Alie Dumas-Heidt, Author

I lost a dear friend this week. She was a tender heart and a fierce light, all at the same time. Hug all your loved ones, Peeps. 🍅

My WIP: What are you up to, Alie?

Me: I've got the most awesome island going on ACNH, getting ready for my upgrade.

#writingcommunity #iamwriting #acnh

It's a good place to be. 💜

Photo from behind shows Alie Dumas-Heidt wearing an orange hat, sitting on a bench with her husband Rich, looking at a sailboat on Puget Sound.

21 years together, married 19 today. I walked down the aisle to Pretty Donna by Collective Soul, and to Rich's surprise, I didn't cry once during our ceremony even though he's seen me cry over commercials. I don't know how I got so lucky but finding this guy changed my whole world.

Black and white doodle laying on a bright knit blanket on a grey couch

I left the house wearing what I call "real pants" instead of the sweats I'm usually in at home. I changed when I got home and tossed my pants on the bed. Torvi pulled them off, shook them like a rag doll then walked away. I think she was mad I left without her but I also think she blames the pants!

OpenAI Loses Key Discovery Battle as It Cedes Ground to Authors in AI Lawsuits The issue has been a major battleground in discovery. OpenAI could be on the hook for hundreds of millions, if not billions, of dollars if it was aware it was infringing on copyrighted material.

Some good news for those who had work stolen.

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Both of tonight's winners for the signed copies of The Myth Maker follow me on Instagram, but watch out for next month's giveaway!

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Enjoy your day, Peeps, however you choose to celebrate, and don't forget to check out my Giveaway post! Winners announced tomorrow! #booksky #writingcommunity

Text from top to bottom reads: Book Giveaway! The Rules: Like this post for one entry. Tag a friend for a 2nd entry. Two winners will be drawn 11/28 and each will receive a signed copy of THE MYTH MAKER. at the bottom is the cover of the novel, THE MYTH MAKER, as well as the silver award image from BookFest. Text on L side of the book cover image reads: "This debut announces the arrival of a formidable new voice in crime fiction." - Reader Review Under the silver award image reads: 2nd Place Winner for best detective/police procedural category at BookFest 2025!

✨🥳✨FRIDAY! FRIDAY! FRIDAY!✨🥳✨
I'm giving away TWO signed copies of The Myth Maker, my award-winning detective novel. for the holidays! Like this post and tag a friend to both be entered for the drawing that is happening this Friday!
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Plenty of those!

Red and black background with a white and gray doodle and a black and white doodle. Text at top of page reads: "Astrid and Torvi want to know" Text bubbles for dogs read: "Have you entered to win a copy of The Myth Maker yet?" And "a signed copy!" Text at the bottom reads: Like this post to enter! Tag a friend for a 2nd entry! Winners drawn 11/28.

🌟I'm doing a giveaway!🌟 Like this post to be entered to win 1 of 2 signed copies of my award-winning novel, The Myth Maker! Tag a friend for a 2nd entry! Winners announced 11/28!
#booksky #writingcommunity #giveaway #themythmaker

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So many to choose from because I love them.
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Congrats!

Every time I see one of these reminders I think about my early 20s, answering a 911 call from a very panicked old lady who didn't know how long she needed to cook the turkey, and 21 yo me trying to explain I didn't either. 😅

Media-ite news headline reads: John Fetterman's New Book Bombs, Sells Zero Copies in His Hometown's Barnes and Noble on Launch Day.

As an author I try not to go negative against other authors, but I did chuckle at this headline. Condolences to the ghostwriter on that one.

Red and black background with a white and gray doodle and a black and white doodle. Text at top of page reads: "Astrid and Torvi want to know" Text bubbles for dogs read: "Have you entered to win a copy of The Myth Maker yet?" And "a signed copy!" Text at the bottom reads: Like this post to enter! Tag a friend for a 2nd entry! Winners drawn 11/28.

🌟I'm doing a giveaway!🌟 Like this post to be entered to win 1 of 2 signed copies of my award-winning novel, The Myth Maker! Tag a friend for a 2nd entry! Winners announced 11/28!
#booksky #writingcommunity #giveaway #themythmaker

From Spies and Matrons to Miami Vice: A Short History of Women in Law Enforcement When I was a little girl, my grandmother asked the typical question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” and I answered truthfully that I wanted to be a police officer. Honestly,…

I wrote a piece for @crimereads.bsky.social on a quick history of women in law enforcement. You can find it here!
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I can't sleep but I can get a perfect score on solitaire so there's that...

Shannon Hoon was a huge loss to the music world, imo.

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I had to make a quick decision, but I'm going with this one.
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There's no way he wrote that himself. Too structed, too many commas, proper dashes until "A-G,"even paragraph breaks. He's not capable of this.

Gorgeous!

Photo of a madrona tree and evergreens with one yellow-leafed maple in the mix on a foggy afternoon in the PNW.

Mood...

I did buy it for the title and I did enjoy it! "I'm Sorry Y Feel That Way; The Astonishing but True Story of a Daughter, Sister, Slut, Wife, Mother, and Friend to Man & Dog" by Diana Joseph!

Light pink text on a bright pink background reads: next week feels like a good time to announce a book giveaway...👀😁(eyeball emoji and toothy smile emoji)

I will be giving away signed copies of my BookFest award winner, The Myth Maker!
#booksky #writingcommunity #bookgiveaway

Photo of Rafiki from The Lion King in meditation. Words from top to bottom reads: I can write my book. I should write my book. I will write my book.

photo of concert tickets for Nov 12 2005 for Depeche Mode

My kid and I did a lot of concerts together when he was young. It seems impossible that this one was 20 years ago.

Thanks!

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50 years ago today the Edmund Fitzgerald went down with no survivors. 10 years ago I wrote about the wreck here...
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