Rachael Arsenault

@rachaellawrites

Reader, writer, nerd | she/her | anti-GenAI | rachaellawrites on Tumblr, Medium, Patreon, StoryGraph.

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Rachael Arsenault@rachaellawrites· May 1

I want to get better about sharing things that bring me joy, no matter how small. To start: The colouring pages I decorate my walls with, which I switch out every few weeks.

A series of five colouring pages. From left to right, they depict:

1) Flowers and leaves framing the words, "Adopt the pace of nature, her secret is patience."

2) A deer, a possum, and two bunnies sit next to a tree. The tree and the leaves on the ground form a crescent that frames the animals.

3) A mandala of roses and leaves in bright greens, reds, and oranges.

4) A page entirely taken up by a pattern of wheat, bleeding heart flowers, and curved leaves.

5) A circle of flowers and leaves frame the words, "The Earth laughs in flowers "

Rachael Arsenault@rachaellawrites· Feb 5

Seems legit.

A screenshot of a short exchange between two BlueSky accounts.

Rachael Arsenault says, "All I wanna do is worldbuild small background details, but I should probably work on the actual text of this book."

Donna Louise Tartt says, "all you need is to spark up ideas. What brought about the book?"

Rachael Arsenault says, "It's actually a book I've been working on for about eight years! It's about a training Academy for demon slaying in a world where some people are marked by gods for that set purpose. The original inspiration is a combination of the Champions arc of Campaign 1 of Critical Role and a dream I had."

Donna Louise Tartt says, "Me too also felt tired when I started writing, I wrote books for years but also did a lot of marketing that doesn’t give me what I want, not until I met Karie which help me attain and maintain a best seller on Amazon. No other book marketer would I pay from me pocket except from her."

Rachael Arsenault@rachaellawrites· Feb 5

Unopened because I haven't had a chance to play with them yet, but they've got little paw prints and yarn balls and stuff on them. And all the numbers have little cat ears!

An unopened box of dice, labelled, "Cats dice set." Through a clear plastic screen is a tray of dice, including two D10, a D6, a D20, a D8, a D12, and a D4. The dice are iridescent blue with gold numbering. The dice also feature small, cat-themed details, such as paw prints, cat ears, and yarn balls.

Rachael Arsenault@rachaellawrites· Jan 30

Here's the first one I made, themed after Brenda Howard and details of her life. Prompts are subject to change; I'm trying to balance flexibility and specificity.

A 3-by-3 bingo board with a bright pink background and blue lettering. From top left to bottom right, the prompts are: MC is a doctor, nurse, healer, etc.; a book featuring polyamory; a book about a mother, motherhood, or mother-like figure; a book featuring sex work or sex workers; a book involving long-distance communication; Jewish author and/or MC; Set in NYC; MC spends time in jail, prison, or a dungeon; set in 1940s and/or December.

Rachael Arsenault@rachaellawrites· Jan 22

Cover image for a video game called Final Fantasy 9.

Rachael Arsenault@rachaellawrites· Jan 21

Cover image for a video game called Stardew Valley, featuring a farm in bright colours and a 16-bit art style.

Rachael Arsenault@rachaellawrites· Jan 21

The cover image for a video game called Final Fantasy 8, featuring four major characters: Squall, Rinoa, and Seifer from left to right in the foreground, and Edea in the background.

Rachael Arsenault@rachaellawrites· Dec 23

Got into tarot recently. Still very new to it, but my cards are beautiful and I want everyone to see them, so I think I might periodically share some no context pulls. Here's tonight's:

Three tarot cards laid out side-by-side. From right to left is Page of Swords, Knight of Pentacles, and King of Wands.

Rachael Arsenault@rachaellawrites· Nov 6

I was not expecting this when looking through an old Pokémon book with my kid. #RubyOfTheSea #Pokémon #CriticalRole

A photo of a page in a book, showing Tentacool. The words "ruby of the sea" are highlighted in yellow.

Rachael Arsenault@rachaellawrites· Oct 10

I wish it showed up on camera better, but my eyes are the same colour as my headphones and sweatshirt and I think that's neat.

A mirror selfie of a white woman. She is wearing headphones and a sweatshirt in matching shades of blue.

Rachael Arsenault@rachaellawrites· Aug 3

Canadian packaging is always so fun

Close-up photo of yellow food packaging that reads, "pain - 12 grains."

Rachael Arsenault@rachaellawrites· Jul 29

Stripe claims they don't have the power to change other platforms' policies or regulatory requirements. But Itch says they're the main pressure for the NSFW ban. They also say that restricting businesses is part of their obligations as a financial service provider. So they CAN enforce restrictions?

