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This comes from a place of love - and from reading hundreds of manuscripts in the last year that all had the same essential problem:

They weren't complete. 

And I'm not talking about being "finished...

After you've created the most relatable protagonist that readers will root for, and after you've created your antagonist that readers will love to hate - you're done, right? 

Wrong. 

Side characters...

This week on Ask Rachel, we're talking all about magic systems and how to keep the consistent. 

This was requested by a lot of writers here - so I'm excited to go over it with you! 

Reminder: whethe...

Wow. Typing that title into my blog writer this morning was surreal. I have been sitting on this story since I was five, and it seems a little insane to finally say, "okay world. We're under way." 

B...

Welcome to another week of Ask Rachel: Where you ask your writing questions and I answer them. 

(remember to submit your questions to [email protected] for a chance to be featured in our next blog ...

We're back with another week of Rachel-can't-commit-to-anything-so-she-freaks-out-a-bit-and-does-nothing - 

Just kidding. It been a wild week, for sure, but some really good things are happening, and...

Although creating epic protagonists can sometimes be intimidating (how do I know someone will like the character I make???) there are a few ways we can guarantee your character will ROCK and carry the...

Welcome back to Ask Rachel, a blog column dedicated to answering your writing questions. Send your questions to [email protected] for a chance to be featured in upcoming blog posts!

This week’s stu...

Okay, so I need your help this time. 

I'm working on three different projects, and I love all of them. One of them you know about (The Order) but the other two I've kept pretty close to the chest. 

Some books are good, some books are great, and then there are books like The Rave—the kind that make you want to personally thank the author for writing them. And that’s exactly what I did.

Right fro...

Welcome back to Ask Rachel, a blog column dedicated to answering your writing questions. Send your questions to [email protected] for a chance to be featured in upcoming blog posts.

This week's stu...

Are we already to week 9? Holy cow! Just writing this down I feel like a miscounted (I probably did - it happens a lot). 

Anyway, you've probably noticed I've been working a lot on worldbuilding. It'...