Rachel Thompson (1)
Author of A Walk in the Snark
For other authors named Rachel Thompson, see the disambiguation page.
Works by Rachel Thompson
Associated Works
Love Notes From Humanity: The Lust, Love & Loss Collection (2017) — Contributor, some editions — 1 copy
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Gender
- female
- Education
- California State University, Sacramento (Communications Studies; Journalism)
- Occupations
- agent
blogger
author
pharmecutical rep - Organizations
- BadRedhead Media
- Short biography
- Here's my deal: I graduated from California State University, Sacramento in 1986 with a degree in Communications Studies and a Minor in Journalism, and went straight into…selling! After 17+ years in soul-sucking Big Pharma (sales, marketing, and training, now recovered, thank you), I started my blog, RachelintheOC back wow, in '08. Mostly because like you, I had something to say. I embraced blogging and social media like a dog to a bone. Blogger, Facebook, Twitter — yea! Okay…I'm here everyone…! Now what? *crickets*
Perhaps many of you feel the same. And that's where I come in. Utilizing my almost two decades of sales, marketing, and training, plus my own experiences in social media and publishing, I learned how to brand myself, what pre-release activities work prior to book launch, all about Amazon, and what it takes to make my seven books all Number One bestsellers! I own BadRedhead Media, creating effective social media and book marketing campaigns for authors.
I currently write social media articles for many outlets, such as Huffington Post (Books Section), Feminine Collective, IndieReader, BookMachine, BlueInk Review, The Verbs on Medium (for Pronoun Publishing), Business2Community.com, and am currently the Senior Director of Social Media Services for AuthorBytes.
Not just an advocate for sexual abuse survivors, Rachel is the creator and founder of the hashtag phenomenon #MondayBlogs, the weekly live Twitter chat, #SexAbuseChat, co-hosted with C Streetlights and Judith Staff (every Tuesday, 6pm pst/9pm est), and #BookMarketingChat (every Wednesday 6pm pst/9pm est), helping authors learn all kinds of great tips to market their books!
She hates walks in the rain, running out of coffee, and coconut. She lives in California with her family. [from Website, 11/5/2023] - Nationality
- USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- USA
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Reviews
This book is a fast-paced, easy read; alternating between hysterically funny observations about the differences in the way men and women approach life and poignant, sometimes raw, recollections of personal experiences and revelations.
There has been some noise that this is a "Woman's book". Nope, I don't think so. I wouldn't classify this as Chick-Lit either. I think that's too narrow. Nor is it a feminist, male-bashing manifesto. It's more like a general field guide to relationships in the show more wild. [a:Rachel|488162|Rachel Thompson|http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto/nophoto-U-50x66.jpg]'s kinda like a red-headed, Marlin Perkins.
There is no presumption of gender superiority here. Her razor sharp wit dissects the communication blockage between males and females and surprise! We are both to blame! Or not, because blame is so negative ... I digress.
As a guy, I laughed so hard I cried. There were times when the observations stung a bit ("Manesia" for example), but if you're honest with yourself, you have to see the humor. The interactions are, for the most part, spot on (more on that later).
But, fair warning; if you haven't a sense of humor regarding the foibles of your gender, don't read [b:A Walk in the Snark|10320499|A Walk in the Snark|Rachel Thompson|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1300917354s/10320499.jpg|15222873]. It'll just piss you off.
I don't want to give anything away but (I'm going to), if you can buy into the concept that men speak directly to a point and women speak in circles because it's an intellectual manifestation of physical characteristics, then this book is for you!
Now for the part that's not quite spot on; I'm not sure I fully agree with the assertion that men are from Seinfeld and women are from Friends. I think it more likely that men are from Monday Night Football. That's why we have to have the remote and can't pick up paper towels. "Flag on the play!...."
In any event, I highly recommend it for anyone who has ever had a relationship. Or is thinking about one. Or thinks that relationships are wonderful. Or stupid. Well, pretty much everybody.
