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About rachelsparling

I'm a writer working on a manuscript for a novel. I love to write and I've been doing it for 17 years. Through several story ideas I have figured out what works and what doesn't, and I've learned a lot about myself and my writing style. I love to read and escape to many different worlds. I've also learned a lot about good writing and bad writing through both reading a lot and acquiring an education in English literature, and becoming an ESL teacher. I enjoy filming and photographing all sorts of things and putting together short documentaries and videos. I love my camera.

Day 22

Posted on May 21, 2014 by rachelsparling

Okay so I managed to find a bit of time to get some writing done today. I started on the first chapter and completed it. I may have to set new goals for this though and find more time to … Continue reading →

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Day 20

Posted on May 6, 2014 by rachelsparling

FINALLY! Okay so I finally got to writing. I finished a chapter though it’s a bit short so come editing, I will be making it longer and better. Either way, I couldn’t be happier that I got to write. It … Continue reading →

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A balancing act

Posted on April 29, 2014 by rachelsparling

My plan right now is to try to get some writing done this week. It’s been about three weeks and it’s driving me a bit crazy that I haven’t been able to write in that time. This week is a … Continue reading →

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Update!

Posted on April 21, 2014 by rachelsparling

I want to start this post by saying it is absolutely beautiful outside today. The weather is just perfect and I’m hoping to be able to do most of my other work out here today. I think my dogs agree … Continue reading →

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Day 19

Posted on April 4, 2014 by rachelsparling

Another chapter complete! The elation is hard to express here. I’m slowly picking away at what’s left. Except there is a problem with this chapter. I had written about 500 words of it before hand and I realized I couldn’t … Continue reading →

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Day 18

Posted on March 29, 2014 by rachelsparling

Writing is highly therapeutic. I spent the last bit working on a chapter. I exceeded my goal again this week which makes me happy, and I completed a chapter as well! One down, another 7.5 to go (if you count … Continue reading →

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Twitter helps!

Posted on March 28, 2014 by rachelsparling

As most of you know, I have a twitter account. I hadn’t used it too much except to talk about blog posts and have the odd writing comment or tip to throw out there. Recently though, I was added to … Continue reading →

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Day 17

Posted on March 26, 2014 by rachelsparling

I can’t say that I did any actual writing today. Instead I spent some time going through my outline, fixing up a few things here and there, and adding some more detailed notes to certain chapters for when I finally … Continue reading →

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Second guessing

Posted on March 19, 2014 by rachelsparling

I have spent the last couple days debating my outline. Realistically, I don’t think I really need to change anything to the story itself, but what I’ve been contemplating is some of the lack of detail my outline holds. I … Continue reading →

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