<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Rachael Clarke Writes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Author and Illustrator]]></description><link>https://www.rachaelclarkewrites.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 20:50:41 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.rachaelclarkewrites.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Do I Want to be on a Writing Reality Show? Um... Yes Please! Sign Me Up.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Something incredible has happened in my writing life! I am so excited, I can't possibly keep it to myself. Nope. I'm pretty much shouting it from the rooftops.

I'm going to compete on a writing-related reality show called "Write or Flight Show!"]]></description><link>https://www.rachaelclarkewrites.com/post/do-i-want-to-be-on-a-writing-reality-show-um-yes-please-sign-me-up</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68085cb87c84107804bc05b9</guid><category><![CDATA[Writing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Publishing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Non-fiction]]></category><category><![CDATA[Contest]]></category><category><![CDATA[Novel]]></category><category><![CDATA[Author interview]]></category><category><![CDATA[Write or Flight Show]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 04:50:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8dcbf5_bb129d97e99844c5bd81c0e9f3ef0948~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_506,h_809,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rachael Clarke</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everyone Needs a Laugh Now and Then]]></title><description><![CDATA[Page Turn Press just released a shiny new, and very hilarious multi-author themed anthology titled “Forgetting Something?”]]></description><link>https://www.rachaelclarkewrites.com/post/everyone-needs-a-laugh-now-and-then</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67ca3df1a420dbf76f57cd74</guid><category><![CDATA[Writing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Publishing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fiction]]></category><category><![CDATA[Short Story]]></category><category><![CDATA[Page Turn Press]]></category><category><![CDATA[Book Release]]></category><category><![CDATA[Comedy]]></category><category><![CDATA[science fiction]]></category><category><![CDATA[Themed anthology]]></category><category><![CDATA[Author interview]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2025 01:27:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8dcbf5_88b33159bcfb4e9592ac4241077924f8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rachael Clarke</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Halloween is Nearly Here]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s been a while since I wrote. I hope you’re doing well in your part of the world! The last few months have been wild over here, with...]]></description><link>https://www.rachaelclarkewrites.com/post/halloween-is-nearly-here</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66bc34a97bf2cda9788a5fad</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 15:57:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8dcbf5_195f42d73d294b7d9877027b10a1b6a8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rachael Clarke</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Year, New Novella]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's 2024! I hope you all had wonderful holiday seasons in whatever way you preferred to celebrate, or not celebrate. For me, I was just...]]></description><link>https://www.rachaelclarkewrites.com/post/new-year-new-novella</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65a1fa245dbfcec1e2fcc033</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2024 15:40:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8dcbf5_6b5710e3cc4046618b9b8ec033c90c43~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rachael Clarke</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Release Day for Let Your Lips Twitch]]></title><description><![CDATA[Life, as always, has been busy in my little corner of the world. My kids are still in skating lessons and swimming outside of school...]]></description><link>https://www.rachaelclarkewrites.com/post/release-day-for-let-your-lips-twitch</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63e01a6ea65a68028cff06d7</guid><category><![CDATA[Writing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Publishing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fiction]]></category><category><![CDATA[Short Story]]></category><category><![CDATA[Book Release]]></category><category><![CDATA[Newsletter]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mom life]]></category><category><![CDATA[Short Story Collection]]></category><category><![CDATA[Comedy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Excerpt]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2023 22:38:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8dcbf5_b7b64db2c18e498681f17955c500e689~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rachael Clarke</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let Your Lips Twitch Comedy Collection]]></title><description><![CDATA[Updates, cover reveal,and pre-order information about R.A. Clarke's new book "Let Your Lips Twitch: A Humorous Collection of Short Stories".]]></description><link>https://www.rachaelclarkewrites.com/post/let-your-lips-twitch-comedy-collection</link><guid isPermaLink="false">639ac9ab4600b64d4bb32276</guid><category><![CDATA[Writing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Publishing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fiction]]></category><category><![CDATA[Short Story]]></category><category><![CDATA[Book Release]]></category><category><![CDATA[Literary Agents]]></category><category><![CDATA[Short Story Collection]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mom life]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2022 07:52:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8dcbf5_b7b64db2c18e498681f17955c500e689~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rachael Clarke</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[PRE-ORDERS AND WRITING PROMPTS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Life's been busy! Let's talk writing contests, author interviews, and the shiny new writing prompt book I'm releasing on August 10th, 2022.]]