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!

Team Edward Team Jacob

ByRachel January 12, 2010 4 Comments

So unless you live under a rock, you know the terms "Team Edward" and "Team Jacob." They're shorthand to differentiate between the two Twilight camps. Those in the "Team Edward" camp rooted for Bella and Edward. Those in "Team Jacob" decided that Bella's breakup with Edward was actually a positive thing, as it brought her to Jacob. Why am I, a non-Twilight fan, talking about this? It's because...

Plugging Away at Edits

ByRachel January 9, 2010 0 Comments

I never thought I would become one of those grouchy editors who breaks your heart by telling you to rearrange your story! Okay, so I'm never grouchy about telling people that, and I really hope I'm not breaking hearts. But being an assistant editor, I have already run across some stories that are solid gold--if only most of the plot were shuffled around. Sigh. It's hard to give that kind of...

New Year's Start on Queries, Editing

ByRachel January 8, 2010 5 Comments

The holidays are finally at an end! Between Thanksgiving, preparations for Christmas, Christmas itself, and New Year's, I've been off my regular schedule (writing and otherwise) for about two months straight. But now I'm back! And instead of making New Year's Resolutions to foster new and better habits, I'm focusing on the habits I need to get back into. Here's my list of things to do. I'll be...

9 Shocking Moments of 2009

ByRachel December 5, 2009 2 Comments

As 2009 draws to a close, most of us look back on the year's events with fondness. Or grimaces, depending on which event you're thinking of. This was a year of "shocker" moments--every couple of months, it seemed, we were blindsided by some unexpected news story. Some made us sniffle, some made us angry. Some were so strange that we simply blinked at our televisions for a few seconds, then turned...

Tuesdays With Tuesday–Week 3

ByRachel December 4, 2009 1 Comment

Welcome to Tuesdays with Tuesday. For last week's installment, go here. Tuesday So, my post is a couple of days late. Things happened this week--things I didn't really want to talk about right away. But now events are escalating, and I have to write it all down to try and make sense of it. On Monday, a detective visited our office. Yes, you heard right. An honest-to-goodness chain-smoking modern...