Rachel A. Brune

Category: Writing Reflections

  • Sneaking in a #Mondayblogs posting…

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    …talking about the one narrative occurrence I really, truly cannot stand, whether it pops up in a book, a television show, a movie, etc. Now, keep in mind, I have an open mind and eclectic taste in reading, which exposes me to a lot of—well, let’s just call it “weird shit.” When experiencing a story narrative,…

  • Lead role in a cage…

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    A few reviews have popped up for Cold Run, and while they are by and large positive, the first two that I found on Goodreads both mentioned the same problem – the book is hard to get into. Don’t get me wrong – I appreciate honesty in reviews, and also the fact that people took…

  • Just keep swimming…

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    You ever have that moment where you travel from New Jersey to Georgia to go to your husband’s military ball, with a dress carefully packed away that you bought in a NY Macy’s — you get to Georgia, unpack the dress, put it on, do the hair and the shoes and the makeup, link arms…

  • The Long Goodbye (to Facebook)…

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    This past Monday I found myself inadvertently celebrating Facebook Intervention Day. An artist friend of mine, Marrus, originally set this up as a day where participants would stay away from Facebook, enjoying “the real world,” and contemplating life and other stuff. I was never really clear on the purpose, and never participated, being one to embrace…

  • When did you start calling yourself a writer?

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    I was thinking about this question yesterday, as I emailed off a signed contract to Fantasy Scroll Mag for my short story, “The Peacemaker.” It’s a question that has popped up in a couple of online groups in which I participate, and was brought up in a conversation I had with a fellow aspiring screenwriter at…

  • Back home again…

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    For those who aren’t following me on Facebook or Twitter—see what I did there?—I am finally home after three weeks at Fort Leavenworth, KS. I was there to take a couple of classes in preparation for some upcoming work stuff, and like all work trips, there was some really useful stuff … and some stuff…

  • All sorts of news…

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    And, since it’s my blog, I’ll start with my news first! (Also, as some of my regular readers … reader? … guessed, I’m supposed to be writing right now. Ha.) My secret agent werewolf novel, Cold Run, is going to be published by Untold Press. This was the book I wrote for NaNoWriMo 2011, when I…

  • Rambling post is rambling…

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    Lately I’ve found myself wondering why it’s been so hard to put words on paper. Admittedly, this isn’t the easiest thing to do at the best of times. But lately, I can’t do any work unless I take myself out of the house and go hole up in a cafe, sandwich shop, understanding friend’s kitchen…

  • Something cool…

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    …no, not the interviews I’m (still) working on. Let me tell you, it’s been interesting around here. Eventually I will get around to posting. But in the meantime, I want to share something from graphic artist Sylvester Temple: You may ask – what is that? That—or rather, they—are Rose Allen Lee and Frank, from work-in-progress…

  • Writing again…

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    This year started off more with submitting things I’ve already written, but there was that little voice in the back of my head saying: “Hey, you there calling yourself a writer, better get your butt in the chair and your fingers on the keyboard.” That little voice only ever calls to my writer self; I…