></description><link>https://www.rachaelclarkewrites.com/post/pre-orders-and-writing-prompts</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62bd2301525fc2e88a36c9d5</guid><category><![CDATA[Writing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Publishing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fiction]]></category><category><![CDATA[Short Story]]></category><category><![CDATA[Contest]]></category><category><![CDATA[Updates]]></category><category><![CDATA[writing prompts]]></category><category><![CDATA[Book Release]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2022 06:24:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8dcbf5_48d90e6056ba44fd8e46b6af3e9fe1c6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rachael Clarke</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[TWITTER PITCH CALENDAR FOR 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[Twitter Pitch Calendar for 2022]]></description><link>https://www.rachaelclarkewrites.com/post/twitter-pitch-calendar-for-2022</link><guid isPermaLink="false">620bc901320e44b64851c218</guid><category><![CDATA[Writing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Querying]]></category><category><![CDATA[Publishing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fiction]]></category><category><![CDATA[Novel]]></category><category><![CDATA[Literary Agents]]></category><category><![CDATA[Twitter Pitch Party]]></category><category><![CDATA[Twitter Pitch]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2022 22:08:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8dcbf5_ba24471e03d649afa52e307133e4a3af~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_940,h_788,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rachael Clarke</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[That's a Wrap, NaNoWriMo.]]></title><description><![CDATA[NaNoWriMo is done for another year and I couldn't feel happier about how it turned out. I hit my 50K word goal, but I also finished my novel]]></description><link>https://www.rachaelclarkewrites.com/post/that-s-a-wrap-nanowrimo</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61a7cb46d356ea0016f45552</guid><category><![CDATA[Writing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fiction]]></category><category><![CDATA[Contest]]></category><category><![CDATA[Chapter book]]></category><category><![CDATA[Children's literature]]></category><category><![CDATA[The Big Ol' Bike]]></category><category><![CDATA[Novel]]></category><category><![CDATA[Award]]></category><category><![CDATA[Work in Progress]]></category><category><![CDATA[Nanowrimo]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2021 03:42:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8dcbf5_9f2e4db7000c4d988816ef06e34e95ca~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rachael Clarke</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Book Release - Oh, That's Good...]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's the release day for my newest book: Oh, That's Good... 52 Writing prompts you never knew you needed. But seriously... you do. ]]></description><link>https://www.rachaelclarkewrites.com/post/book-release-oh-that-s-good</link><guid isPermaLink="false">617e0f852406020016a16341</guid><category><![CDATA[Writing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Publishing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fiction]]></category><category><![CDATA[Giveaway]]></category><category><![CDATA[Page Turn Press]]></category><category><![CDATA[writing prompts]]></category><category><![CDATA[Book Release]]></category><category><![CDATA[Short Story]]></category><category><![CDATA[Novel]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 31 Oct 2021 04:28:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8dcbf5_e91c640c6d844348be0b336280767437~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rachael Clarke</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'M BACK WITH BIG NEWS]]></title><description><![CDATA[New blog post packed with updates by Rachael Clarke, who has a new prompt book for speculative fiction writers up for pre-order right now. ]]></description><link>https://www.rachaelclarkewrites.com/post/i-m-back-with-big-news</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6143b05a7ab45500168608da</guid><category><![CDATA[Writing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Publishing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fiction]]></category><category><![CDATA[Short Story]]></category><category><![CDATA[The Big Ol' Bike]]></category><category><![CDATA[Updates]]></category><category><![CDATA[Page Turn Press]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2021 01:31:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8dcbf5_e91c640c6d844348be0b336280767437~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rachael Clarke</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sequel to The Big Ol' Bike]]></title><description><![CDATA[The weather is warming, the days are longer, and summer is finally upon us. This alone is more than enough to make me smile. Winter gets...]]></description><link>https://www.rachaelclarkewrites.com/post/sequel-to-the-big-ol-bike</link><guid isPermaLink="false">609c9e7551a1910015868773</guid><category><![CDATA[Writing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Publishing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fiction]]></category><category><![CDATA[Chapter book]]></category><category><![CDATA[The Big Ol' Bike]]></category><category><![CDATA[Updates]]></category><category><![CDATA[Page Turn Press]]></category><category><![CDATA[Work in Progress]]></category><category><![CDATA[Novel]]></category><category><![CDATA[Children's literature]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2021 20:10:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8dcbf5_bd96a5f6cdaa4ece9a33dc6898d813b7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rachael Clarke</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Online Book Launch Party Tonight]]></title><description><![CDATA[Virtual Book Launch March 25th, 2021 at 7:00pm. Celebrating The Big Ol' Bike. Make sure to stop by and check it out.]]></description><link>https://www.rachaelclarkewrites.com/post/online-book-launch-party-tonight</link><guid isPermaLink="false">605cfee860de6900155f1228</guid><category><![CDATA[Writing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Illustration]]></category><category><![CDATA[Publishing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fiction]]></category><category><![CDATA[Children's literature]]></category><category><![CDATA[Chapter book]]></category><category><![CDATA[The Big Ol' Bike]]></category><category><![CDATA[Giveaway]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2021 22:02:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8dcbf5_60ad682f94df4123b9e2a9f91cc76f61~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rachael Clarke</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[To Happy Holidays &#38; New Horizons]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let's Get Festive! The countdown is on... In just five short days, jolly ol' Saint Nick will be sneaking into homes and sending his blood...]]