Author: Rainey Hall

The first poem I wrote, (cowboy poetry), was somewhere around age nine, and had something to do with a pig’s snout. My first self-published work was a fictional short story titled, The Frozen Moose. I was living in the far reaches of humanity where the weather frequented 0, volunteering for Welcome Home Warrior, now defunct, and helping at retreats for active duty and veteran families. That’s when a friend of mine committed suicide. Out of those experiences came the above story. I love researching, learning, and writing Women’s/Historical Fiction. Currently, I contribute a blog every month to RMFW.org. I enjoy any mammal, walking uphill, ATVing, learning, reading, taking naps, gardening, and church service.

Is the Setting in Your Novel Like Guests Entering Your Home for the Big Dinner?

Posted on November 16, 2020November 15, 2020 by Rainey Hall

What is the first captivating “thing” company sees, senses, and touches? Large bulbs of color that hang from your gutters. Important? Those lights help place, or ground readers in your setting. Later, those decorated gutters fall off on the new car of your daughter’s boyfriend. The freshest of wreaths hangs on your door. Will that…

The Harvest

Posted on September 21, 2020September 6, 2020 by Rainey Hall

I realize the official harvest moon isn’t until October. However, if you planted green beans, squash, cucumbers, beets, carrots, radishes, lettuce, spinach, or have a rhubarb plant nearby, well, you’ve been harvesting. An artist, (dancer, painter, sketcher, writer), needs to harvest a little, (see photo, right), like yours truly. Find joy in the fact you’ve…

Lessons Learned thus far From Writing or Game Plays and Confidence Driven Home with a Huge Bat

Posted on July 20, 2020July 12, 2020 by Rainey Hall

Image by WikiImages from Pixabay Set GOALS! You can’t score at home plate unless you touch each base. Set small goals to achieve the large, final goal. Stories that lead to deep discussion, (i.e. controversial or with plenty of deep emotions) = unforgettable = attention to your book and you = marketing and sales. Fine…

Emotions and Writing

Posted on May 18, 2020May 17, 2020 by Rainey Hall

Question: Why enhance your fictional personalities with feelings, viewpoints or oddities? Part of my learning curve in attempting several manuscripts has been an emotional business to say the least, not only for my characters but for myself. On one hand, I give characters too many emotions—they’re a mess. On the other hand, usually my left,…

The #Power of #Words!

Posted on March 16, 2020March 11, 2020 by Rainey Hall

Or, The Potential of Information. Perhaps, The Function of Declarations. Maybe, The Exquisiteness of Promises. Certainly, The Attraction of Whispers. What about, The Benefit of Written Languages? Don’t forget, The Satisfaction of the Best Word. Merriam-Webster presents many definitions of “word”. For example: 1) talk 2) any segment of written or printed discourse ordinarily appearing…