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Rayne Hall
Author · 45 books

Rayne Hall writes fantasy and horror fiction, some of it quirky, most of it dark. She is the author of over sixty books in different genres and under different pen names, published by twelve publishers in six countries, translated into several languages. Her short stories have been published in magazines, e-zines and anthologies. After living in Germany, China, Mongolia and Nepal, she has settled in a small Victorian seaside town in southern England. Rayne holds a college degree in publishing management and a masters degree in creative writing. Over three decades, she has worked in the publishing industry as a trainee, investigative journalist, feature writer, magazine editor, production editor, page designer, concept editor for non-fiction book series, anthology editor, editorial consultant and more. Outside publishing, she worked as a museum guide, apple picker, tarot reader, adult education teacher, trade fair hostess, translator and belly dancer. Currently, Rayne Hall writes fantasy and horror fiction and tries to regain the rights to her out-of-print books so she can republish them as e-books. Her books on the writing craft (Writing Fight Scenes, Writing Scary Scenes, The Word-Loss Diet, Writing Dark Stories, Writing About Villains, Writing Short Stories to Promote Your Novel, Writing About Magic, Twitter for Writers) are bestsellers. Rayne Hall is the editor of the Ten Tales anthologies: "Bites: Ten Tales of Vampires" "Scared: Ten Tales of Horror" "Haunted: Ten Tales of Ghosts" "Cutlass: Ten Tales of Pirates" "Beltane: Ten Tales of Witchcraft" "Spells: Ten Tales of Magic" "Undead: Ten Tales of Zombies" "Seers: Ten Tales of Clairvoyance" "Dragon: Ten Tales of Fiery Beasts" "Cogwheels: Ten Tales of Steampunk" with more titles coming soon. The stories in her Six Scary Tales series and the Thirty Scary Tales collection are subtle horror: suspenseful, creepy atmospheric, unsettling. Although they contain little violence and gore, they may not be suitable for young readers. Many of these stories have been previously published in other books or magazines. British English: All Rayne Hall's books use British words, spellings, grammar and punctuation. If you're allergic to British English, avoid them. ;-) Mailing list: http://eepurl.com/boqJzD Website: http://sites.google.com/site/raynehal... YouTube "Ten Random Facts about Rayne Hall" (2 minute video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXR4T... Contact Rayne Hall on Twitter @RayneHall follows back writers and readers. http://twitter.com/RayneHall

Series

Books

Six Scary Tales Vol. 3 book cover

Six Scary Tales Vol. 3

2012

Writing About Villains book cover

Writing About Villains

2013

Dr Rayne's Guide To Writerly Disorders book cover

Dr Rayne's Guide To Writerly Disorders

A Tongue-in-Cheek Diagnosis For What Ails Authors

2017

How To Train Your Cat To Promote Your Book book cover

How To Train Your Cat To Promote Your Book

Have Fun With Your Feline, Go Viral In The Social Media, And Sell More Books

2015

Horror Writing Prompts book cover

Horror Writing Prompts

77 Powerful Ideas To Inspire Your Fiction

2017

Writing Fight Scenes book cover

Writing Fight Scenes

2011

Writing Vivid Settings book cover

Writing Vivid Settings

Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors

2014

Writing Book Blurbs and Synopses book cover

Writing Book Blurbs and Synopses

Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors

2016

Why Does My Book Not Sell? 20 Simple Fixes book cover

Why Does My Book Not Sell? 20 Simple Fixes

2014

Mid-Novel Writing Prompts book cover

Mid-Novel Writing Prompts

2017

Writing Deep Point Of View book cover

Writing Deep Point Of View

Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors

2015

How To Write That Scene book cover

How To Write That Scene

2018

Haunted book cover

Haunted

Ten Tales of Ghosts

2011

Fantasy Writing Prompts book cover

Fantasy Writing Prompts

77 Powerful Ideas To Inspire Your Fiction

2017

Fiction Pacing book cover

Fiction Pacing

Professional Techniques for Slow and Fast Pace Effects

2019

Writing Romance Novels and Love Stories book cover

Writing Romance Novels and Love Stories

Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors

2022

Author Branding book cover

Author Branding

Win Your Readers' Loyalty & Promote Your Books

2019

Writing Short Stories to Promote Your Novels book cover

Writing Short Stories to Promote Your Novels

2014

Writing Love Scenes book cover

Writing Love Scenes

Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors

2018

Among the Headstones book cover

Among the Headstones

Creepy Tales from the Graveyard

2021

Writing Vivid Emotions book cover

Writing Vivid Emotions

Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors

2017

The Colour of Dishonour book cover

The Colour of Dishonour

Stories from the Storm Dancer World

2013

Novel Revision Prompts book cover

Novel Revision Prompts

Make Your Good Book Great - Self-Edit Your Plot, Scenes & Style

2016

Writing Vivid Plots book cover

Writing Vivid Plots

Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors

2016

Writing Scary Scenes book cover

Writing Scary Scenes

2012

Writing Gothic Fiction book cover

Writing Gothic Fiction

Learn to Thrill Readers with Passion and Suspense

2019

The Word-Loss Diet book cover

The Word-Loss Diet

2013

Writing Vivid Characters book cover

Writing Vivid Characters

Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors

2016

Storm Dancer book cover

Storm Dancer

2011

Cogwheels book cover

Cogwheels

Ten Tales of Steampunk

2014

Writing Vivid Dialogue book cover

Writing Vivid Dialogue

Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors

2016

Scared book cover

Scared

Ten Tales of Horror

2012

Write Your Way Out Of Depression book cover

Write Your Way Out Of Depression

Practical Self-Therapy For Creative Writers

2016

SWOT For Writing Success - Write More, Write Better, Sell More Books book cover

SWOT For Writing Success - Write More, Write Better, Sell More Books

2015

Scylla and the Pepper Pirates book cover

Scylla and the Pepper Pirates

2011

Writing Dark Stories book cover

Writing Dark Stories

2013

Six Scary Tales Vol 1 book cover

Six Scary Tales Vol 1

2011

Getting Book Reviews book cover

Getting Book Reviews

Easy, Ethical Strategies for Authors

2015

Euphonics For Writers book cover

Euphonics For Writers

Professional Techniques for Fiction Authors

2015

The Bride's Curse book cover

The Bride's Curse

Bulgarian Gothic Ghost and Horror Stories. Thirteen Creepy, Suspenseful Tales from Bulgaria.

2020

Writing About Magic book cover

Writing About Magic

2013

The Devil Eats Here book cover

The Devil Eats Here

2012

Six Scary Tales Vol 2 book cover

Six Scary Tales Vol 2

2011

Cutlass book cover

Cutlass

Ten Tales of Pirates

2012

Twitter for Writers book cover

Twitter for Writers

2014

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