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December 22, 2015
temporary #Blogbattle Notice
Hey all! The main post for #BlogBattle is delayed due to inclement weather and power outage. My power has been disrupted due to a downed line from heavy snows. It may be repaired later today. I’m stuck at home with no power because our road is covered in a thick layer of heavy snow, my […]
Until January 1st 2016…: Updates, Musings & Shameless Plugs
Originally posted on I came for the soup...:
Hello my dear friends! 2015 is less than two weeks away from bidding us all a sweet farewell. I hope for all of us this is a welcome exchange; the beautifully warn for the blessedly new. I for one, have many plans and creative wonders in store.…
Hello my dear friends! 2015 is less than two weeks away from bidding us all a sweet farewell. I hope for all of us this is a welcome exchange; the beautifully warn for the blessedly new. I for one, have many plans and creative wonders in store.…
December 19, 2015
My Very Own Seafaring Ballad!
Originally posted on Rachael Ritchey:
I wrote this part in Captive Hopewhich called for a pirate sing-along. No really. These pirates enjoy singing. They are masters of the sea shanty, but a ballad will sneak into the repertoire every now and again. So, I left that part of the story empty while deliberating the song…
I wrote this part in Captive Hopewhich called for a pirate sing-along. No really. These pirates enjoy singing. They are masters of the sea shanty, but a ballad will sneak into the repertoire every now and again. So, I left that part of the story empty while deliberating the song…
It Will Be Like Christmas in February!
Okay, so my birthday is coming up in February, and I’d rather give gifts than get them, although because you’d be pledging to help support my Kickstarter campaign, it isn’t technically a gift. You’d be getting the promise of books and other cool stuff in February when you back my project right now (through Dec […]
A Beautiful Soul in Poetry
My daughter is going to grow up to be a beautiful woman, inside and out. I cannot tell you how proud she makes me on a daily basis. Is she the perfect child? Ha! That’s a laugh. Am I the perfect mom? Ugh. You’ve got to be kidding me! Even though neither of us is […]
December 18, 2015
Candice Coates: Winner of “Fallow” #BlogBattle
Please welcome the courageous and cutest Candice Coates! Candice is an incredibly artistic person with talent to spare. She’s got a great sense of humor, and it shows through in her comedic western tale! Her story, All Washed Up: A Shenanigans Continuation, has won the “Fallow” #Blogbattle, and I hope you’ll find your way to […]
Character Heartache
While writing, I often get lost in the characters. It’s particularly hard not to feel for them, or even as them, even when they suffer heartbreak. Noreeta, from Captive Hope, is one such character I can’t seem to separate myself from while I write and read her. It may just be me, but I empathize […]
December 17, 2015
Oh Wrangell, My Wrangell
Ever wonder about why this author you know named Rachael might be a little different. The word that comes to mind is strange, but some things in life never leave us–changing, molding, shaping us into the people we are today. Alaska definitely played a part in forming my passions and pursuits. I’m reblogging this personal […]
December 15, 2015
I Wish I Could Write On Rainy Days
Originally posted on Broke'n China:
. I wish I could write on rainy days. Authors do that, don’t they? They sit down in their study or in the backyard under their oak tree or at their typewriter in their den and they write their words when they want. They breathe letters. They inhale inspiration…
. I wish I could write on rainy days. Authors do that, don’t they? They sit down in their study or in the backyard under their oak tree or at their typewriter in their den and they write their words when they want. They breathe letters. They inhale inspiration…
MASTER LIST of Facial Expressions!
Originally posted on Bryn Donovan:
Writers need good descriptions of facial expressions in their stories to help the readers picture the characters, to convey emotions, and to set up lines of dialogue without having to write “said” or any of its synonyms. However, it’s easy for us to rely on the same descriptions over and…
Writers need good descriptions of facial expressions in their stories to help the readers picture the characters, to convey emotions, and to set up lines of dialogue without having to write “said” or any of its synonyms. However, it’s easy for us to rely on the same descriptions over and…