></description><link>https://www.rachaelclarkewrites.com/post/happy-holidays-new-horizons</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fdfd887025aaf0034cbe74f</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2020 05:29:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8dcbf5_cc77d5bdabb448de87200e669c20c5c1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rachael Clarke</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Big Ol' Bike is Out Now!]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Big Ol' Bike is officially out in the world! Read for information about the book, and my special encouragement to writing/working moms.]]></description><link>https://www.rachaelclarkewrites.com/post/the-big-ol-bike-is-out</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fbfb813d7510a0017e704a3</guid><category><![CDATA[Writing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Publishing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fiction]]></category><category><![CDATA[Contest]]></category><category><![CDATA[Chapter book]]></category><category><![CDATA[The Big Ol' Bike]]></category><category><![CDATA[Giveaway]]></category><category><![CDATA[Updates]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2020 17:41:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8dcbf5_2f162f22812e4f7d8a1901fc136b8a00~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rachael Clarke</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[COVER REVEAL! The Big Ol' Bike]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's finally here everyone! The Cover of my chapter book The Big Ol' Bike is finally finished and ready to be seen by the world. It won't...]]></description><link>https://www.rachaelclarkewrites.com/post/cover-reveal-the-big-ol-bike</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fa81ba0b1c94000170850fd</guid><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2020 16:50:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8dcbf5_1435a1ce1ad748d8a332561e2207b147~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rachael Clarke</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE BIG OL' BIKE - COLOURING CONTEST UPDATES!]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Big Ol' Bike Colouring Contest is in full swing! Here is the latest news and updates.]]></description><link>https://www.rachaelclarkewrites.com/post/the-big-ol-bike-colouring-contest-updates</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fa5ebf17bf1f50017346ea2</guid><category><![CDATA[Writing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Publishing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fiction]]></category><category><![CDATA[Contest]]></category><category><![CDATA[Children's literature]]></category><category><![CDATA[Chapter book]]></category><category><![CDATA[The Big Ol' Bike]]></category><category><![CDATA[Giveaway]]></category><category><![CDATA[Updates]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2020 07:14:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8dcbf5_3a44019af4ce4e0584415a807ce2a849~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rachael Clarke</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE BIG OL' BIKE COLOURING CONTEST STARTS TOMORROW!]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Big Ol' Bike Colouring Contest officially starts tomorrow - October 25, 2020. Enter to win one of three signed copies of the book.]]></description><link>https://www.rachaelclarkewrites.com/post/the-big-ol-bike-colouring-contest-starts-tomorrow</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f94bd06fd7a0b0018d754db</guid><category><![CDATA[Illustration]]></category><category><![CDATA[Publishing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fiction]]></category><category><![CDATA[Contest]]></category><category><![CDATA[Children's literature]]></category><category><![CDATA[Chapter book]]></category><category><![CDATA[The Big Ol' Bike]]></category><category><![CDATA[Giveaway]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2020 00:07:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/7DiiA5qIwp8" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Rachael Clarke</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[SUPER FUN GIVEAWAY!]]></title><description><![CDATA[My children's chapter book (for ages 7-10) The Big Ol' Bike is coming out VERY SOON. I'm doing a super fun giveaway - a colouring contest!]]></description><link>https://www.rachaelclarkewrites.com/post/super-fun-giveaway</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f90efd600f5390017f2d1e3</guid><category><![CDATA[Writing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Illustration]]></category><category><![CDATA[Publishing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fiction]]></category><category><![CDATA[Contest]]></category><category><![CDATA[Children's literature]]></category><category><![CDATA[Chapter book]]></category><category><![CDATA[The Big Ol' Bike]]></category><category><![CDATA[Giveaway]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2020 02:55:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/1ceL3ZArgKw" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Rachael Clarke</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Writing the Summer Away]]></title><description><![CDATA[Summer's over, and it was a busy one. Author and illustrator Rachael Clarke provides a much needed update on her children's chapter book.]]></description><link>https://www.rachaelclarkewrites.com/post/writing-the-summer-away</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f5a42d95fe069001700824d</guid><category><![CDATA[Writing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Illustration]]></category><category><![CDATA[Publishing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fiction]]></category><category><![CDATA[Contest]]></category><category><![CDATA[Chapter book]]></category><category><![CDATA[The Big Ol' Bike]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2020 08:54:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8dcbf5_729d55789b95487b8a283cbc78e50e30~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rachael Clarke</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>