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I believe in having a happy, not a spooky Halloween.It was one of my favorite holidays as a child, because what’s not to like about candy, dressing up, and partying with your friends on a moonlit evening?
I believe in having a happy, not a spooky Halloween.It was one of my favorite holidays as a child, because what’s not to like about candy, dressing up, and partying with your friends on a moonlit evening?
I’m about a quarter of the way through drafting my next women’s fiction novel, RETURN TO LERICI. It’s a sequel to THE INVISIBLES, which is the story of a fractured sisterhood, a family guardian spirit, and the path to redemption. This new story involves the same characters, plus a lost family member who’s determined to be found, though not everyone wants to bring him in. My current writing process is messy and unruly. I’m outlining,…
UNDOING TIME IS OUT!The Timegathering Series #3 Read sample chapters of the newest book in the Timegathering Series below. For more on time travel, women’s fiction, and writing tips, please sign up for my newsletter. I send news about once a month — along with previews, notes on work-in-progress, plus discounts and special offers. Chapter 1. May Gold’s Phone Call May Gold stepped outside of the museum. The afternoon sunshine in Florence dazzled her, and…
What is Women’s Fiction Day? It’s an annual celebration, begun by the Women’s Fiction Writers Association. Its purpose is to celebrate women’s fiction, which the WFWA defines as: layered stories in which the plot is driven by the main character’s emotional journey.
Women’s Fiction Day is a day to celebrate stories, authors, readers, bookstores, and fans of women’s fiction. Women’s Fiction Writers Association. the founder of this international day, is offering a “Literary Treasure Hunt” — a BIG GIVEAWAY. I’m celebrating with a GIVEAWAY of my book to five readers. Email me at racheldacus@gmail.com if you’d like a free e-book of The Invisibles. The first five people will win a copy. A reader called this story of…
NaNoWriMo for women’s fiction writers seems like an oxymoron. Writing about women and their relationships requires careful, deep creativity. National Novel Writing Month urges speed and volume of words. As a writer of upmarket, magical realism fiction, I’ve nevertheless found NaNoWriMo invvaluable. It’s helped me build my craft and my writing life in several ways. I’ve done NaNoWriMo in writing women’s fiction three times now. It has helped me build skills of endurance and belief…
THE INVISIBLES. Two sisters. One ghost. An impossible sacrifice. In this magical realism tale of two sisters and a family ghost, Elinor and Saffron inherit their father’s cottage on the Italian coast. Their longtime rivalry explodes through a struggle for control of the inheritance. As they rehab the house for sale, Italy infuses its magic into them, and harmony and love begin to soften their conflict, but a shocking night changes everything. A tale of…
Exactly what is Magical Realism fiction — examples, definitions, and how is it different than fantasy fiction? That’s the topic here. It’s my favorite fiction category. Below, I’ve curated for you some good lists of magical realism fiction. Stories along the entire spectrum of speculative fiction. Want a small touch of magic or a grand epic fantasy? Read on!
Magical realism in women’s fiction — magic and stories about relationships just seem to go together. In my reading adventures, they certainly have, from Susanna Kearsley to Sarah Addison Allen to Alice Hoffman. I find magic really woven into the fabric of our ordinary world, so magical realism — the insertion of fantastical elements into the commonplace — seems to me natural. Is time travel magical realism, fantasy, or science fiction? This is a complicated…
The most wonderful thing has happened, the thing I always wanted, and I’m in here under the covers hiding from the book launch day for my first novel, The Renaissance Club. It was published on January 23 by Fiery Seas Publishing, a wonderful new publishing company. Your book launch may not be as scary as mine, but probably it will be. You might find yourself hiding like I am because after all the effort to write…