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What's Coming Out of The Pond Next?
Drake and I are constantly thinking up new stories. Living with such a creative duck, it's hard not to. In fact, it's more unusual these days, to have a lack of ideas. Each time Drake comes up with another great story, he dictates and I frantically type, getting down all the notes I can... and then we return to our regularly scheduled writing project. Even though we try to write every day, our Summer Writing Hermitage is when we dedicate an entire month to moving these projects forward before he can think up any new ones! Sometimes I'm successful at focusing his attention... sometimes not.
If you're even a little bit curious about what's swimming around in the little flipper's brain, check out this page occasionally. I'll post sneak peeks of our WIPs and perhaps a few beta cover designs. It's the most effective way I know to keep the little quacker accountable.
Listed below, you'll see the cover art for the projects that are closest to publication. Also in the works are the following:
~The Crimson Key (a swashbuckler fantasy novel)
~Hot Cocoa (a collection of anecdotal essays)
~Take The Reins (a young adult novel)
~The Passionate Plotter Guidebooks (Indie Author Guidebook series)
~Chloe Chimpanzee's Clutter (a children's picture book; book three in the Smart Ears Safari Club series)
~Tears Remember (a paranormal novel)
~The Scribe's Apprentice (a historical-fiction novel)
Tremendous gratitude flies out on the wind to Kate McNeil, Andrew Allen Smith, Marianne Wieland, Kristoffer Gair, and Deborah Reed for their continuous kindness and support of my writing journey.
Drake quacks his special appreciation to Caroline Topperman, one of the few humans in this world who speaks directly TO him rather than about him.
If you have the time, please visit these wonderful writers at their websites (the links in green). Their creativity is a gift of wonderment, and the kindness of their souls is beyond exceptional.
Drake and I are constantly thinking up new stories. Living with such a creative duck, it's hard not to. In fact, it's more unusual these days, to have a lack of ideas. Each time Drake comes up with another great story, he dictates and I frantically type, getting down all the notes I can... and then we return to our regularly scheduled writing project. Even though we try to write every day, our Summer Writing Hermitage is when we dedicate an entire month to moving these projects forward before he can think up any new ones! Sometimes I'm successful at focusing his attention... sometimes not.
If you're even a little bit curious about what's swimming around in the little flipper's brain, check out this page occasionally. I'll post sneak peeks of our WIPs and perhaps a few beta cover designs. It's the most effective way I know to keep the little quacker accountable.
Listed below, you'll see the cover art for the projects that are closest to publication. Also in the works are the following:
~The Crimson Key (a swashbuckler fantasy novel)
~Hot Cocoa (a collection of anecdotal essays)
~Take The Reins (a young adult novel)
~The Passionate Plotter Guidebooks (Indie Author Guidebook series)
~Chloe Chimpanzee's Clutter (a children's picture book; book three in the Smart Ears Safari Club series)
~Tears Remember (a paranormal novel)
~The Scribe's Apprentice (a historical-fiction novel)
Tremendous gratitude flies out on the wind to Kate McNeil, Andrew Allen Smith, Marianne Wieland, Kristoffer Gair, and Deborah Reed for their continuous kindness and support of my writing journey.
Drake quacks his special appreciation to Caroline Topperman, one of the few humans in this world who speaks directly TO him rather than about him.
If you have the time, please visit these wonderful writers at their websites (the links in green). Their creativity is a gift of wonderment, and the kindness of their souls is beyond exceptional.
Coming Out of The Pond Soon...
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Henry Hippo’s neighborhood is growing more crowded and noisier every day. The Hippo family does their best to share the watering hole with the Zebras and Flamingos who just moved in. But one day, cranky old Mr. Alligator moves in and does not want to share the beach. Instead of getting into an argument he knows he cannot win, Pappa Hippo moves his family to a new home. Henry is frightened about moving. Who will he play with when he gets to the new neighborhood? On moving day, Henry finds himself all alone, but not for long! He makes friends with The Smart Ears Safari Club, and they invite him to be a member. Henry learns that moving to a new home isn’t so scary after all. |
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Splinters is a western novel, and Drake promises me that this is the project we'll be working on during our 2022 Summer Writing Hermitage... so look for it in Autumn of 2022.
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Anonymous is a suspense novella, written entirely in second person POV, with just five characters. It's fun, but complicated. Drake intends to have this finished in late 2022.
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9:30AM - 2:00PM Macomb County Author Festival Macomb Intermediate School District 44001 Garfield Road Clinton Township, MI 48038 Sunday, June 12, 2022 11:00AM - 5:00PM Leon & LuLu Michigan-Made Market 96 West 14 Mile Road Clawson, MI 48017 Saturday, July 30, 2022 10:00AM - 4:00PM SterlingFest Local Author Fair 40255 Dodge Park Road Sterling Heights, MI 48313 Friday, August 5, 2022 12PM - Midnight Saturday, August 6, 2022 10AM - Midnight Timberfest - Art on Kneeland Lewiston Chamber of Commerce Park 2946 Kneeland Street Lewiston, MI 49756 Friday, September 9, 2022 12:00PM - 7:00PM Saturday, September 10, 2022 10:00AM - 7:00PM Sunday, September 11, 2022 11AM - 4PM Charlotte Frontier Days Festival Eaton County Fair 1025 Cochran Avenue Charlotte, MI 48813 |
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