practiced on 4’x4’ boards.

Cluttered art studio surrounds a brunette white woman who is kneeling in front of a plywood canvas. She’s painting shapes in white and wears a blue shirt and jeans.

I took a mural painting class, which was really enjoyable.

Black, silver, and gold badge reads: 2025 Writer’s Digest Writing Competition Award Winner

I got my badge in the (e)mail for being awarded an honorable mention in the children’s fiction category of @writersdigest.bsky.social 94th Annual Writing Competition! I’m so humbled that out of 3,800 entries, my middle grade novel-in-verse stood out. #wdwinner

Just learned that my upper-MG novel-in-verse, grappling with divorce and addiction and a budding crush, was awarded Honorable Mention in the 94th Annual @writersdigest.bsky.social Writing Competition!

Thanks Carol!

This is probably the point at which I’d decide I can’t fight anymore and need to flee.

Congrats Krista! That’s so exciting!

Pencil and colored pencil sketch of a Heidi M. Rogers starter pack. Includes short doll and a stack of books (to read or gain extra height), chocolate chip cookies, coffee mug, Polaroid camera, nail polish, and a dog accessory. 100% recycled material and no AI ever!

I’m trying to just do art regularly, for fun, and not care about how good it is. So I present my #starterpacknoai because I had to join this trend. Here I am in all my smudgy, scrambled glory.

Some neurodivergents hate folding and putting away laundry. I’m the type that hates putting away groceries. Like, I just spent all my energy FINDING the food and navigating the aisles in a strategic way. Can’t I be done now?

It was my pleasure!

Ugh that’s miserable.

Circle of five pieces of California Roll sushi on a white plate with dramatic shadows.

I got home yesterday from the @scbwi Utah/Southern Idaho spring retreat, and promptly took a 2-hour nap. Then I made sushi and pizookie for my kid’s 15th birthday. Today I’m baking gluten-free bread. After that I need a little break from food preparing. 😅

Oh no! Were you delayed? 😫

Yours too. Double chocolate. 🤤

Text exchange: [redacted] yells, You’re in love with me? [hands over eyes emoji] You wicked, wonderful author! Awkward romcom to the max [100 emoji] Response: Hahahahahahahaha omg I’m glad you love that part

A little snippet about how my YA romcom ending rewrite is going. 🫣🤭

Would read this in a heartbeat.

Thanks Alexis! This particular story is very dear to me. ❤️

I love these vibes! ✨

I looooove your mood board. 😍

A day at the Great Salt Lake is hot, dry, and stinky. But from the hike, their geological history unfolds across the valley. From the salt-encrusted shores, the ecological imbalance is clear. Across the sands, a young girl marches for the lake—and those who depend on her.

#PB #NF #P #QuestPit

Blurred image on the left is a red-haired girl from behind and we're looking over her shoulder as she writes in a journal. Image on the right is a silhouette of a teen boy on stage, holding out one hand with a book and the other hand is holding a mic to his face. Overlaid is a grainy film texture at the title: Stuff as Dreams are Made on.

15-year-old Addy wants to hone her craft at stop motion camp, but instead finds herself writing poetry with a neighbor boy who lives in her dad's apartment complex on opposite weekends.

📝 Upper MG
📝 Novel-in-verse
📝 Parental addiction
📝 Boundaries
📝 Self-advocacy

#MG #P #Q #QuestPit

Collage of Polaroid-style photos, clockwise from top left: California lake landscape, two teens kissing in the water, a brunette teen girl with a look of uncertainty on her face, a partially covered group shot of teen girls smiling, swimmers racing through water, runners in the sun.

After a meltdown threatens the friend group dynamic, Berklee is shipped off to summer camp in SoCal. When she falls hard for fellow junior lifeguard, Noah, she learns what it means to be neurodiverse.

🛟 Feminist psych
🛟 HSP
🛟 Anxiety flashbacks
🛟 Summer camp vibes
🛟 Slow burn

#YA #RF #Q #QuestPit

Top image is silhouettes of two teen boys and a teen girl in between, posing in funny and goofy positions. Bottom image is a teen girl and her dog in a meadow on a hill. There is a pink overlay across the images and title reads: That Type of Love Story.

Clara’s always wanted the friends-to-romance happy ending, but an unrequited yearbook confession sends her in search of love elsewhere. Humorous attempts at dates leave her with one option: the enemy.

💟 ALL the tropes
💟 Sweet romance
💟 Pet adoption
💟 Life Skills class

#YA #R #Q #QuestPit

Anywhere near a large body of water. 🥰

I know kids who absolutely do care about space. 😕

Honestly? Because it’s fun! And hopeful!

I forced myself out of the house today to walk to the library. No music. No audiobook. No podcast. Just wind in my hair and thoughts swirling to calm.