Rachael Thomas

Writing requires discipline, commitment, energy, and above all, self-belief. So how do you manage to keep all those elements positive, which in turn will keep you moving forward with your writing?ConnectKeep connected with other authors, who are, aft...

 Today my husband and I are celebrating twenty-seven years of marriage. As confetti was thrown at me after our wedding in the local chapel, it was definitely my happy ever after moment. But the story continues...Which got me thinking, how would ...

About thirteen years ago, I had the pleasure of meeting Liz Fielding when she attended an afternoon at my local writing group to talk about writing romance. I’d known since I was nine years old, that I wanted to write and the discovery of Mills...

It's another New Year's Eve and it is as much a time of reflection, as one of excitement and looking forward. Only this year, it's a chance to look back over a decade and welcome another. A whole new set of pages!As 2009 clicked over to 2010, I was s...

Creating Characters You and Your Readers Will LoveThis post is later than I had anticipated because I was buried deep in revisions on my latest book. Actually, I was buried deep in rewrites because my characters didn’t leap off the page. The di...

Welcome to my brand new monthly post From Rachael's Desk! This month it's all about what to do once you've written your first draft.Congratulations! You’ve written a book and added those magical words ‘the end’ and that achievement ...