Mia Heintzelman is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. After nearly two decades of managing financial relationships, more than anything, her most valuable skill to come of it is human behavioral observation, which informs the stories she writes. The author of one contemporary romance novel, It’s Got A Ring To It; a poetry compilation, The Black Words of Green Eyes; two illustrated children’s books, The Boogie Bear and Banana Split; and editorially for local Las Vegas magazines, The Las Vegas Weekly and Pulse Magazine, she lives in Las Vegas with her husband and two children.
Mia had the opportunity to teach introductory communication/public speaking at UNLV for two and a half years. When she isn't writing, she is working on online and conference workshops geared toward fiction craft.
Beyond good books, she loves tea, good books, fluffy socks on cold rainy days and nights, pearls, polka dots, yellow tulips, Disney, and everything preppy.
Mia had the opportunity to teach introductory communication/public speaking at UNLV for two and a half years. When she isn't writing, she is working on online and conference workshops geared toward fiction craft.
Beyond good books, she loves tea, good books, fluffy socks on cold rainy days and nights, pearls, polka dots, yellow tulips, Disney, and everything preppy.
The Inside Scoop
Who are you favorite authors?
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.
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.
