Category Archives: Rachel Barnard

NaNo November 16: Week Three Update – Still Behind, Still Writing

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This time last year I was already a winner of NaNoWriMo. I had it together. I had time. I had plot. I had motivation. I had friends. I have a lot of those this year, but I lack some essentials: like time and good plot to work with. At this point in my novel (at 30,500) my characters are saying anything that comes to mind and they are meandering all over the place! I’m consistently 5k or more behind but I have hopes of finishing strong over the Holidays and my first weekend that isn’t jam-packed with events.

Carry on my writers! Whether win or lose, at least you will be focusing on writing!

I’m also attempting to revise a short story for an anthology, getting one to two short stories together for a December 1 deadline, and keeping the rest of my life together!

Happy Turkey day in advance!

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The Fun, the Weird, the Odd and Holiday Shopping – Oddmall

by in Free Valley Publishing, Local Authors, Local Events, Rachel Barnard and tagged , , | 2 Comments

Once again we were at Oddmall! Combination of NIWA and FVP table, this time around was shopping for holidays! Remember last June? This time the venue was larger, the parking was grander, and the surroundings were just a tad bit more red and green…

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My booth neighbor with her ‘sipping vinegar’ selling to the faeries.

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The view from the second floor!

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Requisite, this-is-my-booth photo!

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Different angle of our booth!

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Looking out from my space with my new book that I’m reading.

 

Upcoming Event Alert! WA – Everett – Oddmall Emporium of the Weird

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FreeValley Publishing and NIWA will host a booth at the 2016 Holiday Odmall show in Everett from November 19-20, 2016. Come visit the FVP/NIWA booth (#151) and check out other really neat and perhaps wacky offerings.

More info

NEW LOCATION

The Everett Community College
Walt Price Student Fitness Center
2206 Tower Street
Everett, WA

Show Hours

Saturday, November 19 – Doors open at 10am – Close at 6pm

Sunday, November 20 – Doors open at 11am – Close at 5pm

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Oddmall Extra Event and Bard & Starlet Aftermath!

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I had a booth on election day last Tuesday as an additional Oddmall opportunity. Check out my lovely little booth of FVP/NIWA authors!

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And then Bard & Starlet with FVP at the Black Dog in Snoqualmie. I missed this event last year, but I thought it was such a wonderful event for all. It was highly entertaining and fun and involved the local authors for their screenplays and the local actors and the local community to come watch and the local cafe! You can check out my screenplay being performed on Youtube here!

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NaNo November: Week One Update – I don’t have time for this…

by in For the Love of Donuts, NaNoWriMo, Rachel Barnard

What a week this has been. I have, in no particular order:

  • Spilled milk all over my dress pants and cried
  • Worn a shirt inside out for half the day
  • Worked 60 hours
  • Backstaged a local show (Wednesday/Friday rehearsal and Saturday performance)
  • Stayed up past midnight for Hallonanoween in my new onesie pajamas
  • Written over 12k words in my Nano novel
  • Worked every day and woke up early every day
  • Spent approximately 1o hours in traffic
  • Went to 3 write ins (opening, Issy writers, St. James, and SnoValley Coffee)
  • Lost 2 lbs
  • Lost it at a Costco
  • Gotten a flat tire
  • Had too much caffeine
  • Cursed like a sailor
  • Got behind and caught up
  • Felt like a failure
  • Felt like a success
  • Was happy
  • Was sad
  • Was frustrated
  • Hopeful that next week will be less insane

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Photo taken by the man on the right at the SnoValley Coffee write in

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Left – Hallonanoween and my new onesie! Right – beautiful cupcake from the show on Saturday

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Never been this empty before…

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The terrible flat.

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Doughnut and writing at SnoValley Coffee

Author Events in the Seattle’s Eastside today! Neverending Bookshop and Monroe Books

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Meet the authors at Main Street Books in Monroe today from 2pm-4pm! For more info, check out the Facebook event page here.

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And don’t forget to support your other local bookstore in Bothell! The Nevending Bookshop is turning 1-year old!

Come help us celebrate one year at The Neverending Bookshop! We’ll have storytime, a literary costume contest (both adults and kids), a short story writing contest (both adults and kids), giveaways, mysterious books for sale, and so much more! For more information, visitwww.theneverendingbookshop.com/events We can’t wait to celebrate one year in the Bothell community!
The day’s schedule: 10:30 a.m.: storytime; 11 a.m.: coloring; 2 p.m.: the children’s literary costume contest; 2:30 p.m.: the adult’s costume contest. Throughout the day we’ll be collecting business cards and contact information for a super awesome giveaway!

For more info, check out the Facebook event page here.

Emerald City Writer’s Conference First Timer Experience – My Takeaways

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Check out my YouTube video (please subscribe!) of my thoughts regarding my first time attending the Emerald City Writer’s Conference this weekend in Bellevue. And here’s the only picture of me I took during the whole weekend – me and one of the Wanderlust models.

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My to read list from conference recommendations:

  1. Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover
  2. Save The Cat! The Last Book on Screenwriting You’ll Ever Need (for pacing help) by Blake Snyder
  3. Silvia Day books because they’re angsty and have broken characters
  4. Nalini Singh for contemporary world building
  5. The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg
  6. Romancing the Beat: Story Structure for Romance Novels (How to Write Kissing Books) (Volume 1) by Gwen Hayes
  7. Elizabeth Moon for sci-fi/fantasy

Indie Author Day After and Book Haul!!

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Indie Author Day was such fun, though it was the first year that KCLS participated and we still need to spread the word! Myself and 24 other authors camped out in the KCLS service center building and promoted Indies!

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Sunday I went out to Geek Girl Con in Seattle, debuting my new Olive costume (can you guess what it’s from?)

I met an author (Lish McBride) and got my hair done by Vain!

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Here are the books I’ve added to my review queue…

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