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Writers Block? Try Free-Writing. Here’s how

by raynelacko.com raynelacko.com | Mar 22, 2022 | Uncategorized

Free-writing thinking offers women personal space and an outlet for creativity, allowing us to envision “what if” scenarios, and focus on what’s important. Free-writing is a short, timed typed or handwritten sprint, a collection of immediate thoughts about a problem....

My HuffPo: Help for Those Who Lost More Than Hope

by raynelacko.com raynelacko.com | Mar 22, 2022 | Uncategorized

Please read my latest article on Huffington Post: A Brave Face – Victims Disfigured by Domestic Violence Can Get Life-Changing Help Audrey Mabrey’s ex-husband hit her on the head with a hammer and set her on fire. After multiple surgeries, she has become an advocate...

Author event – music, books, fun

by raynelacko.com raynelacko.com | Aug 31, 2016 | Uncategorized

Come join me! I’ll be presenting RADIO HEAD at Liberty Bay Books as part of Bremerton’s 1st Friday Art Walk. 5:00pm to 8:00pm on Friday, September 2, 2016 409 Pacific Ave, Bremerton, WA 98337 Liberty Bay Books is located next next to Hot Java Café. Pacific Ave. is...

Stepping into the spotlight – Interview with Victoria Theodore

by raynelacko.com raynelacko.com | May 13, 2016 | Freelance Writing, Uncategorized

I’m excited to announce that Mixtape Methodology published my interview with musician Victoria Theodore, featured in 20 Feet from Stardom. Here is an excerpt: When Victoria Theodore began taking piano lessons just before her twelfth birthday, one of the first...

Story Prompt: Try Writing a Poem

by raynelacko.com raynelacko.com | Feb 29, 2016 | Uncategorized

I have an energetic, expressive friend who writes cozy mysteries. Her critique partner/ruthless editor happens to be a poet. My friend cherishes this incongruity between them, because who better understands the economy of words than a poet? She says that if clarity is...

Teen Writer Mentor – Classroom visits!

by raynelacko.com raynelacko.com | Jan 28, 2016 | Uncategorized

Let’s talk about writing and books! I’d be happy to visit your book club or classroom in person, or via Skype. I currently co-host a monthly Teen Writers Workshop at a public library, and an annual week-long, filled-to-capacity Teen Creative Writing Summer...
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