In the interests of full disclosure, I couldn't tell you exactly when or where I stumbled upon Rachel, but I believe that Twitter was involved. I'm not sure if it was at fault, but it certainly is to blame.
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There has been some noise that this is a "Woman's book". Nope, I don't think so. I wouldn't classify this as Chick-Lit either. I think that's too narrow. Nor is it a feminist, male-bashing manifesto. It's more like a general field guide to relationships in the show more wild. [a:Rachel|488162|Rachel Thompson|http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto/nophoto-U-50x66.jpg]'s kinda like a red-headed, Marlin Perkins.
There is no presumption of gender superiority here. Her razor sharp wit dissects the communication blockage between males and females and surprise! We are both to blame! Or not, because blame is so negative ... I digress.
As a guy, I laughed so hard I cried. There were times when the observations stung a bit ("Manesia" for example), but if you're honest with yourself, you have to see the humor. The interactions are, for the most part, spot on (more on that later).
But, fair warning; if you haven't a sense of humor regarding the foibles of your gender, don't read [b:A Walk in the Snark|10320499|A Walk in the Snark|Rachel Thompson|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1300917354s/10320499.jpg|15222873]. It'll just piss you off.
I don't want to give anything away but (I'm going to), if you can buy into the concept that men speak directly to a point and women speak in circles because it's an intellectual manifestation of physical characteristics, then this book is for you!
Now for the part that's not quite spot on; I'm not sure I fully agree with the assertion that men are from Seinfeld and women are from Friends. I think it more likely that men are from Monday Night Football. That's why we have to have the remote and can't pick up paper towels. "Flag on the play!...."
In any event, I highly recommend it for anyone who has ever had a relationship. Or is thinking about one. Or thinks that relationships are wonderful. Or stupid. Well, pretty much everybody.
In the interests of full disclosure, I couldn't tell you exactly when or where I stumbled upon Rachel, but I believe that Twitter was involved. I'm not sure if it was at fault, but it certainly is to blame.
;P show less
This book is a fast-paced, easy read; alternating between hysterically funny observations about the differences in the way men and women approach life and poignant, sometimes raw, recollections of personal experiences and revelations.
There has been some noise that this is a "Woman's book". Nope, I don't think so. I wouldn't classify this as Chick-Lit either. I think that's too narrow. Nor is it a feminist, male-bashing manifesto. It's more like a general field guide to relationships in the show more wild. [a:Rachel|488162|Rachel Thompson|http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto/nophoto-U-50x66.jpg]'s kinda like a red-headed, Marlin Perkins.
There is no presumption of gender superiority here. Her razor sharp wit dissects the communication blockage between males and females and surprise! We are both to blame! Or not, because blame is so negative ... I digress.
As a guy, I laughed so hard I cried. There were times when the observations stung a bit ("Manesia" for example), but if you're honest with yourself, you have to see the humor. The interactions are, for the most part, spot on (more on that later).
But, fair warning; if you haven't a sense of humor regarding the foibles of your gender, don't read [b:A Walk in the Snark|10320499|A Walk in the Snark|Rachel Thompson|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1300917354s/10320499.jpg|15222873]. It'll just piss you off.
I don't want to give anything away but (I'm going to), if you can buy into the concept that men speak directly to a point and women speak in circles because it's an intellectual manifestation of physical characteristics, then this book is for you!
Now for the part that's not quite spot on; I'm not sure I fully agree with the assertion that men are from Seinfeld and women are from Friends. I think it more likely that men are from Monday Night Football. That's why we have to have the remote and can't pick up paper towels. "Flag on the play!...."
In any event, I highly recommend it for anyone who has ever had a relationship. Or is thinking about one. Or thinks that relationships are wonderful. Or stupid. Well, pretty much everybody.
In the interests of full disclosure, I couldn't tell you exactly when or where I stumbled upon Rachel, but I believe that Twitter was involved. I'm not sure if it was at fault, but it certainly is to blame.
