Category Archives: Randomness

The Bathroom Renovation

Posted on January 23, 2016 by Rachel

Our house is old. When Rob’s mom bought it, she was told it was built in the 1940s.  Come to find out that it was actually built sometime in the 1930s, and there are no blueprints available because there was … Continue reading →

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New year, new challenges, new attempts

Posted on January 9, 2016 by Rachel

Last year, I wrote just under 81,000 words and spent about 91 hours on research, read throughs, and revision.  I submitted a short story seven times and got rejected seven times.  I put up five blog posts, and read 63 … Continue reading →

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Last year; this year; wait, what?

Posted on January 3, 2015 by Rachel

In January, I wrote goals on several index cards and put them into the blue envelope, to be opened at the end of the year to find out how well I did. I also started writing high points on slips … Continue reading →

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Impostor Syndrome

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Rachel

I’ve not been doing well with keeping up with either writing or revising the past couple  weeks, more so than usual.  This isn’t because I’m not wanting to; I’m quite happy with where the novel is going, and I really … Continue reading →

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A bit about the past month, and my birthday

Posted on October 4, 2014 by Rachel

This morning, my phone buzzed at 7:13 a.m.–6 minutes before the alarm on my FitBit was supposed to buzz, and 7 minutes before the alarm clock would go off.  It woke me up, and I’d normally have ignored it, but … Continue reading →

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