<![CDATA[RACHEL BOWERS STORIES - News]]>Fri, 09 Aug 2024 18:38:36 -0700Weebly<![CDATA[New book available!]]>Fri, 24 Jun 2022 00:23:42 GMThttps://rachelbowersstories.com/news/new-book-availableMy next book Dear Younger Me is now available to order! eBooks will unlock on Saturday June 26th and physical books will depend on Amazon's shipping. ​Dear Younger Me: Bowers, Rachel: 9798837370779: Amazon.com: Books]]><![CDATA[Soulsong release date]]>Sat, 07 Nov 2020 21:24:54 GMThttps://rachelbowersstories.com/news/soulsong-release-dateSoulsong is officially ready for release. The poetry collection is scheduled for release on Friday November 13th. The eBook will cost $2.99 and the paperback costs $6.99. I hope that if you pick it up you really enjoy it. It can be found on the shop page of my website or search for Rachel Bowers on Amazon.]]><![CDATA[Next Project: Soul Song]]>Sat, 12 Sep 2020 05:35:42 GMThttps://rachelbowersstories.com/news/next-project-soul-songPicture
My next writing project is a poetry collection titled Soul Song. I'm currently targeting a Holiday 2020 release. This is the cover art.
]]><![CDATA[Poetry on social medias]]>Sat, 02 May 2020 04:16:48 GMThttps://rachelbowersstories.com/news/poetry-on-social-mediasWork on my next short story continues to be slow, but I have been writing poetry consistently. All poetry can be found on my tumblr https://www.tumblr.com/blog/rachelbowersstories. The emotionally lighter fare can be found on my facebook https://www.facebook.com/RachelBowersStories. As a note, a lot of the poetry that does not make it to facebook is about trauma of various kinds, the individual poems are marked with content warnings for you to decide which to read, and which to ignore.
]]><![CDATA[Delay and a Poem]]>Sat, 28 Mar 2020 22:05:20 GMThttps://rachelbowersstories.com/news/delay-and-a-poemDue to a number of circumstances in my life, some related to Covid-19, and some unrelated, I think it is likely that the next story will not release in April. I apologize and hope to have it ready as soon as possible. In the mean time I have included a poem that I wrote.

Goodbye


I never got the chance to say goodbye to you,
So I sit here, mourning the future we'll never have,
Every time you were struck by life, you stood,
You turned to help the next person to face that challenge,
For years I wanted to reach out, but my anxieties won,
I held the phone in my hand writing and deleting texts,
The send button seeming like the greatest enemy,
An undefeatable foe, time and again I turned back.


Now I say goodbye through text in a world you left,
Unsure if you can hear my heartsong, I hope,
If you can't hear, then I'll cry out into the dark,
By healing do I do you a disservice?
Does moving on mean erasing your memory?
I will ignore the voices calling for complete surrender,
I shall live, and incorporate parts of your credo,
Turning to help up the next person to face my challenges,
You will live on in the people you inspired.

]]><![CDATA[Free Promotion complete, thank you]]>Wed, 04 Mar 2020 20:31:31 GMThttps://rachelbowersstories.com/news/free-promotion-complete-thank-youThe free promotion has come to an end, and I just want to thank everyone around the world that downloaded my stories. The stories distributed four times the volume I was expecting, and New Year's Snow spent just over a day at the top of three best seller chats. I hope you enjoy them and the stories that are coming out. My third story is about 75% through the rough draft and is targeting an April release.]]><![CDATA[Thank you so much for your support]]>Sat, 29 Feb 2020 18:12:12 GMThttps://rachelbowersstories.com/news/thank-you-so-much-for-your-supportNew Year's Snow is currently #1 in 45-Minute LGBT Short Reads, #1 in Lesbian Fiction, and #1 in LGBT Horror eBooks on the free best seller lists. This is blowing my mind, and I am so grateful to everyone who has downloaded my stories. I truly appreciate you downloading them, and hopefully reading them. I would love to hear what people think about the stories in the comments, or on any of my social media accounts.]]><![CDATA[My stories are available for free until March 3rd]]>Fri, 28 Feb 2020 16:09:32 GMThttps://rachelbowersstories.com/news/my-stories-are-available-for-free-until-march-3rd​My first two stories are available for free until Tuesday the 3rd. These are a horror and a suspense story starring LGBTQ+ characters. During this free promotion, I would be grateful if you recommend them to people that you think might enjoy them. Honest reviews would be very welcome.

https://www.amazon.com/s?i=digital-text&rh=p_27%3ARachel+Bowers&s=relevancerank&text=Rachel+Bowers&ref=dp_byline_sr_ebooks_1]]><![CDATA[Initial stories released!]]>Tue, 25 Feb 2020 16:35:46 GMThttps://rachelbowersstories.com/news/initial-stories-releasedI am very pleased to announce that the first two short stories are available for purchase on Amazon, my shop page has the links. The stories currently cost $0.99, but will be available for free from February 28th - March 3rd. I am so excited to bring my stories to you, I hope you enjoy them.]]><![CDATA[Uncertain about initial price]]>Tue, 25 Feb 2020 04:11:26 GMThttps://rachelbowersstories.com/news/uncertain-about-initial-priceI had mentioned that the stories would be available for free for the first two weeks, but in the submission process didn't see a possibility to set that up, the stories may end up costing $0.99 at release. If I can make it work for them to start free, I will. ]]>