Category Archives: Writing

The hook and lure

Posted on September 10, 2019 by rachelsparling

I have been reading a lot of Wonderbook by Jeff Vandermeer. While I skimmed through the entire book, I have gone back and been doing a more thorough re-read of it. For those of you who don’t know who Jeff Vandermeer is, … Continue reading →

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The Beginning!

Posted on September 3, 2019 by rachelsparling

A question to all of you writers, how important is the start of the story to you? Most of us can say that the beginner, those first few pages, that first scene, is important to grab your readers into the … Continue reading →

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A Hiatus

Posted on September 3, 2019 by rachelsparling

I had really no intention of disappearing from wordpress and writing blogs for so long. I’m sorry for this unplanned hiatus. I have still been writing, working through projects slowly. I’m still editing the three part manuscript which is over … Continue reading →

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Friend’s Blog

Posted on February 28, 2019 by rachelsparling

Hey all! I’ve been working away on manuscripts, writing scenes out of order, but mainly because I’ll have a thought and know I MUST include it, so I write in that scene really quickly (usually smack down in the middle … Continue reading →

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Writing

Posted on February 19, 2019 by rachelsparling

The world may be falling apart, but it does lead to some good writing.

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NaNoWriMo2017

Posted on November 29, 2017 by rachelsparling

It’s coming to an end, just one day away, and those 50,00 words will have to be validated. I finished my 50,000 words today, and to top it off, I finished my last novel! It’s over! The whole story! It … Continue reading →

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#NanoWriMo

Posted on November 21, 2017 by rachelsparling

Well I seem to be having some issues with wordpress. Particularly it’s ability to load any pages in general. Hopefully, this post will finally update. On another note, I’m catching up, and am a bit ahead of the curve for … Continue reading →

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An Odd Feeling

Posted on November 6, 2017 by rachelsparling

I’m having this odd feeling once again. It’s not a feeling that everything feels wrong, but it’s a feeling that once again I’d rather be doing something else. I enjoy teaching, I really, honestly do enjoy teaching. However, as I’m … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo 2017

Posted on October 24, 2017 by rachelsparling

It’s that time of year again! It’s fast approaching…. National Novel Writing Month 2017 is coming so quickly, and the month of October is slipping away. The leaves have changed, with a few exceptions of green leaves here and there, … Continue reading →

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A Step Forward

Posted on April 27, 2017 by rachelsparling

It has been quite a while since I last updated, and quite a while since I was last able to sit down and write. It is, in my opinion, rather unfortunate that I haven’t been able to write lately. I … Continue reading →

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