Finding Inspiration: the Where's Waldo of Writing
How do you decide where to start when writing a book? Let's break down some strategies for how and where authors can find inspiration.
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Rachael Bell-Irving
- Jan 19, 2022
- 2 min
Podcast Recommendations
Podcasts can be a great form of professional development for authors, and an excellent way to learn while you're on the move. I...
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Rachael Bell-Irving
- Oct 9, 2020
- 3 min
Publishing 101: Why Word Count Matters
Why does the publishing industry count words instead of pages?
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Rachael Bell-Irving
- Sep 5, 2020
- 4 min
Feature Chat: Author Mallory McCartney
I sat down with author Mallory McCartney to chat about her experience as an author and dealing with a multi-layered story writing
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Rachael Bell-Irving
- Apr 4, 2020
- 3 min
Creating Creatures 101
Welcome to your class on creating original fantastical creatures
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Rachael Bell-Irving
- Mar 12, 2020
- 2 min
The Editing Chopping Block
Check out my list of words on the editing chopping block for when it's time to bring out the red pen
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Rachael Bell-Irving
- Mar 12, 2020
- 3 min
7 Tips to combat writer's block
No matter how many great ideas a writer may have, most of us struggle with mental creative blocks at some point. How do you tackle it...?
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Rachael Bell-Irving
- Dec 18, 2019
- 2 min
Capturing Suspense
The creaking sound started again. It was loud and sharp this time, and much, much closer...
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Rachael Bell-Irving
- Sep 24, 2019
- 6 min
Pirate #WIP Chapter 1
In preparation for Pitch Wars, here is a snippet from by DRAFT of the Pirate #wip I am working on. I repeat: this is a draft. CHAPTER 1:...
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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,...
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Rachael Bell-Irving
- Jun 13, 2019
- 2 min
It's All in the Name
One of the smallest details of writing a book, that often has a major impact on both writer and reader, is the name of characters....
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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...
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