Quite proud of this silly line in my novel (closing line in a letter from a brother refusing to send money to his estranged sister):

With all due respect and not a penny more,

Lord Dawdler

I finally got around to sharing my thoughts on this year’s Realm Makers writers conference and fan expo! As to be expected when a conference expands, there were a few growing pains, but overall I’d say it was a huge success!
youtu.be/MlzCQeenzDQ?...

The problem with the later stages of self-editing your novel is that you actually have to follow up on all those "notes to self" from your past self. 😩

Reading The Mythmakers by John Hendrix. Gosh, my creative method is stuck halfway between C.S. Lewis's fast-paced, image-based mythos and Tolkien's slow-and-steady, logic-based perfectionism.

Great book, but my head hurts from all this unexpected introspection.😅

Brrrr… it’s the time of year when Minnesota gets a little spicy! 🥶

Tori’s zine was PHENOMENALLY helpful to me when I was querying, guiding me through the process of finding my own agent. Highly recommend it to anyone who is in the query trenches!

I never would have guessed that the 6th draft of my novel would require writing this much new stuff from scratch. 😭 Apparently that’s what happens when you realize the main character didn’t have a tangible goal for half the book…

Gotta love those random little author notes to self in my rough draft... 😂

I’ve found doing watercolor doodles helps me focus in meetings… 😄 What do you do to stay focused at work?

Curse you, InDesign, for exporting my epub file with hidden errors!!! I’ve tried just about everything to fix it and nothing WORKS. It shouldn’t be this hard. 😭 …I think it’s time for a break.

Don’t mind me, just painting the kind of place I’d like to be right now 🍂

I should introduce myself! I'm Rachel!

7+ years in animation as production/script coordinator in TV&Feature

Agented middle-grade #writer (+I dabble in YA)

Started a YouTube channel (StorytellerTreehouse) about books, story, & #animation

I goof around with art! 😜
rachelkimberlyhastings.com

Kinda telling that Meta business suite has accidentally listed “Giving Tuesday” on Black Friday… 😅

Me to my online writing buddy at 10:30 pm: "Ok I'm going to bed now, good night!"

Also me: *accidentally stays up three more hours working madly on my novel outline*
#writing

I feel like Mr. Rogers already answered this question for everyone.

Sunrise take-off!

Fiiiiine I’m here… something something hello world