Rachael Hanel's Blog, page 4
February 1, 2022
Spotting domestic terrorists before it’s too late
The Biden administration recently promoted a new program designed to identify domestic terrorists. I wonder if a program like this …
January 31, 2022
The top 3 books about Patty Hearst and the SLA (+ 2 documentaries)
The Patty Hearst kidnapping by the Symbionese Liberation Army was definitely one of the most bizarre events of the 1970s. …
January 11, 2022
A photographic sneak peek
My book on Camilla Hall isn’t coming out until October or November, but things are moving right along. I revised …
December 31, 2021
Reading round-up 2021
Time for my annual reading round-up! I set a modest goal this year to read 30 books. This was down …
December 9, 2021
Don’t be a Barbara Thorndyke
What kind of author are you? What kind of author do you aspire to be? Are you kind? Generous? Encouraging? …
November 9, 2021
Are you doing NaNoWriMo?
I’m not sure I’ve ever participated in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo for short, going on right now during the …
October 21, 2021
October newsletter
This information was sent a couple of days ago to people on my email newsletter list. Each month I send …
October 4, 2021
5 ways to cultivate creativity
Image from https://pixabay.com/illustrations/cre... The semester is well underway, which means I have less time for my own writing. My goals …
September 19, 2021
What can I write in 5 minutes?
I could use some writing advice…since I went back to work a month ago, I have done almost zero writing. …
August 31, 2021
August e-mail newsletter
(This is my newsletter that went out in August to subscribers. Get a free 7-day memoir challenge or audio story …
