Heather Adel · Memoir in Progress
My Muse Is a Fighter: A Memoir.
I spent years bracing for the next battle I never saw coming. Only later did I realize my story was about who I became each time I got back up.
Meet Heather
The fighter was within me all along
I am Heather Adel, and I am writing my first memoir, My Muse Is a Fighter. It is a story of rebuilding my life again and again, and discovering that the fighter I kept searching for had always been within me. I do not have an agent or publisher yet. For now, I am opening a small window into my writing and the life behind it.
A life worth fighting for
My daughters, a career I love, family and friendship. The things that make a life worth fighting for belong in this story, too.
Becoming, again and again
An unraveling marriage, bipolar disorder and multiple sclerosis are part of my life, but they are not the whole of who I am.
Room for love and laughter
Dark humor, everyday kindness and an unexpected second chance at love with Todd. Even a difficult chapter can hold something tender.
Words beyond the memoir.
A home for my essays and submissions published in magazines and online. The entries below are placeholders until original titles, publication details and links are supplied.
On Beginning Again
A place for a personal essay about finding a new beginning. Publication details pending.
The Art of Paying Attention
A place for reflections on creativity and the everyday. Publication details pending.
What We Carry
A place for writing about the stories that stay with us. Publication details pending.
A Little Room for Kindness
A place for an essay on connection and ordinary kindness. Publication details pending.
Life Between the Lines
A place for published reflections on writing and life. Publication details pending.
A conversation starts with a few words.
If something in my writing speaks to you, I would love to hear what brought you here.
The Memoir
A few pages from a life still unfolding.
Selected readings from My Muse Is a Fighter: A Memoir, currently in progress. These sample passages will be replaced with Heather’s original chapter excerpts.
There is more to a life
than its hardest chapter.
My story is still unfolding. Read a little, stay awhile, and tell me what brought you here. I would love to hear from you.
Get in touch with Heather Adel
hadelbook@gmail.comReaders, writers and editorial inquiries
250-540-1338Let us stay in touch
Share what brought you to my story, ask about my writing or simply say hello. Readers and editorial inquiries are welcome.