writing – Rachel A. Brune

Post-RavenCon Rundown

Apr 28, 2026

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And a quick reminiscence about making a dumb mistake as a newbie author… I wasn’t planning on going to RavenCon. In fact, I wasn’t planning on going to any conventions except ConCarolinas and DragonCon, and even those were iffy and contingent on being accepted as a guest or panelist. (Got accepted to both, but had work…

A tale of my first (official!) DragonCon panel…

Apr 28, 2026

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RachelABrune

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And I really wasn’t sure I’d ever get another one… In 2024, after many years of applying, I was super excited to receive an invitation to be an Attending Professional at DragonCon. If you’ve never been, just imagine a small town springs up, Brigadoon-like, in the center of downtown Atlanta, and for five glorious days you…

Welcome to March–no, wait…

Apr 27, 2023

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RachelABrune

in Ramblings

HOLY COW IT’S ALMOST THE END OF APRIL?!? Hang on, I gotta go lay down… So, what’s going on with me? Thanks for asking! Where do I start? First, March was fantastic! I went to Korea with the Army, which is something I’ve always wanted to do and finally after 21 years got the opportunity…

Itty Bitty Seismic Shift Committee

Feb 23, 2023

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RachelABrune

in Ramblings

Actually, there’s no committee. It’s just me, at a desk, with about a thousand tabs open plus my phone notifications popping up, plus several piles of books around me and twelve different disorganized to-do lists, trying to make sense of my life and profession and everything in the universe. It’s been slowly coming, but I…

Alas, poor Yorick…

Feb 20, 2023

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RachelABrune

in Ramblings, Writing Reflections

I knew him, Horatio. The rest of these dead guys, not so much. Anyway, this weekend, I went to my first in-person SCA event since before the plague times. While I’ve attended a few business meetings, as well as local craft nights and dance practices, I haven’t got to a full-on EVENT event in a…

Academic Nerds Gonna Academic Nerd

Feb 13, 2023

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RachelABrune

in Ramblings

It’s probably fitting that I just got finished recording a future podcast episode with the teacher who taught my eighth-grade English class. Because I am about to do the most academic nerd thing ever and embark on yet another academic journey. Right now, I hear my spouse muttering: They’re not Pokemon, you don’t have to…

10 Gifts to Get a Writer for Valentine’s Day

Feb 8, 2023

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RachelABrune

in Conversations, On the Shelf, Writing Reflections

Ten (actually, more than ten) gift ideas for writers for Valentine’s Day (which are actually just things I’ve got on my Amazon wish list…)

Sisyphus runs my inbox…

Feb 6, 2023

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RachelABrune

in On the Shelf, Welcome, Writing Reflections

Seriously, I feel like the more messages and emails and texts and message and emails and whatsapps and notifications I check off the old to-do list, the farther and farther behind I lag. While I’m working on clearing some projects and activities off my plate, I’ve realized that part of the problem is not so…

Road trip!

Jan 31, 2023

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RachelABrune

in Writing Reflections

If we weren’t moving this summer, I probably wouldn’t have driven to Charlotte last night. Right now, I am beyond tired, with my eyeballs drooping and just enough motivation to brew some strong, hot tea and keep pushing through. How tired am I? I just tried to download this picture from Facebook onto my phone…