Rachael Ritchey

Author: Rachael Ritchey

  • When You Corner an Author: L.M. Nelson…An Interview

    Do you ever wonder about the people behind the books floating around out there? You know, the books in cyberspace. The ones crowding shop shelves and stacked on the floor beside your bed. Those books. Who are the people behind them? The ones we call writers, and dare I say…authors. Are they mind readers? Lofty…

  • Podcasts for Writers

    This is not an exhaustive list of podcasts. In fact, it’s only a few, and I’d love to know what writerly podcasts you listen to. I listen on Stitcher on my phone. So, this limits the ones I have access to, since I don’t have iTunes, and some podcasts haven’t expanded their reachability. Stitcher is easily…

  • Ideas to Help Write Better Characters

    In honor of the upcoming Adventure Writing Contest that starts the end of February (click here for more info) I want to help writers by offering info and websites that will hopefully help us all be better writers. That’s the goal. Today we’re going to look at Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs (click here for more detailed…

  • Get Set for THE Adventure Writing Contest

    Hey, hey, hey!!! It’s time to prepare for the Adventure Scifi and Fantasy Contest coming at the end of February! I’ve got all the official rules and stuff for you here today, but we’ll get to that shortly. Entries for this Short Story Contest don’t actually open until February 26th, 2018, so you’ve got time…

  • A Twelve Realms Prequel: Ch 13

    If you missed any from before, here is a list of links to previous chapters: One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine Ten Eleven Twelve Chapter Thirteen Hairsbreadth Escape Kendric’s arms wrapped tight around her waist, and Ismene screamed into the gag on her mouth. This could not be happening. It could not.…

  • A Twelve Realms Prequel: Ch 12

    If you missed any from before, here is a list of links to previous chapters: One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine Ten Eleven Chapter Twelve Free Her The long rugs of the halls of the castle silenced their feet as Ismene marched behind Lady Grentich and her niece. The emptiness grew eerie.…

  • A Twelve Realms Prequel: Chapter 11

    Click the numbers if you missed any of the first ten chapters: One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine Ten Chapter Eleven Coup in the Night Othniel glanced over his shoulder at the guardsman who’d come for him and frowned. “I’ve been involved in the managing of guardsmen since I was twelve, but…

  • A Twelve Realms Prequel: Chapter 10

    Click the numbers if you missed any of the first nine chapters: One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine Chapter Ten Fortnight “Come, Highness,” Lady Grace said with a glint of mischief in her eye. Grace’s long, slender fingers wrapped around Ismene’s wrist and pulled her toward the dark alley. An unwelcome rush…