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Author: Rachel Sandell

Rachel Sandell is a writer and editor from Washington State, where rainy days necessitate long books, hot chocolate, and plenty of magic. Though she specializes in speculative fiction and harbors a love for the dark and enchanting, she also dabbles in poetry and is the archive project coordinator for Fireweed: Poetry of Oregon. She is an MFA graduate from the Rainier Writing Workshop, and her short stories have appeared in SORTES magazine, Night Picnic Press, and Leading Edge magazine.
Book Talk, Tips and Tricks

Fantasy World(s)building: A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab

December 12, 2020December 12, 2020 Rachel Sandell

A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab showcases not one, not two...but three different settings! How does Schwab do it?

My Writing, Poetry

Lady Winter

December 5, 2020December 2, 2020 Rachel Sandell

If you can't wait to fill a bit of a winter chill during the tail end of summer, you're in luck. I've got a poem for that!

Tips and Tricks, Writers' Resource

How to Be a Good Critique Partner

November 28, 2020November 24, 2020 Rachel Sandell

Ever wondered if you've got what it takes to be critique someone else's writing? Good news: you do! Here are some tips to get you started.

Ramblings

A Writer’s Thanksgiving Blessings List

November 21, 2020November 24, 2020 Rachel Sandell

What does a writer have to be thankful for? A whole lot!

Book Talk, Special Guest

Interview: David Milton Samuels

November 14, 2020November 14, 2020 Rachel Sandell

Special guest David Milton Samuels, author of I, Exile and Three Nights in Faral-Khazal, stops by to talk writing, publication, and all things books!

Tagged David Milton Samuels, Ebb & Flow, I Exile, Of Steel That Stings And Other Sharp Things, Three Nights in Faral-Khazal

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