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Rachel Rowlands, Editor & Author

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Word count, how long should your novel be?
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Word count: How long should your novel be?

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Hi, I'm Rachel! I'm an editor and an author. On this blog, you'll find tons of advice on writing and getting published – based on my own writing journey and a seven-year career as an editor. New posts are added monthly. Enjoy!

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  • The Girls Are Good by Ilaria Bernardini
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Snowed In at the Cat Café comes out in France tod Snowed In at the Cat Café comes out in France today with @editionsnami as Noel au Cat Café! 🇫🇷 🐈‍⬛🎄 I'm eagerly anticipating my French author copies arriving, but I had to share the French cover with you all anyway because I think it's sooo perfect and it's been kept under wraps for so long! The little mugs, the cats in jumpers and hats, the coffee machine... I love it! If you are somehow in France and happen to see it out in the wild, I would love to see photos! 👀 Maybe I'll get to see it there myself someday! #catsofinstagram #bookstagram #romanceauthor #romancebooks #romancebookstagram
Cake Off at the Cat Café has been turned in to my Cake Off at the Cat Café has been turned in to my editor! 🎉 And because I've missed drafting so very much and it was a horribly rainy day, I wrote almost 3,000 words of something new that has been stewing in my brain since March. I have no idea if this particular book will end up published and in your hands, but I really love it already and I'm having so much fun causing trouble for my two love interests (heh). Lighting a new candle is one of my favourite parts of writing something fresh, and this one that I received for my birthday is just perfect and gives me all the cosy, autumnal vibes I need! 🍁🍂 #amwriting #authorlife #authorsofig
Snowed in at the Cat Café has been flying an oran Snowed in at the Cat Café has been flying an orange bestseller flag for a solid week, and is ranking at number one in multiple Amazon categories! In the overall UK Kindle store, it's also ranked in the top 200s – out of thousands of books! It’s *super* close to breaking into the top 100 ebooks, which is just amazing to see. If you've left a star rating or a review after reading, thank you so much. It really helps give the book a boost if you've enjoyed it. 🐱🐈‍⬛ #romancebooks #romancebook #bookstagram #catsofinstagram #catlovers #romancereader #smalltownromance
I have moved my author newsletter over to Substack I have moved my author newsletter over to Substack! I've been thinking about doing this for a while, as I just love reading other newsletters on Substack and I find it a much more relaxed platform than other social media... and it means my newsletters can become a bit more community focused with comments enabled, which is nice! I share things like: 📖 Book news 📚 Chatty updates ✍️ Casual writing/publishing thoughts ✨️ Events I'm doing 🐈‍⬛ Cat pictures 🫶 Other things I'm enjoying – books, cosy games, Kdramas and more If you want to keep up with me and my books, do head over and subscribe. I'd love to have you there.
Finally put together my little launch day video! 🫶🐈‍⬛ Even though this was a few days ago, I'm still thinking about what an amazing day I had. It was so special. Thanks to everyone who sent me lovely messages about Snowed In at the Cat Café's release. I'm just over the moon that this book is out in the world! ❤️ #romancebookstagram #snowedinatthecatcafe #romancebooks #romanceauthor #smalltownromance #authorlife #authorsofinstagram #cozybooks #cats
I had the absolute best day yesterday, celebrating I had the absolute best day yesterday, celebrating the publication of Snowed In at the Cat Café with my husband and family. 🥹❤️ I was showered with so many gifts, cards, love, and an amazing cake based on my cat Haru! I am preparing a little video of the day. 🐈‍⬛ The happiness I felt is so hard to describe – I was giddy, like all the joy was bursting to get out! I struggled for such a long time to get a traditional book deal, going through many manuscripts and lots of years of rejection (seven years in fact) and feeling like my dream of being a traditionally published author would never come true. But yesterday, all those years of work and struggle felt so, so worth it. And it's even more special because I wrote this book when I was so sad and heartbroken about the loss of my cat Lily, and I just poured all my love for our pets into this story. And Catpurrcino was a little place of joy for me to go to after I lost her. I really hope it becomes that place for lots of readers too. 💖🐱 #authorlife #authorsofinstagram #catstagram #catlovers #romancebookstagram #romancebooks #smalltownromance #snowedinatthecatcafe #romancereads #cats #romancebook

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