Category: About My Writing

• Join me as a guest on the QWERTY Writing Life podcast

  I’m so thrilled that I was welcomed as a guest on the QWERTY Writing Life podcast, hosted by authors Joy E. Rancatore and Mea Smith. On this episode of their podcast for creatives we talked about finding creative balance and had a fun, candid talk about balancing creative pursuits with other work and parts of…

  Rachael Ritchey

  April 7, 2020

  About My Writing, featured, My Writing Journey, Other Authors, Personal Life Tidbits

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• What Some Writers Do When They Should be NaNoing

  I convinced myself over the last couple months to participate in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), but I didn’t have time to plan and prep like I would have liked. This, for someone who thought they were mostly a panster only to realize they are NOT, was a huge mistake. I struggled for the first…

  Rachael Ritchey

  November 25, 2019

  About My Writing, My Writing Journey, Personal Life Tidbits

• What Might a Peer Critique Look Like?

  I’ve said before that critique partners–or more specifically, beta readers–are a must have for writers today. When we finish writing something, editing and revising several times, we begin to lose our objectivity with each pass. We can’t always see the mistakes we’ve made, and we can easily miss weak points because the story is far…

  Rachael Ritchey

  March 10, 2017

  #BlogBattles, About My Writing, My Writing Journey, Other Authors

  Blog Battle, blogbattle, Cathleen Townsend, constructive criticism, critique, critique partner, edit, editing, revision

• What I’ve been drawing . . .

  I’ve got this idea, and I’m not done with it yet, but I wanted to see if what I imagined in my head is going to work. And I think once I’ve finished the project it will be just what I wanted, but it might take some time. And then, I got this idea for…

  Rachael Ritchey

  December 1, 2016

  About My Writing, Book Related, I think it’s neat, Personal Life Tidbits

• Do Princesses Get Special Treatment?

  I know it’s a strange question, but I have to ask, because in my mind they do. When they screw up royally (pun intended) it seems to me that the vast majority of people will do their best to cover up the indecency due to the celebrity and pedestal to which said princess has been…

  Rachael Ritchey

  June 23, 2016

  About My Writing

  Character, Choices, compassion, consequences, love, moral, princess, wrong-doing

• Rachael’s Guest Post at the Writing Desk of Tony Riches

  Historical fiction author Tony Riches was kind enough to let me guest post to his blog where I share about my inspiration for writing and the importance of making time for what makes you happy. Read the post by clicking here!

  Rachael Ritchey

  May 27, 2016

  About My Writing, guest post

• Interview with Rachael Ritchey: Author of Captive Hope

  Originally posted on In My Mind, This Is All Connected: If it isn’t obvious, over the past few years, I’ve talked a lot with and about Rachael Ritchey.  For those of you who aren’t familiar with her, let me give you a brief background. Actually, I lied. I’m not going to tell you a thing. …

  Rachael Ritchey

  February 1, 2016

  About My Writing, Book Related

  Blog Tour, book blog tour, book two, Captive Hope

• Captive Hope

  As we move closer to Captive Hope’s release, I couldn’t help but make a teaser trailer for your viewing enjoyment. Look for Captive Hope to hit shelves everywhere in January 2016! ~ They say love conquers all, but Idra knows hope is what sets the captive free. ~ Idra is noble by birth, lady-in-waiting to…

  Rachael Ritchey

  November 13, 2015

  About My Writing, Book Related

  book, Book Trailer, book two, Captive Hope, faith, hope, love, promise, sequel, teaser trailer, The Beauty Thief, Trailer