Shayla RaquelWhy Writers Should Be Like Squirrels: A Lesson on Being CarefreeI am obsessed with squirrels. Those little tree rats are my number one favorite animals (second = sharks; third = goats). Ever since I…5 min read·Jul 14, 2022----
Shayla RaquelWhisper Your Words: A Challenge to Find Your CourageSometimes, our words are but a whisper.3 min read·Jul 13, 2022----
Shayla Raquel9 Book Marketing Musts I Learned from Scrub Daddy on TikTok“Are you seriously about to somehow teach book marketing via . . . a sponge?”6 min read·Jul 11, 2022----
Shayla RaquelNegative Book Reviews: An Author’s Badge of HonorYou have to stop boo-hooing over bad reviews and find creative ways to use them in your author career.5 min read·Feb 7, 2021--1--1
Shayla RaquelWriting & Blackheads: Zeroing in on Every FlawI told my dermatologist I had blackheads. I didn’t know what the deal was. Was it my medicine? My moisturizer? Where were these disgusting…4 min read·Jan 27, 2021----
Shayla RaquelPeople I love keep dying. But there is joy.I tell myself it started with Lauren on December 11, 2018, but the reality is: it started sooner than that. I suppose it was just her…6 min read·Jan 22, 2021--2--2
Shayla RaquelFinding the Good in 2020/Satan-y Things: An Exercise in PositivityMatch.com, the online dating site, recently featured the funniest commercial I’ve seen in a really long time. Satan gets a “match” with a…4 min read·Dec 23, 2020----
Shayla RaquelWhy Does It Matter if Someone Doesn’t Like What You Wrote?How do you know if your writing is good?8 min read·Nov 30, 2020----
Shayla RaquelThe Perfect Writing Environment Is a Figment of Your ImaginationI sit on the balcony of the twelfth story, where I can hear the waves crash onto the shore. The sun is in a good mood, shining brightly…4 min read·Nov 8, 2020----
Shayla RaquelIf you want to see me soar, tell me I can’t do something.I was told I couldn’t write my research paper on my grandpa because I didn’t have enough sources to cite. In other words, he wasn’t a…5 min read·Nov 2, 2020----