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A visit to Camilla’s house

July 26, 2024

The Camilla Hall book has brought about all sorts of connections. I’ve heard from a lot of people since the …

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50 years ago today: Six SLA members killed in shootout with Los Angeles police

May 17, 2024

https://rachaelhanel.wordpress.com/2023/05/17/may-17-1974-camilla-is-killed/

A Day in the Life of an Author

April 28, 2023

7-ish: Yoga/meditation/prayer/manifesting.  8-10: Breakfast, work, put away dishes, start laundry.  10-11: Get ready. Shower, hair, makeup, pack lunch and evening …

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Looking for more SLA information?

September 11, 2022

It’s not too difficult to find information that gives an overview of the Symbionese Liberation Army. My book does not …

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Here are some errors I caught…

July 11, 2022

Galley proofs are done! The last step before a manuscript goes to press is to proof the galley pages. These …

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6 takeaways from the 2022 AWP conference

April 22, 2022

After a year pause, I attended the AWP conference in Philadelphia at the end of March. This is the big …

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Can you get rich by self-publishing?

February 19, 2022

Or course, but not likely. Want to know more about real numbers behind self-publishing? This guy does a great job …

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Drumroll…catalog description for my book

February 18, 2022

Things are moving ahead. Presses everywhere are working on their fall releases (or next spring’s releases, in the case of …

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The top 3 books about Patty Hearst and the SLA (+ 2 documentaries)

January 31, 2022

The Patty Hearst kidnapping by the Symbionese Liberation Army was definitely one of the most bizarre events of the 1970s. …

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Reading round-up 2021

December 31, 2021

Time for my annual reading round-up! I set a modest goal this year to read 30 books. This was down …

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