Episode 10: Rachel Coker a Homeschool Graduate, on Writing, Getting Published an

A Homeschool Graduate talks about Writing, Getting Published and Her BooksRachel Coker is an eighteen-year-old homeschool graduate who lives in Virginia with her parents and two sisters. She has a passion for great books and has been surrounded by them all her life. In fact, as a young child, Rachel helped her parents in a family-run Christian book business. Her gift for writing became apparent at the age of eleven through a simple fiction writing assignment in school. She signed with Zondervan in 2010, resulting in the publication of her YA fiction novel, Interrupted, in March 2012, and Chasing Jupiter in December 2012.Connect with Rachel:Website: RachelCoker.comFacebook: Rachel Coker Twitter: @RachelCoker3Listen to Rachel as she talks about:Her start in writing and how her writing skills were developedHow her love of reading has made her a good writerRachel's advice to inspiring writersThe most exciting and rewarding part about writingWhich author she could be if she could haveWhat she would go back and tell herself at age 10-11Her advice to homeschool studentsWhat her greatest homeschooling experience wasRachel's Works:Interrupted: A Life Beyond Words - 2012If Sam Carroll hadn't shown up, she might have been able to get to her mother in time. Instead, Allie Everly finds herself at a funeral, mourning the loss of her beloved mother. She is dealt another blow when, a few hours later, she is sent from Tennessee to Maine to become the daughter of Miss Beatrice Lovell, a prim woman with a faith Allie cannot accept. Poetry and letters written to her mother become the only things keeping Allie's heart from hardening completely. But then Sam arrives for the summer, and with him comes many confusing emotions, both toward him and the people around her. As World War II looms, Allie will be forced to decide whether hanging on to the past is worth losing her chance to be lovedChasing Jupiter - 2013Scarlett Blaine's life in 1960s Georgia isn't always easy, especially given her parents' financial struggles and the fights surrounding her sister Juli's hippie lifestyle. Then there's her brother, Cliff. While Scarlett loves him more than anything, there's no denying his unique behavior leaves Cliff misunderstood and left out. So when he wishes for a rocket to Jupiter, Scarlett agrees to make it happen, no matter how crazy the idea might be.  Raising the rocket money means baking pies, and the farmer's son, Frank, agrees to provide the peaches if Scarlett will help him talk to Juli. The problem is, Scarlett really enjoys her time with Frank, and finds herself wondering if, someday, they could be more than friends. Just as she thinks everything might be going her way, Cliff suffers an accident that not only affects the rocket plans, but shakes Scarlett's view of God. As the summer comes to an end, Scarlett must find a way to regain what she's lost, and also fulfill a promise to launch her brother's dream.Favorite book of all-time:Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine PatersonFavorite Biblical Passage:Galatians 6:14 "But may it never be that I would boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world."Interview Quote:"My hope for the future is that I'm never worried about what's coming next but that I'm just appreciative of what God's doing in my life right now and how I can glorify Him right now where I am."Leave your comments and questions below and please share this episode with others.This page may contain affiliate links. Please see Privacy Policy & Disclaimer Policies for more info.