Author: Rachel

Welcome to the web home of Rachel Heston Davis--young adult lit writer, newspaper stringer, and associate editor at Written World Communications. Please, make yourself at home. :) You can find loads of information here. For a peek into the secret life of an obsessive writer, read my blog. To see those writing projects on which I'm obsessing, visit the Writing page. If you're a fellow storyteller or story reader, I recommend Resources and Links to point you in the right direction. And as always, check my news feed for updates on projects and publishing!

Journalism Found Dead Under Mysterious Circumstances

ByRachel June 27, 2009 4 Comments
By Rachel Heston Davis with contributions by Michael Shane West Journalism (16th century-2009) was found dead today on the Internet, sparking a wave of controversy over possible causes. Its lifeless body was discovered in a pool of its own wildly speculative articles, most of them from the Internet, and rushed to the presses where it was unable to be revived. Concerns about Journalism’s failing...

Epic Fantasy Outdated?

ByRachel June 26, 2009 8 Comments
I recently stumbled across a web site which dismissed the epic fantasy genre as outdated in the young adult literary world. My first instinct? Roll my eyes and dismiss the site without a second thought—this being a common reaction among epic fantasy lovers when someone scorns our beloved genre. But then I realized all this eye-rolling, dismissing, and grouchy withdrawal only adds to the...

Greetings

ByRachel June 18, 2009 1 Comment
Welcome to the Rachel Heston Davis blog, home of all my musings on writing and life (life being the experiences of a 25-year-old woman still finding her way in the world). Allow me a quick introduction. I reside in southern Illinois, which is, for my money, the best place on earth to live (but I'm a little biased--I grew up here). I have one awesome husband, two loving families, many...