Mia Heintzelman is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She is a Chicago native who always has a book in her purse, loves to pair sweet and spicy tea with fluffy socks, and can’t go wrong with polka dots and pearls. She lives in Las Vegas with her husband and two children.
The Inside Scoop
Who are you favorite authors?
Jasmine Guillory, Helen Hoang, Christina Lauren, Sally Thorne, Samantha Young, Kevin Kwan, Alyssa Cole, Emily Giffin, Sarah Strohmeyer, Rachel Hollis, Rachel Hauck, Maya Angelou, Shari Lapena, Molly Harper, Liane Moriarty, Paula Hawkins, Kathleen Tessaro, Nicholas Sparks, Elizabeth Gilbert, Harlan Coben, Nora Roberts, Kristan Higgins, Mary Kay Andrews, Debbie Macomber, Sophie Kinsella, Carly Phillips, Zane, Lori Foster, Beth Harbison, Stephanie Evanovich, and Gemma Townley to name a few.
Favorite Movie?
Hands down, The Notebook. There's no love like Ally and Noah's...well, besides the love between me and my husband. Shout out to my husband.
What about horror movies?
A thousand times, yes. Nothing like a good gut-wrenching scream. Let's go: It, Halloween, Texas Chain Saw Massacre, The Trilogy of Terror, The Insidious movies, Annabelle, Poltergeist, The Conjuring, Carrie, and Sinister.
TV Shows?
Project Runway, Younger, Black Mirror, Game of Thrones, Forensic Files, and Stranger Things.
Favorite Food?
Chocolate and ginger chicken, not together.
Pantser or Plotter?
Plantser. I start with some spark of inspiration, begin writing, create a skeleton plot, and then proceed to follow a tangent thread that totally detours from the plot.
Favorite words? Because I'm a lover of words...and their meanings.
Tryst- an appointment to meet at a certain time and place, especially one made somewhat secretly by lovers.
Pluviophile- a lover of rain; someone who finds joy and peace of mind during rainy days.
Sesquipedalian- given to use long words.
Logophile- a lover of words.
Lovely- charmingly or exquisitely beautiful.
Love- a profound tender, passionate affection for another person; a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection; sexual passion or desire.
Frisson - a shiver of pleasure
Hypergraphia- an overwhelming urge to write.
Brume- mist; fog
Meraki- to do something with soul, creativity, or love; when you leave a piece of yourself in your work.
Chrysalism- the amniotic tranquility of being indoors during a thunderstorm.
Mellifluous- a sound that's sweet and smooth, pleasing to hear.
Collywobbles- butterflies in stomach
Limerence- the state of being infatuated with another person.
Persnickety- placing too much emphasis on trivial or minor details; fussy.
Effleurer- to touch lightly.
Laconic- concise; expressing much in few words
Tartle- to hesitate while introducing someone because you have forgotten their name.
Gumption- courage; guts, spunk; initiative; resourcefulness.
Hullabaloo- a clamorous noise or disturbance; uproar.
Balderdash- senseless, stupid, or exaggerated talk or writing.
Jasmine Guillory, Helen Hoang, Christina Lauren, Sally Thorne, Samantha Young, Kevin Kwan, Alyssa Cole, Emily Giffin, Sarah Strohmeyer, Rachel Hollis, Rachel Hauck, Maya Angelou, Shari Lapena, Molly Harper, Liane Moriarty, Paula Hawkins, Kathleen Tessaro, Nicholas Sparks, Elizabeth Gilbert, Harlan Coben, Nora Roberts, Kristan Higgins, Mary Kay Andrews, Debbie Macomber, Sophie Kinsella, Carly Phillips, Zane, Lori Foster, Beth Harbison, Stephanie Evanovich, and Gemma Townley to name a few.
Favorite Movie?
Hands down, The Notebook. There's no love like Ally and Noah's...well, besides the love between me and my husband. Shout out to my husband.
What about horror movies?
A thousand times, yes. Nothing like a good gut-wrenching scream. Let's go: It, Halloween, Texas Chain Saw Massacre, The Trilogy of Terror, The Insidious movies, Annabelle, Poltergeist, The Conjuring, Carrie, and Sinister.
TV Shows?
Project Runway, Younger, Black Mirror, Game of Thrones, Forensic Files, and Stranger Things.
Favorite Food?
Chocolate and ginger chicken, not together.
Pantser or Plotter?
Plantser. I start with some spark of inspiration, begin writing, create a skeleton plot, and then proceed to follow a tangent thread that totally detours from the plot.
Favorite words? Because I'm a lover of words...and their meanings.
Tryst- an appointment to meet at a certain time and place, especially one made somewhat secretly by lovers.
Pluviophile- a lover of rain; someone who finds joy and peace of mind during rainy days.
Sesquipedalian- given to use long words.
Logophile- a lover of words.
Lovely- charmingly or exquisitely beautiful.
Love- a profound tender, passionate affection for another person; a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection; sexual passion or desire.
Frisson - a shiver of pleasure
Hypergraphia- an overwhelming urge to write.
Brume- mist; fog
Meraki- to do something with soul, creativity, or love; when you leave a piece of yourself in your work.
Chrysalism- the amniotic tranquility of being indoors during a thunderstorm.
Mellifluous- a sound that's sweet and smooth, pleasing to hear.
Collywobbles- butterflies in stomach
Limerence- the state of being infatuated with another person.
Persnickety- placing too much emphasis on trivial or minor details; fussy.
Effleurer- to touch lightly.
Laconic- concise; expressing much in few words
Tartle- to hesitate while introducing someone because you have forgotten their name.
Gumption- courage; guts, spunk; initiative; resourcefulness.
Hullabaloo- a clamorous noise or disturbance; uproar.
Balderdash- senseless, stupid, or exaggerated talk or writing.
