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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.

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As it stands, I haven’t updated in three months. Perhaps a bit longer, perhaps a bit shorter, either way it’s been about three months since I posted. I started a new job shortly after finishing Nanowrimo and admittedly it has … Continue reading

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50,000 WORDS!

Okay so I actually wrote just over 50,000 words, but either way I reached the 50,000 word goal! I finished a few days early too! I still have a substantial amount left of the rough draft of the novel to … Continue reading

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More National Novel Writing Month!

So I’m still managing to write at least the minimum each night. Which is a good thing because since Sunday I’ve been fighting off a rather non-wonderful virus. So non-wonderful that when I went to see my doctor he full … Continue reading

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National Novel Writing Month

And I continue on typing, typing, typing. I haven’t found a solid time frame yet to get the writing done, and currently I am spending my time at night typing away for this second book. I would prefer being able … Continue reading

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National Novel Writing Month!

Here we go again! Another year, another month, another 50,000 words to write! I know I have been away from updating for a while now and I’ve fallen behind on peoples posts. I apologize for that. Things got busier than … Continue reading

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Camp Nanowrimo

So today I decided to use the motivation I have for editing to complete the word count for Camp Nanowrimo. It actually turned out to be a good decision because I just made it passed my word count by doing … Continue reading

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My Disappearance

I meant to update frequently each day that I wrote, but as it turns out that didn’t happen. My apologies. I have been struggling this month with the short story. I am usually more prepared with a well written outline … Continue reading

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Day 36 – Editing Rough Draft

I don’t have a lot of time BUT I finished editing my rough draft! I have also printed off the revised draft for further editing after the month of July! This is definitely an exciting moment for me and I … Continue reading

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Day 35 – Editing Rough Draft

I have fallen WAY behind on peoples posts and I am going to try to get somewhat caught up before the month is out. I can’t guarantee it, but I will try. My apologies for that. I finished that half … Continue reading

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Day 34 – Editing Rough Draft

It has been a busy few weeks and unfortunately I haven’t had the time to finish up the rough draft. I managed to do the first half of a chapter today though, which leaves me with a chapter and a … Continue reading

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