personal identity – Rachel Heston-Davis

Books that Shaped Us

ByRachel September 30, 2010 3 Comments

I'm starting a new post idea called Books that Shaped Us, where we can talk about those books which influenced us most in childhood and what we remember of them. This idea started a few weekends ago when my husband and I went for a family visit to my parents' house. In digging through the basement (for some unfathomable reason), we stumbled upon an old plastic bin full of the books I owned in...

Which Literary Character Are You?

ByRachel September 3, 2009 4 Comments

There's an interesting conversation over at blog Fantasy Debut about bonding with characters in the novels you read. Most people who read find at least one or two characters in literature who feel real to them--characters you'd want to meet and hang out with. Characters you admire. It got me thinking about a related topic; which literary characters have I felt were the most like me? Which ones...

Resuscitating dormant pieces of the soul

ByRachel August 18, 2009 4 Comments

Last night and today I worked on the script for my graphic novel ON CAMPUS. I'd forgotten how much I love writing and drawing graphic stories. Every time I work on it, it's like a little piece of my soul comes out of hibernation, and I feel complete. I gave up cartooning in college because I was so busy. As a post-grad aspiring to be an author, I worked mostly on my novel, since traditional...

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...