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Heather Sweeney

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Author of CAMOUFLAGE (Post Hill Press, Oct 2025). Bylines: NYT, WashPo, TODAY, HuffPost, Newsweek, Business Insider, Good Housekeeping, Next Avenue, Brevity, etc. Pre-order CAMOUFLAGE: http://posthill.to/B0F316HJTD/

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Heather Sweeney @heathersweeney.bsky.social · Mar 4

I've been dreaming of making this announcement for so long that I'm still in disbelief that I get to post this. I’m beyond thrilled to share that my memoir CAMOUFLAGE: How I Emerged from the Shadows of a Military Marriage will be out in the world in fall 2025!

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Heather Sweeney @heathersweeney.bsky.social · 3d

3 weeks from today my memoir CAMOUFLAGE will greet the world! Here’s some early praise from the amazing @estelleserasmus.bsky.social, author of Writing That Gets Noticed and TEDx speaker (among other things). You can read her full blurb that brought me to tears on October 28!

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Heather Sweeney @heathersweeney.bsky.social · 3d

Out today on The Rewrite podcast with Wendy Sloane, I talk about the challenges of being a military spouse, divorce and reclaiming my voice. 🎧🎙️
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Heather Sweeney @heathersweeney.bsky.social · 4d

Who doesn't love a free book signed by the author? I’m excited to share that, starting today, you can enter to win 1 of 6 signed copies of my memoir CAMOUFLAGE on Goodreads! The giveaway is free to enter and ends Oct 27. Enter today!

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Heather Sweeney @heathersweeney.bsky.social · 6d

When friends tell you they pre-ordered your audiobook and you google it to see the words “Narrated by the author” under your name. Surreal.

All this to say, the CAMOUFLAGE audiobook is now available for pre-order at all the places. And yes I narrated it.🎙️🎧📖

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Heather Sweeney @heathersweeney.bsky.social · 8d

I’m honored to be a part of this stellar lineup brought together by the amazing Fresh Starts Registry for their Winter Author Series. My talk about my memoir CAMOUFLAGE is on Dec. 11. Sign-up gets you access to all five talks, and yes, they’re free!
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Heather Sweeney @heathersweeney.bsky.social · 9d

Happy October!!

Heather Sweeney @heathersweeney.bsky.social · 9d

Good morning, Vickie!!

Heather Sweeney @heathersweeney.bsky.social · 9d

New month.
New goals.
New words.
Welcome October.
#WritingCommunity
#5amwritersclub

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Heather Sweeney @heathersweeney.bsky.social · 10d

Haha. True. 🌅

Heather Sweeney @heathersweeney.bsky.social · 11d

It’s been awhile since I’ve joined #5amwritersclub. What did I miss?

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Heather Sweeney @heathersweeney.bsky.social · 12d

1 month from today my memoir CAMOUFLAGE will greet the world! It’s also a day to celebrate the completion of my audiobook recording! Wow, what an experience, a dream come true. 🎙️🎧

CAMOUFLAGE releases on Oct. 28. Pre-order now: posthill.to/B0F316HJTD

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Heather Sweeney @heathersweeney.bsky.social · 13d

Thanks to my life as a military spouse, I was able to live in Japan for 3 years. For @businessinsider.com, I wrote about the 3 things I miss the most about life in Japan.

(Read more about my time there in my upcoming memoir CAMOUFLAGE that releases Oct. 28!)
www.businessinsider.com/living-abroa...

These are the things I miss most about living in Japan.

My family moved abroad for 3 years. I loved living in Japan and miss a lot of things now that we're back in the US.

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Heather Sweeney @heathersweeney.bsky.social · 14d

It was important to me that the 1st book I ever signed was for my parents. They were there every step of the way through my divorce, they were the first to read a draft of my manuscript + they cheered me on as I worked to get it published. I couldn't have done this without them!

Heather Sweeney @heathersweeney.bsky.social · 17d

I'm so excited for this, Joelle!

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Joelle Tamraz | Author Speaker Coach @joelletamraz.bsky.social · 17d

Join the Empowered Women Book Club online to read bold memoirs by women and discuss them with the authors!

First up: Tap Dancing on Everest by Mimi Zieman.

We have a fabulous lineup, and we’d love to have you! Contact me to join.
#5amwritersclub #WritingCommunity #empoweredwomen #bookclub #memoir

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Heather Sweeney @heathersweeney.bsky.social · 17d

I'm so excited to chat about my book!

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Mickey Revenaugh @mickeyrevenaugh.bsky.social · 17d

You and our own @heathersweeney.bsky.social ! What a crew.

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Heather Sweeney @heathersweeney.bsky.social · 20d

It will come as no surprise to anyone that the first place my book visited was the beach. 🏖️ 🌞

Heather Sweeney @heathersweeney.bsky.social · 23d

We’re 6 weeks out from CAMOUFLAGE’s release! To celebrate, here’s some early praise from the brilliant Lily Burana, author of the memoir I LOVE A MAN IN UNIFORM (among others). Her endorsement blew me away. You can read her entire blurb on October 28 when CAMOUFLAGE hits bookshelves!

Heather Sweeney @heathersweeney.bsky.social · 25d

10 years ago I wrote an article for the print magazine Military Kids’ Life about military divorce. It was interesting brainstorming ideas with my kids and hearing their thoughts on the changes in our family. (My son is quoted in the left yellow box, my daughter in the right yellow box.)

Heather Sweeney @heathersweeney.bsky.social · 27d

Wow thank you!

Heather Sweeney @heathersweeney.bsky.social · 27d

Here's my memoir CAMOUFLAGE. It releases Oct. 28! www.amazon.com/Camouflage-E...

Camouflage: How I Emerged from the Shadows of a Military Marriage

is about a woman’s journey from being overshadowed by her husband’s military career to rediscovering her identity as a single mother entering a new stage in life. The memoir explores how, like many mi...

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Heather Sweeney @heathersweeney.bsky.social · 27d

I think that's a great idea!

Heather Sweeney @heathersweeney.bsky.social · 28d

It was a very challenging time for sure. Thank you so much for reading, sharing, and pre-ordering!

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Joanna Theiss @joannatheiss.com · 28d

I can't imagine how difficult and unpredictable this was for your family. Great essay, and I'm pre-ordering the book today!

Heather Sweeney @heathersweeney.bsky.social · 28d

When I divorced a service member, I had no warnings about the unique challenges I’d face. The hardest? Custody arrangements. I wrote about it in my latest essay. (Read more in my upcoming memoir CAMOUFLAGE, available for pre-order pretty much everywhere!)

www.military.com/still-marrie...

Still Married to the Military: How Divorcing a Service Member Makes Custody a Minefield

I was so busy figuring out divorced life that it didn’t occur to me that even though I was no longer married to a man in the military, I still felt like I was married to the military.

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