I’m Heidi Reimer. I’m a novelist, essayist & creative writing coach.

I love smart, propulsive stories with complicated characters and deep exploration of the female experience. My debut novel, The Mother Act, came out from Penguin Random House April 30, 2024.

The Mother Act

Set against the sparkling backdrop of the theater world, this propulsive debut follows the complicated relationship between an actress who refuses to abandon her career and the daughter she chooses to abandon instead.

“The Mother Act offers an ultimately hopeful vision of what it means to be connected in this world.” —The New York Times Book Review

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Expect authenticity, honest grappling with the creative process, and insight (and angst) moving from process to product on the road to publication. I also explore artistic identity, visibility, and intentionality, with some deep dives into mother-daughter relationships, maternal ambivalence, and feminist awakening. But in a fun way!

My letters land every 2 weeks on the full and new moon…because why not harness a little cyclical celestial alignment?