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H.A. Raynes

H.A. Raynes

Predictable vs. Prescient

Waking up to news of the Las Vegas shooting gave me chills. The deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history took place at a concert. I wrote…

Oct 2, 2017

Oct 2, 2017

H.A. Raynes

Anti-Resolutions for the New Year

I don’t believe in resolutions. They don’t last. Yes, it always feels like a fresh start on that first day of the new year, so I get it…

Dec 20, 2016

Anti-Resolutions for the New Year

Dec 20, 2016

H.A. Raynes

Your Words Are Everything

Your words. To an author, they’re everything. Ironic, right? But so, so true. Before publishing NATION OF ENEMIES, I rarely, if ever, left…

Aug 19, 2016

Your Words Are Everything

Aug 19, 2016

H.A. Raynes

The Meandering “What if” Thoughts of Birthing a Book

People often ask me how I — a seemingly well-balanced, part-time working mother of two — came up with the plot of my novel, Nation of…

Aug 12, 2016

The Meandering “What if” Thoughts of Birthing a Book

Aug 12, 2016

H.A. Raynes

Perspective.

Perspective. I lose it sometimes, like everyone else. Today I had a moment when it fell out from under me. As I rushed here and there, in…

Aug 9, 2016

Perspective.

Aug 9, 2016

H.A. Raynes

Practice Run

Other than reading to my children, I have zero practice reading aloud and certainly not in public. My usual audience of two requests me to…

Jul 26, 2016

Practice Run

Jul 26, 2016

H.A. Raynes

How to Make a Bed

Your mother’s toenails are painted a glossy red, the color of a cherry popsicle. The thought makes you crave one and your eyes wander…

Jul 22, 2016

Jul 22, 2016

H.A. Raynes

So, this is freedom.

I published a novel with HarperCollins/Witness Impulse last August. It’s a near future political thriller set in 2032. Sometimes it boggles…

Jul 19, 2016

So, this is freedom.

Jul 19, 2016

H.A. Raynes

Literally Naked. Pub Day!

In my twelve hours as a published author, I’ve discovered I have an incredibly kind, supportive group of people in my life. Posting and…

Jul 12, 2016

Literally Naked. Pub Day!

Jul 12, 2016

H.A. Raynes

H.A. In The Big City

I stepped out from the entrance of Penn Station, into bright, white light. It felt as though I was swimming but alas, no, it was just the…

Jul 8, 2016

H.A. In The Big City

Jul 8, 2016

H.A. Raynes

H.A. Raynes

Author of NATION OF ENEMIES What if your DNA predicted not just your health, but your freedom? http://amzn.to/1IOJhZB #ASMSG @nytimesbooks @amazonbooks

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