Blog – Rachael Farrimond

September 22, 2022

Jacob’s Dream: Book 2 of the Eternity Mirrors Series – Available NOW for Pre-Order

The wait is almost over! Jacob’s Dream: Book 2 of the Eternity Mirrors is now available for Pre-Order on Amazon Kindle, which means it’s only a few short weeks away… Read more
April 19, 2022

The Forgotten Fairground – Available Now on Amazon Kindle

It doesn’t seem like any time at all since I announced I would be publishing my first Novella, The Forgotten Fairground… Read more
November 8, 2019

What took you so long?

If you follow me on Twitter, or follow this blog, you may have seen over the last couple of weeks that I FINALLY finished the first draft of my first… Read more
September 21, 2018

#CharacterCharades

I am celebrating this week! I have been struggling with one of the characters in my current Work In Progress, but I have finally had a break-through in his development… Read more
August 28, 2020

How will Covid-19 influence our stories for years to come?

I don’t know about anyone else, but as lockdown restrictions in the UK continue to lift, I have been left with a feeling of, “Well… that happened.” Already, life is… Read more
May 22, 2020

Keep Going, Keep Writing: Week Six – Once Upon A Time

For however long the lockdown continues (in the UK at least), I am throwing out weekly writing exercises/prompts for anyone and everyone to respond to. Here’s how it works: I’ll… Read more
May 15, 2020

Keep Going, Keep Writing: Week Five – Dialogue

For however long the lockdown continues (in the UK at least), I am throwing out weekly writing exercises/prompts for anyone and everyone to respond to. Here’s how it works: I’ll… Read more
May 8, 2020

Keep Going, Keep Writing: Week Four – Picture Prompts

For however long the lockdown continues (in the UK at least), I am throwing out weekly writing exercises/prompts for anyone and everyone to respond to. Here’s how it works: I’ll… Read more
May 1, 2020

Keep Going, Keep Writing: Week Three – Three Questions

For however long the lockdown continues, I am throwing out weekly writing exercises/prompts for anyone and everyone to respond to. Here’s how it works: I’ll post a prompt on Fridays… Read more
April 24, 2020

Keep Going, Keep Writing: Week Two – Drabble Fiction

For however long the lockdown continues (in the UK at least), I am throwing out weekly writing exercises/prompts for anyone and everyone to respond to. Here’s how it works: I’ll… Read more
April 17, 2020

Keep Going, Keep Writing: Week One – Short-Story Tennis

I think we can all agree that these days we need things in our lives to keep us going. Things to fill great swathes of time that we now have… Read more
April 13, 2020

Lockdown Library

So, you know how four years ago 2016 shaped up to be the year that would be the answer to many pub quiz questions in years to come? I.e. In… Read more
March 6, 2020

First Impressions: Protagonists

So, here’s what we know about the publishing industry (whether you are interested in traditional publishing or self-publishing): It’s incredibly competitive Writers have about 3 pages to hook a reader… Read more
February 28, 2020

Review: College of Media and Publishing

In January, I set myself a number of goals for the year, one of which was to go on a couple of proofreading and editing courses to hone my skills… Read more

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