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Accountability for Writers

Posted by Rachel on March 23, 2015 in editing, inspiration, outline, planning, writing tips |

When working on a project, whether its research, a new shiny idea, a revision overhaul, or beta’ing for a friend, it can hard to juggle these demands along with all of life’s other priorities. I’m a very self-motivated and organized individual so keeping to a schedule comes fairly easily to me. However, that’s not the […]

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TADA- Main Character Post

Posted by Rachel on November 16, 2013 in characters, guest post, writing, writing tips |

Hello readers! It’s the TADA time of the month again! My latest post over at the fantasy blog is about the decision faced by every writer– should my main character be male or female? It’s not specific to fantasy, but I feel like it can be a more difficult choice for a fantasy writer so […]

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Fantasy Cliches

Posted by Rachel on January 30, 2013 in cliches, writing tips |

Hello Readers! I posted another fantasy blog on There And Draft Again that I think you should check out (especially if you’re a fantasy author). It takes a look at a few typical fantasy clichés and how you can either make them your own, or break them entirely. Given the competition in the fantasy realm […]

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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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