Rachel Funk Heller

Rachel Funk Heller began her career as a journalist and worked as an independent television writer/producer for over two decades. She's worked for a variety of industry clients as well as the Hawaii State Department of Education. She is a former CNN producer who worked in both the Atlanta headquarters and the Washington D.C. bureau. She is the creator of "The Writer's Coloring Book®" check it out at writerscoloriningbook.com

  • Why We Need to Talk about Death and Dying

    Cheerful topic, Yes? No? Halloween is really over. Some of you might have heard but I had some sudden news; that while I was in Houston, basking in the glow of Story Masters and the font of all knowledge, back in San Diego my dear half-sister Patty, died. She had been dealing with cancer for […]

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  • The Story Masters, Scout, and Me

    Today was the last day of Story Masters and they went out with a bang. Don Maass lead a chapter by chapter analysis of “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee. And at the end of the day, they were sweet enough to pose for pictures. One of the most important elements they all seemed […]

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  • Story Masters! 120 Brains Explode Simultaneously — Bring it on!

    Dateline: Houston, Texas at the Double Tree Hotel, the one that gives out cookies Event: Story Masters! Over 120 of us eager beavers gathered in a ballroom with barely enough outlets to power up all the laptops. There were a few skirmishes, but no bloodletting that I could see. That came when the workshop kicked […]

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