;P show less
There has been some noise that this is a "Woman's book". Nope, I don't think so. I wouldn't classify this as Chick-Lit either. I think that's too narrow. Nor is it a feminist, male-bashing manifesto. It's more like a general field guide to relationships in the show more wild. [a:Rachel|488162|Rachel Thompson|http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto/nophoto-U-50x66.jpg]'s kinda like a red-headed, Marlin Perkins.
There is no presumption of gender superiority here. Her razor sharp wit dissects the communication blockage between males and females and surprise! We are both to blame! Or not, because blame is so negative ... I digress.
As a guy, I laughed so hard I cried. There were times when the observations stung a bit ("Manesia" for example), but if you're honest with yourself, you have to see the humor. The interactions are, for the most part, spot on (more on that later).
But, fair warning; if you haven't a sense of humor regarding the foibles of your gender, don't read [b:A Walk in the Snark|10320499|A Walk in the Snark|Rachel Thompson|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1300917354s/10320499.jpg|15222873]. It'll just piss you off.
I don't want to give anything away but (I'm going to), if you can buy into the concept that men speak directly to a point and women speak in circles because it's an intellectual manifestation of physical characteristics, then this book is for you!
Now for the part that's not quite spot on; I'm not sure I fully agree with the assertion that men are from Seinfeld and women are from Friends. I think it more likely that men are from Monday Night Football. That's why we have to have the remote and can't pick up paper towels. "Flag on the play!...."
In any event, I highly recommend it for anyone who has ever had a relationship. Or is thinking about one. Or thinks that relationships are wonderful. Or stupid. Well, pretty much everybody.
In the interests of full disclosure, I couldn't tell you exactly when or where I stumbled upon Rachel, but I believe that Twitter was involved. I'm not sure if it was at fault, but it certainly is to blame.
;P show less
First, I need to commend Rachel Thompson on her courage here. This collection of essays is intensely personal. She stands before us, raw and bleeding, fully exposed. We see her vulnerability in a way we rarely see another person, even those we consider close friends.
These essays are about heartache, grief, abuse, family, friendship, and love. While the content is largely dark, tragic, and sad, there is also an underlying feel of hope. The author doesn't ever give in to the beatings life show more hands out, and her strength is beautifully inspiring.
While none of us share exact circumstances, we do share many parallels. Rachel Thompson's journey and the insight she offers can help us all to better understand ourselves and each other. show less
These essays are about heartache, grief, abuse, family, friendship, and love. While the content is largely dark, tragic, and sad, there is also an underlying feel of hope. The author doesn't ever give in to the beatings life show more hands out, and her strength is beautifully inspiring.
While none of us share exact circumstances, we do share many parallels. Rachel Thompson's journey and the insight she offers can help us all to better understand ourselves and each other. show less
I was offered the chance to review an advance copy of this new book by Indie Book Collective (@IndieBookIBC) founders Carolyn McCray (@CraftyCMC), Rachel Thompson (@RachelintheOC) and Amber Scott (@AmberScottbooks). It purports to be a “Definitive Guide to Self-publishing Success” with a detailed roadmap to increased success in independent publishing. Based on my limited experience in the Indie Publishing realm, it definitely delivers. What does it have that other books lack? Style, show more topicality, and technique.Style in that it codifies an approach to identifying the keywords and imagery to be reinforced by your engagement with social media in order to create a recognizable brand. Topicality for its focus on the current functionality in social media, especially in regards to building an author platform across multiple online venues such as Facebook, Twitter, and Goodreads. Technique for its detailed and practical treatment of creating and optimizing your Amazon.com page, the major outlet for ebook sales, as well as steps to take to increase your exposure and engagement with your potential customers to yield better sales, including discussions of specific options in paid advertising. It was a lot of information to take in, but what makes the book extraordinary is the fact that it could only have been created in an ebook format. The world of digital publishing is a swiftly moving target, and it takes skill and familiarity to nail it down as these three ladies have done while disseminating their findings quickly enough for them to remain relevant. I recommend this book without reservation to those considering a foray into independent publishing, at least if they have any intention of making any money at it. show less
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