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Rachel Carrington

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

Want to know about me? My official bio is on my website at www.dawnrachel.com. Unofficially? I'm pretty much a what you see is what you get type of person. I don't pretend to be someone I'm not as I've never been very good at pretending.Since this isn't a personal ad, I'll skip all the stuff about liking long walks on the beach. :-) Though I write, edit, and am heavily involved in the publishing industry, there is much more to me than just what I do.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

fellow authors and readers, and I'd love to make some new friends along the way!

My Blog

Vacation and Deadlines

I just got back from eleven days in Missouri, and while it was a wonderful vacation, now I'm swamped with deadlines! What is it about vacations that make you forget about what's waiting on you when yo...
Posted by on Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:43:00 GMT

Digging out from under...

Hi, folks, It's been forever since I've posted because I've been knee deep in edits. I'm working on the third book in the Hot Magic series for Ellora's Cave now, but I'm not even a third of the way in...
Posted by on Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:41:00 GMT

What is the best way to promote?

In any business you have to promote. In this economy, promoting is a definite must, but it's not so easy when you don't think you're creative or advertising just isn't in your budget. So what exactly ...
Posted by on Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:38:00 GMT

Another scheduled book release

Just found out that my book, Surrender, will release on December 14th from Forbidden Publications. I can't wait to see the cover for that one because Forbidden has some awesome covers! So this gives m...
Posted by on Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:34:00 GMT

A train of book releases

It's funny. My last book release was back in April, and now, all of a sudden, I have a train of them between now and the end of the year. They're stacked one right behind the other. Not that I'm compl...
Posted by on Sun, 21 Sep 2008 15:33:00 GMT

Book trailers/teasers

I've been working on book trailers/videos and have created quite a few over the past few months. I really enjoy creating them, but I'm still in the amateur stages, of course. So quick question, does ...
Posted by on Mon, 08 Sep 2008 01:40:00 GMT

What do you do...

When you realize that, after all the hard work you've put into your career, all the accomplishments you've made in a certain genre, you realize you can't do that type of writing any more? I've found ...
Posted by on Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:50:00 GMT

RIP-Bernie Mac

When I read about Bernie Mac's passing today, I felt a sense of sadness. Amazingly funny, he was a bright light on the television screen, and, having pulled himself up out of poverty, a man to be admi...
Posted by on Sat, 09 Aug 2008 15:18:00 GMT

Writer’s Block

I've been fortunate that I've never really had writer's block, but unfortunately, I have had "writer's don't want to write". I'm there now. Maybe it's because so much is going on in my life, but ...
Posted by on Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:03:00 GMT

Celebrating Friends’ Successes

I have two great friends who have had (or will have) new book releases since May 23rd, and I wanted to take a moment to congratulate them and to tell you a little about the books! My friend, Maggie Wy...
Posted by on Sun, 01 Jun 2008 19:25:00 GMT