Category: Writing

• Happy Pride! Have a short story!

  

  I’ve been procrastinating fixing a novel problem, which means I have a new short story to share! You may already know that I published an mlm short story a couple of years ago (“How to Win Staring Contests and Intimidate People” – which is free and available just about everywhere). The new short is a…

  Rachel Stockbridge

  June 8, 2022

  Short Story, Writer Life, Writing

  free short story, indie author, lgbt romance, lgbt story, new book, new short story, reader magnet, romance, romance novel, when you procrastinate writing by writing something else, wlw romance, wlw story, Writing, writing update

• April Writing Update (With a Tiny Amount of Info About NSL #3!)

  If my calculations are correct, I’m still somewhere in the first quarter of the new book, so I don’t want to get too much into what is or isn’t going to happen (particularly because it took me several false starts before I landed on a good storyline for The Map to You and I’m not entirely sure I…

  Rachel Stockbridge

  April 15, 2022

  Updates, Writer Life, Writing

  author life, indie author, new book, next stop love, nsl3, romance novel, wip, work in progress, Writing, writing update

• Happy Thanksgiving!

  

  I just find something so great about Thanksgiving mishaps. I mean, is it really Thanksgiving unless something had gone horribly, hilariously wrong?

  Rachel Stockbridge

  November 24, 2021

  Writer Life, Writing

  author, bibliophile, book excerpt, book nerd, book recommendation, book sale, indie author, indie writer, next stop love, romance, romance novel, Writing, writing blog, writing community

• Next Stop Love: Release Day 💛

  Love will get you back on track Beatrice Bauer is struggling to keep up with the demands of family, friends, college life, and a part-time job. Julian Moon is doing his best to get back on his feet and reconnect with his dream of being an illustrator. Neither of them is making much headway on…

  Rachel Stockbridge

  September 22, 2020

  Updates, Writing

  book birthday, book release, indie author, new book, next stop love, novel, release day, romance, romance novel, romance writer

• Next Stop Love Release Countdown: 7 Days

  It’s just one week (aaahh!!) until Next Stop Love goes live! I just got the last proof copy of the paperback and oh my gosh, y’all, it looks like a real book. I’m so happy. 🥰 I can’t wait to share this book with you guys. So y’know what? I’m going to post the first…

  Rachel Stockbridge

  September 15, 2020

  Updates, Writing

  book preorder, indie author, next stop love, sample chapter, Writing

• Creating Complex Characters

  Let me start by saying I love NaNoWriMo. I’ve participated in the main November event for the past -checks notes- 11 years. And 3 of those years I also participated in Camp NaNo. I’m even going to attempt camp again this year, in the hopes I can knock out a few short stories I’ve had…

  Rachel Stockbridge

  June 27, 2020

  Writing

  camp nanowrimo, compelling characters, complex characters, creating characters, nanowrimo prep, writers, Writing, writing advice

• The Benefits of Not Taking Yourself Too Seriously

  The best piece of writing advice I’ve ever heard came from YA author Sarah Rees Brennan. I can’t remember the quote exactly anymore, but the gist of it was this: if you can make people laugh, you can break their hearts. I don’t know about you, but that’s certainly true in my experience. I’m much…

  Rachel Stockbridge

  May 25, 2020

  Writing

  advice, humor, humour, writer, Writing