Author: Rachael Ritchey

August 18, 2015

Oasis of Mars

#BlogBattle “Oasis” Week 23 The Oasis of Mars. He had to get there. It was the only place in the galaxy where clean water was still available. And Zane didn’t plan to risk certain death by attempting to sneak through the Denian blockade around Earth Prime. Granted, Mars was also guarded, but because of super-religious…
August 18, 2015

#BlogBattle Week 23 “Oasis” Entries & Voting

#BlogBattle 23 Story Theme: Oasis (basic rules at the bottom of the post) Look for everyone’s stories using #BlogBattle on Twitter, too! Wednesday, the poll gets added. Be sure to read them all. All the links will open in a new window so that you can easily navigate back to this list. RULES for VOTING:…
August 17, 2015

Guest Post: Susan Hughes on Editors

Originally posted on In My Mind, This Is All Connected: This week I invited my good friend and editor Susan Hughes (No relation :D) to take a turn in front of the spotlight. She is a fantastic editor and was an incredible help with much of the behind the scenes work on The Red Dress.…
August 12, 2015

Princess Caityn Tells Her Story

So, I was searching through my plethora of notebooks, looking for a story I’d started writing a few years ago. Instead of the story for which I searched I came across this little bit. I didn’t date it so I have no idea when I wrote it. (nice memory, right?) It’s written from Caityn’s perspective.…
August 12, 2015

Bedtime Story

Okay, preparing for bed tonight gave opportunity to pull a story out of my brain and lay it bare before my boys. It was all spur of the moment stuff. The boys found it amusing (many jokes were cracked throughout), but they also got something else out of it that will subtly stay with them for…
August 11, 2015

Mad Science

#BlogBattle 22 Theme: Time It was beautiful. No, even magnificent couldn’t describe the masterpiece before him. Every line smooth, and every light shimmering in hues of blue and white. Dietrich couldn’t have been more proud. He pressed his index finger up into the bridge of his nose and was momentarily distracted by the lack of…
August 10, 2015

#BlogBattle Week 22 “Time” Entries & Voting

#BlogBattle 22 Story Theme: Time (basic rules at the bottom of the post) Look for everyone’s stories using #BlogBattle on Twitter, too! Wednesday, the poll gets added. Be sure to read them all. All the links will open in a new window so that you can easily navigate back to this list. RULES for VOTING:…
August 5, 2015

Interview with Candice Coates, Prophet #BlogBattle Winner

I appreciate a great deal about Blog Battles, but my favorite part is the battlers themselves. Today we get to learn more about last week’s winner, Candice Coates. She tied with another great battler, Andrew S., and I think you’ll enjoy both their Prophet stories! So, Candice! I’m pleased as punch you were able to…