Category Archives: Personal

Part one, Part two, Part three

Posted on April 8, 2020 by rachelsparling

I have officially finished editing part 2. Part one and part two are good to go, and now the final part is ready to be started. It is going to be a lot of work getting this done on the … Continue reading →

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Corona Virus (Covid-19)

Posted on March 17, 2020 by rachelsparling

I am officially 557 pages into my manuscript, which I believe was a total of 883 pages. I’ll have confirmation of that as I go. Lots of progress, and my first chapter has gone out to the second set of … Continue reading →

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Blog Recommendations

Posted on March 1, 2020 by rachelsparling

I believe I’ve mentioned this before, but a friend of mine created a blog a while ago, and it’s come along so well! He’s a writer, like me, and has been publishing some of his stories through blog posts on … Continue reading →

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Book one, part one!

Posted on February 27, 2020 by rachelsparling

As most of you know, I’ve been editing my enormous manuscript. I have now officially completed the first 405 pages of the printed manuscript, which is book one, or part one of three. To say that this was no great … Continue reading →

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Story Ideas

Posted on December 22, 2019 by rachelsparling

Lately, the story ideas have been flowing. In the last week I’ve laid out in my mind another story to write. I wrote out a brief outline, not as long or as detailed as they usually are for me, and … 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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Music

Posted on March 11, 2019 by rachelsparling

I have always been emotionally effected by certain music. It’s rare that some upbeat pop song will actually make me happy if I’m feeling anything but, however, I do find some songs will take control and I’ll just really feel … 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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We live in a dystopia.

Posted on October 22, 2018 by rachelsparling

It’s ironic that when I spelled “dystopia”, my computer immediately it saw it as a spelling error, giving me instead words like “dystonia”, and “dysphoria”. It’s almost as if the world wants you to believe that we are in a … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo 2018

Posted on October 10, 2018 by rachelsparling

Who’s ready for NaNoWriMo 2018??? ARE WE EXCITED?! Okay, so the all-caps might have been a bit of a stretch. I’m excited, but having finished the rough drafts of my entire manuscript, I’ve been uncertain what I want to work … Continue reading →

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