Tag: romance

• 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

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• 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

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• Cover Reveal: The Map to You

  

  Sasha Deforest always seems to fall hardest for girls she can’t have. And she’s never fallen harder than she has for her tough, stubborn best friend Kinsey.

  Rachel Stockbridge

  September 17, 2021

  Updates

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• 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

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• Next Stop Love Release Countdown: 2 Days

  Random facts about the writing process of Next Stop Love: I wrote a good chunk of the first draft scrunched up in the passenger seat of my car while on a week-long road trip across the country. There’s a lot of talk about and eating of food in the book. There’s even a whole Thanksgiving…

  Rachel Stockbridge

  September 20, 2020

  Updates

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• Next Stop Love Release Countdown: 3 Days

  It’s extremely rare for me not to be listening to music when I’m writing. I often have dedicated playlists for each of my protagonists, plus usually at least two “master” playlists, one more upbeat and the other more angsty, so as to fit the mood of the scene I’m writing appropriately. Today I thought it…

  Rachel Stockbridge

  September 19, 2020

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• Next Stop Love Release Countdown: 5 Days

  Just a quick update today. The paperback version of Next Stop Love just went up on Amazon! I got the final proof back a few days ago and it looks pretty dang good if I say so myself!

  Rachel Stockbridge

  September 17, 2020

  Updates

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• Cover Reveal: Next Stop Love

  My debut is…debuting later this month (first day of fall!), and I just realized I never did an official cover reveal?? So I’m remedying that now. Here it is! The official cover of Next Stop Love!

  Rachel Stockbridge

  September 1, 2020

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