RACHAEL STAPLETON

Do you underestimate how much time goes into a book? Most people do. That's why it's nice to receive feedback on the writing, in addition to the story line. Today I received the highest compliment from a fellow author/editor Brody Lane Gregg who reviewed my book. "For a small indie book, the editing was superb. Being an editor myself, I often look for those areas. The only thing I saw was some grammar issues here and there, but I believe your choice of phrasing was purely style-related, so definitely not errors in any way. It's not an easy thing to accomplish (no errors). My book was both professionally edited before submission to publication, and as an editor myself, checked multiple times, and I still believe I have 3 or 4 small errors in it." Brody Lane Gregg Let’s just pause and bask in that glow! This means the world to me. Do you know why? Let me tell you—it’s because after being dissatisfied with the final editing on m...

Video Author Interview Live from my Living Room & You Get To Be The Interviewer I'm going to try something next month. A video interview so you can see me as well as hear my voice. To make it fun I thought I'd let you guys choose the questions. I know I have a ton of questions I would ask authors about my fave books, usually about the characters and places but this is your choice so lay 'em on me. You can either write them below or message my blog/website. #Author Interview #Video #videoauthorinterview #podcast #webchat #Q&A #AskRachael #Asktheauthor

This past weekend I made a guest appearance at the beautiful Marissa Campbell's  Cover Reveal FB Party for her debut historical fiction, AVELYNN! Coming September 8th, 2015! As promised here is the Curse of the Purple Delhi Sapphire Dream Soundtrack & Character Theme Songs Guest Blog I did for Auggie Talks during my Curse of the Purple Delhi Sapphire Book Blog Tour last month. Enjoy! I was asked to imagine my dream soundtrack for Curse of the Purple Delhi Sapphire along with the song(s) I saw playing the first time my fictional main characters appeared on screen, here's what I came up with. R: Music plays an important role in everyone’s life. We all have musical memories that help us identify our teen years, our twenties, and today? If I had to choose a soundtrack to fit my novel, this is what I would choose. The funny part is I can't listen to music at all when I write. So these songs are chosen at random and out of order. Sophia Marcil  would be play...

After all of the marketing I've been doing lately, it's tough to just back into the flow of writing and it got me thinking about my process. If you are a knitter, or in my case grew up with a knitter (my Mama) you may have noticed colorful balls of yarn around the house, or most likely you've seen a yarn skein.  You may have even attempted knitting or just played with the string a time or two as a kid–only to realize that while sometimes the string unwinds smoothly—at times it can really catch.  As writers, the same thing can happen, metaphorically speaking, with our stories. In my case I see all of my stories when I first begin as a giant ball of yarn. Sometimes I can sit down and go for chapters and chapters with no snags, unwinding the story like a perfectly formed ball of yarn. Then I catch a snag. One of my scenes is caught up with another.  Maybe the piece of yarn I'm currently pulling is overlapping another piece or maybe it'...

Thank you so much to everyone who participated in the the Book Blog Tour hosted by Bewitching Tours in celebration of my latest mystery adventure, Curse of the Purple Delhi Sapphire . The 10 Winners have been contacted! Thank you to all of you who followed the tour from beginning to end! I was thrilled and delighted to chat with you--your comments were an inspiration to me. I hope you'll continue to follow my Blog as well as my Facebook page. Please don't forget to subscribe to my website to get advance news about my next book release, The Keeper of the Book as well as my upcoming appearances and contests.  Thank you again. I hope each and every one of you fall in love with my series and with Sophia and Cullen. Don't forget Please leave a review on Amazon and/or Goodreads . #BLOGTOUR #WINNERS #CURSEOFTHEPURPLEDELHISAPPHIRE #CONTEST #FREEBOOK #GIVEAWAY #TEMPLEOFINDRA #BEWITCHINGBOOKTOURS #BOOKREVIEWS

Touching Story Written From The Heart Shattered Shells is the third novel in the paranormal Moonstone series set in the seaside village of St. Ives. In this book, the protagonist Liliha continues to alter lives with the use of her moonstone—an ancient Egyptian ring that merges her with the minds of those in turmoil. Through positive and rational thinking, Liliha is able to enable people to save themselves. My first thought when reading the book was that Author Francene Stanley who is an amazing person, has a gift for creating broken and flawed characters. Liliha is a woman buried deep in grief. She's lost her husband, her daughters are living far away and her loneliness permeates the air like a bad smell. This becomes even more evident as she attempts to help an equally broken young girl, Ellen, get back on her feet—placing her in the path of a pimp and a crook who would like nothing more than to do Liliha harm. As she awakens with no memory in a hospital, she realizes the ...

Final Tour Stop: Feb 23rd Fang-Tastic  Books Sometimes, you just can’t avoid research—it’s like driving through mud. Actually I’m reminded of Burketon Hills, a thrilling and muddy place my Dad used to take me where 4x4 trucks with oversized tires would climb dunes and play in the mud. Much like currently writing the third book in my Temple of Indra series except now I am the monster truck spinning my wheels and flinging dirt. The message behind both mud bogging and research is the same—drive through enough of it, and you’re probably going to get stuck. With research tires spinning, historical wars flying and forward progress on your novel halted, what is a writer to do? Well first off let’s talk about whether or not research is really necessary for your book. In my opinion, yes, although the amount depends on what genre you’re writing. Historical fiction and tech-based science fiction being quite reliant on research but really even mainstream fiction requires resear...