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!

Newsweek Slams Evangelicals?

ByRachel January 9, 2015 0 Comments
Remember that scene in “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” when Indy and his dad (played by Sean Connery) fly a plane out of a blimp and engage in an air battle with Nazis? After a lengthy shootout, a crazy landing, and running from bullets as they strife the ground, Indy and his dad hunch for a moment in temporary shelter. Connery picks that moment to explain, wide-eyed and surprised,...

A Tale of Three Maxims

ByRachel January 7, 2015 2 Comments
Ever fallen so in love with a book that you could literally see every moment? You smell the smell of each location, feel the temperature of the air, hear the specific pitch of every voice saying every line? People like us should not watch book-to-movies. I recently finished reading Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier to my husband J. I’d read it three times already. I love the story and have vivid...

New Blog, New Year, New Adventures

ByRachel January 2, 2015 0 Comments
Welcome to my fancy-schmancy new blog home! I hope you like it. Please pardon any further construction that takes place in the next few days. Take it as a series of happy surprises that give you a reason to return! You may notice a sudden archive of posts from 2010. I blogged at this address five years ago, back when I thought writing about writing was my destiny. This is a resuscitation of that...

3 Scary Movies That Got Surprisingly Theological

ByRachel October 21, 2014 1 Comment
Yes, it’s that time of year again, when my favorite color (purple) gets incorporated into the seasonal color scheme and my favorite activity (dressing up as someone else) becomes socially acceptable for 24 hours. I’m talking about Halloween, people!My love of this quirky holiday happens to coincide with another guilty pleasure of mine: scary movies. I admit to having a particular taste for...

What Happens After Mark Driscoll?

ByRachel October 20, 2014 0 Comments
Mark Driscoll resigned from Mars Hill, and it wasn’t even my birthday yet.Ba-dum-ching.Driscoll explaining to his audience about the TV-like visions he has of sexual sin.Okay. In all seriousness. I actually don’t feel very gloat-y. Which is weird, since I’ve done nothing but call for his resignation (privately, indignantly, mostly in my living room with my husband and pets as the audience)...