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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 16

Posted on March 12, 2014 by rachelsparling

It is a snowstorm of snowstorm out there today. Again. It’s great how we get nice spring weather for about two days and then winter decides to slap you in the face with one hell of a snowstorm, reminding us … Continue reading →

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Day 15

Posted on March 4, 2014 by rachelsparling

I thought I would get back into it sooner but unfortunately it took longer than I expected to recover from that job. I’m glad I have, and several things came up last week that prevented me from being in the … Continue reading →

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And we’re back!

Posted on February 24, 2014 by rachelsparling

Okay so it’s officially over; my month of employment has come to an end. It’s been one hell of an experience too. I enjoyed the work quite a bit but I wasn’t a fan of the long hours that changed … Continue reading →

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Temporary Hiatus

Posted on February 5, 2014 by rachelsparling

A quick update. As it appears, I did not end up having time to write so far this week. I was up early this morning for training and will be heading back out there for my shift shortly. I am … Continue reading →

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Day 14

Posted on January 31, 2014 by rachelsparling

Okay, so some writing got done tonight. It proved a good distraction to my constant rising stress levels. I only did this weeks goal as feeling completely brain fried felt inadvisable at this time. It’s good though because it provides … Continue reading →

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Day 13

Posted on January 23, 2014 by rachelsparling

More writing completed! This weeks goal was doubled. I must say I feel both accomplished and proud of myself for getting so much done. I have realized I have limits though. Doing my weekly goal, I still feel energized afterwards. … Continue reading →

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Day 12

Posted on January 19, 2014 by rachelsparling

So initially I wasn’t going to do any writing today and my plan was to catch up next week. Well that didn’t happen. I found myself sitting at my computer waiting for an insane number of updates to complete, that … Continue reading →

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About writing

Posted on January 9, 2014 by rachelsparling

I can’t say that I did any actual writing today, but there had been something weighing on my mind for the last little bit: words. It sounds like a simple enough thing, so I’ll elaborate. I had a lengthy discussion with … Continue reading →

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Thank you

Posted on January 4, 2014 by rachelsparling

I realize I just published a post today, but I felt the need to do a second one. I just wanted to say thank you to all of my followers. With each post, I seem to acquire more, and it’s … Continue reading →

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Day 11

Posted on January 4, 2014 by rachelsparling

After the need to be alone, I ended up getting some more writing done. The work was mostly to complete a chapter with a scene I’d written earlier. I believe it was the last part that I updated about. I … Continue reading →

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