Cheyenne Raphael Writes

Hey there! I'm Cheyenne: writer, blogger, psychology nerd, glorified bookworm, tech guru/programer in training, total health nut, and blind as a bat minus the sonar hearing! This blog contains the random contents of my writerly brain, (aka everything that won't fit coherently on my Wordpress site.( If you wanna check out my actual "blog blog" for more structured content, head on over to cheyenneraphaelwrites.wordpress.com! If you like random, stick around!

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Life and Writing Updates | Goals for 2021

Life and Writing Updates | Goals for 2021

Greetings, readers and writers of the Blogosphere! Remember me? I took another unplanned hiatus from this blog, Twitter, and the internet in general, so now I get to write a giant update post explaining everything that happened in my absence. Let’s start with life stuff: I think we can all agree that 2020 was a weird year. If you can’t agree with that statement, you should probably go read…

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2019 Writing and Reading Recap

2019 Writing and Reading Recap

Hello, people of the Blogosphere! I very obviously did not stick to my 2019 goal of blogging regularly or even at all, and i am not making that a goal for 2020 because college and adulting ate my life, and when I’m not doing either of those things, I usually want to be writing books instead of blog posts. however, I have returned to the internet after almost a year of silence for my annual recap…

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Snippet Sunday | Blood Magic

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Snippet Sunday is a weekly post in which you share a snippet from your current writing project. This snippet is from Scarred Flawless, (my YA fantasy novel).

“Blood magic was a vile, twisted thing that never failed to make him ill–Cobalt or no Cobalt.”

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Top Ten Tuesday | Most Anticipated Releases for the First Half of 2019

Top Ten Tuesday | Most Anticipated Releases for the First Half of 2019

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl and allows us to combine our love of books with our love of lists. This week’s topic is, “My Most Anticipated Releases for the First Half of 2019”.

Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManis This may or may not be cheating because it came out today, but I’m still including it because I can’t wait to read it! I’ll be starting it as soon as I finish

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Snippet Sunday | The Catacombs

Snippet Sunday | The Catacombs

Snippet Sunday is a weekly post in which you share a snippet from your current writing project. This snippet is from Scarred Flawless.

“Vivian Devereaux did not like cold, dark places, therefore she had a special kind of hatred for the catacombs beneath the Council Hall. Tonight, however, she was going into them whether she liked it or not since that was what the Campaign demanded of the…

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Top Ten Tuesday | The Best Books I Read In 2018

Top Ten Tuesday | The Best Books I Read In 2018

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl and is designed to combine two great things: books and lists. This Week’s topic is…

The Best Books i Read In 2018

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas This was one of the first books I read in 2018. The story is simultaneously heartbreaking and beautiful, and it lends a lot of perspective to the issue of racial discrimination in our society. If you’ve…

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2018 Writing Recap | 2019 Writing Goals

2018 Writing Recap | 2019 Writing Goals

Hello, people of the Blogosphere! I disappeared from the internet for a very long while! To those of you who messaged me to ask if I was still alive: thank you! Y’all rock! To those of you who didn’t notice my absence: it’s fine! I’m not bitter at all…

Why did I disappear, you ask? Well, to cut a very long story very short, life happened. I started college in August, and let’s just say that being…

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This tag was created by Brooke Passmore and Bethany Atazadeh. Brooke's Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkFfH8sl3Zs Bethany's Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZudfNC_hMg I was tagged by Natalia Leigh: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZ7yu8aAjLY I Tag Emma Lederman: https://www.youtube.com/user/emmalederman Here are the questions: 1.CURRENT STORY: What is your current story idea that you’re working on right now? 2. SPARK OF INSPIRATION: Do your ideas begin with characters, plot, world building, or something else entirely? 3.BRAINSTORM: How do you puzzle piece your story elements together? Do you start with the ending and make your way to the beginning or vice versa? 4. KEEP OR TOSS: How do you know when you want to keep or dump a story idea? 5. ORIGINAL IDEA: How much of your original idea for your story is actually used once everything is finished? 6. HIDE OR SHARE: Do you share your book ideas with friends or keep them a secret? 7. DREAM: Have any of your book ideas originated with a dream/nightmare? 8. DOPPLEGANGER: Have you ever had an idea for a story but then see a similar premise in a book/tv-show/movie? 9. BIG SCREEN INSPIRATION - Have any of your favorite movies/tv shows sparked ideas for scenes in your book? 10. NOSTALGIA: What’s the oldest/first story idea you remember coming up with/writing down? Here are my social links: Blog: https://ift.tt/2zJOT9k Twitter: https://twitter.com/cheyenne_writes Tumblr: https://ift.tt/2n9rwQC Instagram: https://ift.tt/2zJOUdo Facebook: https://ift.tt/2n9r9We Thanks for watching!

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Snippet Sunday | Soundlessness

Snippet Sunday | Soundlessness

Snippet Sunday is a weekly post in which you share a snippet from your current writing project. This snippet is from Scarred Flawless, (the young adult fantasy novel that I am currently editing).

“The soundlessness swirled with the kind of simmering, viscous energy that forms when many people collectively hold their tongues out of fear, rage, and raw, untempered hatred.”

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Snippet Sunday | Mother's Day Edition

Snippet Sunday | Mother’s Day Edition

Snippet Sunday is a weekly writing post in which you share a snippet from your current writing project. This snippet is from the young adult fantasy novel that I am currently editing: Scarred Flawless.

“My mother was a Faery–the Unseelie kind. She disappeared a long time ago. I don’t remember her.”

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The Emotions In Colors Book Tag

The Emotions In Colors Book Tag

Hey, bookish and writerly people! School has almost officially ended for me, therefore I might actually have time to blog again! I need to review a ridiculous number of books, but I’m going to kick off my blogging comeback with The Emotions In Colors Book Tag created by Cait @ Paper Fury. I wasn’t officially tagged for this; I just thought it looked cool and decided to do it!

In this tag, you are…

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