Richelle Renae
Roads don't always take us exactly where we want to go.
Read Write Ponder series
Sheltered Hope (Released July 28, 2017)
Sheltered Hope, Book 4 of the Read Write Ponder series, is now available for download! It is currently available at Smashwords for free during the promotional period or for $.99 on Amazon.
When a boy finds a stray puppy, it comes as a surprise to everyone that he's allowed to keep her because his father is a hard man who thinks chores are more important than pets. It isn't long, though, before Hope wriggles her way into everyone's heart.
Sheltered Hope is a tragic story that explores the notion of compassion and how mercy offers its own rewards. It is the fourth workbook in the Read Write Ponder series, a collection of short stories constructed to engage readers, writers, and educators. Each novelette-sized book is comprised of a single short story, writing prompts to encourage creative writing, discussion questions for thoughtful analysis of characters and theme, and a letter from the author about her inspiration for the story and the techniques she used to write it.
Photo/Image Credit: Puppy Ridge by Natalie C.
Cover Design: Richelle Renae
Educators Get Books Free!
If you are an educator, I want you to have my short stories for free. Send me an email with your name, where you teach, and what short story from the original Read Write Ponder series you'd like, and I will send you a printable PDF copy. Sign up for my newsletter so you receive notice when I publish a new story!
When a boy finds a stray puppy, it comes as a surprise to everyone that he's allowed to keep her because his father is a hard man who thinks chores are more important than pets. It isn't long, though, before Hope wriggles her way into everyone's heart.
Sheltered Hope is a tragic story that explores the notion of compassion and how mercy offers its own rewards. It is the fourth workbook in the Read Write Ponder series, a collection of short stories constructed to engage readers, writers, and educators. Each novelette-sized book is comprised of a single short story, writing prompts to encourage creative writing, discussion questions for thoughtful analysis of characters and theme, and a letter from the author about her inspiration for the story and the techniques she used to write it.
Photo/Image Credit: Puppy Ridge by Natalie C.
Cover Design: Richelle Renae
Educators Get Books Free!
If you are an educator, I want you to have my short stories for free. Send me an email with your name, where you teach, and what short story from the original Read Write Ponder series you'd like, and I will send you a printable PDF copy. Sign up for my newsletter so you receive notice when I publish a new story!
Short stories and other random musings
Not only do I work on short stories during Camp NaNoWriMo, but I also try to write something at least once a month the rest of the year. For camp, you get to decide the word count and challenge yourself to write all month, shooting for your daily word count so I get anywhere from 6-8 done, along with editing whatever current novel I have in progress. My stories here are not edited, so don't be too critical! The following are out for publication, but you can read the start of each story here.
- Alms of Freedom - Update! This has now been published.
- Golden Meadows - Update! This has now been published.
- Hand Me That Hammer
- Shakespeare in the Woods
- Sheltered Hope - Update! This has now been published.
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