Hello,

Thank you for your feedback regarding sales restrictions, we appreciate you taking the time to share your concerns. As a payment processor, Stripe operates within a complex regulatory environment. Our policies are designed to comply with various laws and financial industry requirements across multiple jurisdictions.

While we understand your frustration, we don't have the authority to change policies of other platforms or alter regulatory requirements. Our terms and list of prohibited/restricted businesses reflect our obligations as a financial service provider.

We continuously review our policies to ensure they're fair while maintaining necessary compliance. For more information about our Service Agreement please refer to our documentation: https://stripe.com/legal/ssa

Best,
Alex

Rachael Arsenault@rachaellawrites· Jul 18

Also, since I realized I haven't actually shared it anywhere yet: Here's the cover for the final book. 📚🌈 📚💙 #SelfPublished #Itchio

White text superimposed over a green and purple galaxy background reads: 'Still We Stand." At the bottom of the image is the author name, Rachael Arsenault.

Rachael Arsenault@rachaellawrites· Jul 12

Also: an idea of what to expect in upcoming videos for this series.

Three thumbnails for scheduled YouTube videos. In order, they are titled: "House of Night Retrospectives and Redos: Forgotten Affinities," "House of Night Retrospectives and Redos: Stark's Affinity," and "House of Night Retrospectives and Redos: Houses of Night."

Rachael Arsenault@rachaellawrites· Jun 27

Tried to enjoy the view, but the accursed vehicle ruined it 😒

Partially cloudy skies over water, with the opposite coastline visible in the distance.

Partially cloudy skies over water with the coastline in view, but a cybertruck is in a parking lot in the bottom right corner.

Rachael Arsenault@rachaellawrites· Jun 25

My child's art, everyone

A section of a colouring page with meteor stickers covering planet Earth.

Rachael Arsenault@rachaellawrites· Jun 25

Shout out to my best friend for sending me this beautiful copy of Howl's Moving Castle 💕 #books

A copy of the book Howl's Moving Castle in a sunspot next to a jar of flowers.

A copy of the book Howl's Moving Castle in a sunspot next to a jar of flowers. A second vase of flowers is also partially visible.

Rachael Arsenault@rachaellawrites· Jun 24

Using my sister's cat for views #cats #TuxedoCats

A black and white cat lounges on top of a mantel

Same black and white cat lounging on a mantel, but in a slightly different position.

Rachael Arsenault@rachaellawrites· Jun 23

My parents' bookshelf did a thing

A close-up of several books on a bookshelf. One is a Mickey Mouse book whose title is partially obscured and reads, "Mickey's Bi."

Rachael Arsenault@rachaellawrites· Apr 20

Who gave Ali Hazelwood permission to photocopy my brain and put it in her book?

A screenshot of text that reads: "creating fanfiction of people's smallest facial expressions until I'm certain that they despise me. If only googling whether someone hates me were a possibility."

Rachael Arsenault@rachaellawrites· Feb 18

Reading "Heavenly Tyrant" and-- THAT'S A HAMMER AND SICKLE! Amazing. 10/10, no notes.

A screenshot of a few lines of text. Some of it has been covered. What is visible reads: himself morphed out a sledgehammer to represent urban workers.

A screenshot of a couple lines of text. Part of it is covered. What is visible reads: unlatches and passes me a ceremonial scythe.

Rachael Arsenault@rachaellawrites· Feb 14

Unrelated to anything: My hair decided that the day I feel like absolute shit is the right time to go super curly. Photo to commemorate the moment, even if I don't feel like showing my face.

A cropped mirror selfie shows the left side of my face. I'm a white woman with shoulder-length brown hair in a mess of large, overlapping curls.

Rachael Arsenault@rachaellawrites· Jan 24

I'm sure this won't cause me any headache in the future #WritingCommunity #AmWriting #ContemporaryFantasy

Image shows a Word document. The body of text is mostly cutoff. Centered on the screen in bold, it reads: This scene needs a real conclusion lol

Rachael Arsenault@rachaellawrites· Jan 22

In English, you say, "Gosh, this is heavy." In French, you say, "OH LOURD." (Is this just #CanadianHumour or do other people find this funny too? 😅)

A bright orange Canada Post sticker warning that a package is over 50 pounds. In English, it's labelled as "heavy." In French, it's labelled as "lourd."

Rachael Arsenault@rachaellawrites· Jan 16

And another ranty video on the next book in the same series. www.patreon.com/posts/not-fo...

Rachael Arsenault@rachaellawrites· Jan 16

By the way, I have a Patreon. In addition to writing updates/snippets and spoiler-filled versions of book reviews, I also have some Patreon-exclusive book rant videos. www.patreon.com/posts/very-a...