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Apollo Academy Cover / Trailer Reveal

Posted by Rachel on July 5, 2013 in current event, reading, writing |

You may have already heard, but in case you havent, one of my awesome beta’s, Kimberly P. Chase, is self-publishing her YA scifi, The Apollo Academy this summer! She recently revealed this beautiful cover art: The Apollo Academy by Kimberly P. Chase Cover Art by Cliff Nielsen Releases 08/06/2013 in Paperback and eBook. As the […]

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Types of Betas and CPs

Posted by Rachel on May 17, 2013 in editing, reading, writing |

I was lucky enough to have nearly twenty readers for my latest story—most of whom were beta readers—but I also had a select group of wonderful critique partners. First of all, I cannot believe so many people agreed to read my novel. Secondly, I was more than thankful to each and every one of them […]

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First Draft Myths

Posted by Rachel on January 16, 2013 in audience, characters, editing, myths, plot, reading, writing tips |

Over the holidays, I finished up the first draft of my newest story, and realized when I was done that people tend to have misconceptions about those preliminary versions. There’s a lot of expectations and assumptions that readers and authors can sometimes feel as they read a work in progress. I thought it might be […]

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Musings on Betas and CPs

Posted by Rachel on December 13, 2012 in audience, discovery, editing, gifts, inspiration, musings, reading, writing |

This is going to be a bit of a gushy blog post. Mostly because I feel like everyone should gush about their betas and critique partners. There’s so much that they do to help build up your manuscript to its best level that they deserve endless praise. For those that don’t know, a beta reader […]

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