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Rachael Bell-Irving

Apr 12
2 min

Keeping a Daily Routine

Here are some strategies that have helped me keep a daily routine during self-isolation

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Rachael Bell-Irving

Feb 8
6 min

Reflecting on the Past

I have learned a lot about indie publishing in a very short amount of time, and most of these lessons have been through trial by fire. Gr...

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Rachael Bell-Irving

Jan 22
2 min

Introducing Me

Hi there, I'm Rachael. Thanks for stopping by! With a new book and a new year, I thought this would be a good time to introduce myself. H...

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Rachael Bell-Irving

Jul 4, 2019
2 min

Falling into the Comparison Pit

The arrival of July marks the start of another Camp NaNoWriMo. A little different from the original National Novel Writing Month event, C...

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Rachael Bell-Irving

Nov 30, 2018
3 min

My First #NaNoWriMo

I first entered the bookstagram world last year in late October and very quickly began seeing this strange hashtag popping up again and a...

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Rachael Bell-Irving

Feb 10, 2018
2 min

Lessons Learned from Self-Publishing: In the Beginning

Self-publishing has its pros and cons It is easy for anyone to do. This also means that indie authors struggle to have their books taken ...

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