THE BLOG

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...

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...

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. 

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'...

This week I spent a lot of time working on my story world. I have a method I use to build story worlds quickly and thoroughly, and I'm excited to share it with you! 

A few things you'll find interest...

Welcome back to documenting my publishing journey - it's officially the end of week 7! Holy cow - where did all the time go? I feel like I only just started this project! 

Anyway, this week we're doi...

February 3, 2025

I had the actual stomach flu. I was in denial about it at first - I haven't had anything like this since I was a kid - but several hours in the bathroom later, I had to face the trut...

This week was a week full of stress, personal failures (at least perceived ones) and surprises. I was really tempted to beat myself up about it this week, but we all know that doesn't help anything. 

This week, I hit a big milestone: 12,000 words!

While we're only at 1/8th of the projected length for this novel, it's important to me to celebrate this milestone, because this week has been a doozy....

January 13

One of the big questions I keep getting from my students is all about the querying process. There's a lot of information out there, but sorting through it and finding what is actually help...

January 6-12, 2025

January 6

Research:

I started today with researching the synopsis. I've probably written hundreds of these - it's part of refining the writing process - but it's been a while sin...

Hi there! Welcome to the first week of me documenting the (wild) process of writing my book!

If this is your first time here, welcome! I’m so excited to share this journey with you. If you’ve been fo...