Author Archives: Rachel Barnett

What A Difference A Few Months Can Make

My blogs are like buses – none for ages and then two come along almost simultaneously! But there is good reason for this one, and for why it is entitled ‘What A Difference A Few Months Can Make’. Catchy title it might not be – but every title for a novel I’ve ever come upContinue reading “What A Difference A Few Months Can Make”

Words

I haven’t blogged in a while – I think every time I do I preface it with those words. Leave ‘em wanting more, and all that… However, this blog is all about the very same. Words. Right now, I’m writing the first draft of a future novel. In it are a couple of teenagers. Yikes.Continue reading “Words”

AT WHAT STAGE IS IT OK TO CALL YOURSELF AN AUTHOR?

The simple answer to this question is, I suppose, whenever you want to. Heaven knows the intention of this blog is not to debate that sticky old mire of nonpubbingvsselfpubbingvsindiepubbingvstradpubbing and the frankly vicious bitterness which seems to exist in some quarters towards others. You do you, obviously. Perhaps the bigger question is what doContinue reading “AT WHAT STAGE IS IT OK TO CALL YOURSELF AN AUTHOR?”

My Writing Cave

My writing space has been put to many uses over the years. It has been a storeroom, play room, farm office… Apparently it began life as an egg room, with its own outside door for the customers. It’s a single-skin addition to the side of our farmhouse, long and narrow, cold in the winter andContinue reading “My Writing Cave”

Writing a Synopsis

(aka: how best to torture a writer) Generally speaking, fiction writers first come to the world of synopsis writing after they’ve written the first draft of a novel. Even more likely, the synopsis will rear its ugly head after you’ve spent much time editing and polishing the aforementioned manuscript. It’s usually at a point atContinue reading “Writing a Synopsis”

Writing, Award Ceremonies and Comfort Zones

Sometimes I can be a bit slow on the uptake… No, I hear you cry, not you – you’re the epitome of quick-wittedness. Nothing gets past your razor-sharp brain… Well, sorry to disillusion you, my lovely reader, but sometimes I totally allow things to slip the net. I’ve never been one to stand in theContinue reading “Writing, Award Ceremonies and Comfort Zones”

Hello! It’s Been A While

It’s been a while – but I fully believe there’s no point in blogging for the sake of it. That it’s worth waiting until there’s something to say. And today I have – got something to say, that is. Because last night it happened… For the first time since I signed a publishing contract inContinue reading “Hello! It’s Been A While”