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Author: raeshawn

  • All About Rae

    Rae Shawn Who am I? Preorders Red Zone Latest Release Uncovering Her Petty My Book List Series List Services Formatting, Proofreading, Beta-reading, etc. Connect with Me Newsletter Rae’s Corner on YouTube Bookbub Website Spotify Twitter Tiktok Instagram Goodreads Pinterest

  • Childhood Memories

    When I was a child, I had a library less than one block from my elementary school. I spent a great majority of my time there. Some of my favorite memories from my childhood were at that library and not on the streets surrounding my house just five blocks away. Some would say I was…

  • Protected: Second Chances Aren’t Everything

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  • Building Better Stories

    Something I recently discovered thanks to an amazing author, Tasha L. Harrison, is that plotting out story ideas and banking them for later very much helps to keep your mind flowing, and figure out if your ideas are actually good enough to be a story. I’ve been doing a few workshops and researching how to…

  • Wait For It

    It was not safe. We stopped at this motel because we had been roadtripping for 17 hours straight and we needed real rest in a real bed and a real shower, but it wasn’t safe here. On the outside it looked great. It sat on a nice large plot of land and there were a…

  • Short Stories Galore

    Do you like short stories? I mean stories that are 5,000 words or less? I think people who can get from beginning to end in that short amount of words have some serious talent. I’ve been wanting to dip my toes in this world, but it’s a task. I mean I’m used to writing 70,000…

  • Don’t Give Up on Yourself

    “It’s better to have tried and failed than to have never failed at all.” People have told me some variation of that for years. I would always get annoyed because I didn’t like failing. I got sick of people telling me it was okay to fail. I would always think ‘No. It’s better to succeed….

  • A Mind Meld

    The handcuffs sing as his wrists dance back and forth behind his back. He shifts side to side as he struggles to free himself. Don’t let anyone notice what you’re doing or how it’s done. The tiny click sounds and the metal clanks to the ground behind him. “Tada,” he exclaims as his daughter cheers wildly. That…

  • Want a character named after you?

    Ever wish you could name a character in one of the books that you’ve read? Ever wanted to have your name immortalized in fictional print? Want the chance to die, but not actually die? Well, that’s possible now. Let me murder one lucky reader. The Cane’s sequel is nearly underway and if you’d like the…

  • Mental Health is Important

    Have you ever taken a moment to really think about what keeps you healthy? You ingest foods that keep your body healthy. You take care of your skin and your hair. You want to look your best at all times. You work years at it. To maintain it. To appear the way you want others…