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A graduate of Wright State University and The Ohio State University, Rachel works as a biomedical engineer at NASA in addition to writing mystery and suspense fiction. Her interests include health and fitness, acoustic guitar, and books of all kinds. She lives outside of Houston, Texas, with her family. Final Approach was her debut novel in the Emily Locke series, which features a different sporting community in each book. Its sequel, Dead Lift, was released in December, 2010. Visit Rachel on-line at www.rachelbrady.net. ...more

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Release Day! MAKING STORY: TWENTY-ONE WRITERS ON HOW THEY PLOT

It's release day for MAKING STORY! This collection of essays from twenty-one writers on how we plot is the first in a series of writing books that will address all sorts of writing topics. Collectively, these books will be known as the Twenty-one Writers Project. Our first installment addresses plotting methods. Some writers are outliners. (I envy them.) Others are "pantsers," who write by Read more of this blog post »

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	Final Approach (Emily Locke, #1) 3.52 avg rating — 125 ratings — published 2009 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dead Lift (Emily Locke, #2) 3.33 avg rating — 106 ratings — published 2010 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Final Approach (Emily Locke Series Book 1) 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The View Unfiltered: Conversations and Controversies 2.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“I rested my head on the wall behind me and closed my eyes, wishing my life had a button: Ignore All.”
― Rachel Brady, Final Approach

tags: murder, mystery, skydiving, sleuth

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“When you're problem solving with a team and somebody has an idea separate the idea from the person talking, because once in a while a jackass might come up with something useful.”
― Rachel Brady, Final Approach

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“I leveled the gun and fired until it was empty.”
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tags: humor, murder, mystery, skydiving, sleuth

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message 4: by Rick

Feb 21, 2012 09:18AM

Hi Rachel, and thanks for adding me to your friend list. I've been on many lists over the years and prefer this one to some others.

Hope all is well with you. Take care.

Rick

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message 3: by Robert

Feb 20, 2012 06:26PM

Thanks for accepting my friend request, Rachel.

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