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CHOICES! Which Captive Hope Cover Do You Prefer?

I’m going crazy. I think. Heavens, but I need some help. Picking through these covers, that is. Feel free to comment on what you like and don’t like. Vote for your top three favorites. Thanks! Here they all are again, only smaller: These are really just mock ups and will still need a little tweaking […]

Designing Your Own Book Cover is a Bit of a Journey

I couldn’t call myself a graphic designer, though I’ve spent plenty of time over the years, off and on, using graphic design programs like Corel PaintShop and Adobe PhotoShop. But I do enjoy designing. I’ve been specifically working on learning the ins and outs of cover design for the last two and half years, but […]

Do Princesses Get Special Treatment?

I know it’s a strange question, but I have to ask, because in my mind they do. When they screw up royally (pun intended) it seems to me that the vast majority of people will do their best to cover up the indecency due to the celebrity and pedestal to which said princess has been […]

Two Goodreads Giveaways at Once!

In the US only (sorry to all you amazing international friends!), from June 23rd to July 20th, 2016, you can enter both of these Goodreads Giveaways to have a chance to win one of ten (each) copies of The Beauty Thief and/or Captive Hope! Goodreads Book Giveaway The Beauty Thief by Rachael Ritchey Giveaway ends […]

#BlogBattle 63 “Hero” Entries & Voting

Originally posted on BlogBattle:
Hello! Welcome to the new Blog Battle! If you haven’t already, check out the slightly altered rules and twice monthly story posting (there’s a calendar with all the dates on the rules page). We’ll call the next few months a testing phase to see if the new changes are worthy of…

Up in Flames #BlogBattle #ShortStory

#BlogBattle Genre: Drama/Suspense THEME word: HERO The blood curdling screams of onlookers were punctuated by the cracking of super-heated crossbeams and the deafening crash of a ceiling no longer held in place. Stephen slammed his mask on as fast as he could, checked his gauges, and ran for the crumbling building. His truck was the […]

While I’ve Been Away…

Hey all! Sorry I’ve been absent so much in the last few weeks. It will probably continue as I push myself to finish writing The Treasonous. The story is all laid out, but I’ve had little to no time to actually write it down. Yesterday I had the opportunity to write pretty much all day […]

Captive Hope Excerpts Series: 22

Captive Hope:Book Two in Chronicles of the Twelve Realms This is day twenty-two in my month long Captive Hope excerpt series. I’m looking for people to review this book on Amazon and Goodreads, so if you’re interested, please comment below or email me: writingraci@gmail.com Amazon US– Amazon UK– Amazon France – Amazon India – Amazon […]

Cover Question

Would you take a minute to help me? I’m updating the cover of Captive Hope and I can’t decide between these: A: B: It’s a superbly subtle difference, but potentially enough to draw attention from readers… Feel free to comment below, too. update: Here’s a C option: (a bit of a combo of the two […]

Reminiscing…

Awww…. cleaning the hard drive off and found this. A recording from high school. Breath of Heaven song by Amy Grant singing: Rachael Ritchey For you, what’s a fun memory from ages ago?Filed under: My Writing Journey