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Diana Kathryn Penn

with Drake The Duck Muse

Multi-Genre Author ~ Editor ~ Book Designer ~ Writing Coach

Diana Kathryn Penn

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Where Emotion and Information are Dispensed Inconsistently... Sometimes

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a few Op Eds, some Writing Craft Information, Book Reviews, and More. Poke around the categories and see what ruffles your feathers... in a good way!

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The Sphere of Story

January 2022 The process of story creation can be explained as a sphere of creation. It is a process where ideas form and are passed...

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An Author's Flight Plan

February 2022 Migrating my way through the world as a writer has never been hard for me. From my duckling days, I knew that writing...

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Validate Reading… No Matter How You Choose To Do It!

February 2022 I spend a lot of time with people who love books, authors, and readers. In almost every case, the conversations are...

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Editors Protect The Rush

May 2022 I love words. I love diving deep into sentence structures, vocabulary, and the rhythm of one paragraph, flowing after another,...

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Ten Sacred Words

August 2022 Sacred [sey-krid] adjective; regarded with reverence; secured against violation and infringement. Since I was about seven...

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Writing In The Leko's Light

December 2024 When I worked in the theatre as a lighting designer, we primarily used two different types of lights to create the desired...

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So Many Stories and My Gemini Brain

December 2021 Three times, in as many days, I’ve seen posts in various groups on Facebook asking whether writers work on multiple...

Writing Craft

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Book Reviews, Indie Authors, and Bilateral Breathing

February 2022 The impact of a book review cannot be overstated. As Indie Authors, we all know this. We live it and breathe it… But do...

Writing Craft

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The Bicycle Seat

June 2022 I read on one of the many writing group forums today, a novice author expressing their gratitude for someone pointing them in...

Writing Craft

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Ratings For Books? Yes!

Occasionally, I’m asked if books have a rating system, like films. We all know that reader audiences are defied mostly by age group, but...

Writing Craft

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What's Your Genre?

The writing world has changed a lot over the decades. We began simply enough… Fiction or Non-fiction? Real or Make Believe. Then, as...

Writing Craft

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The Writing Research Carousel

July 2023 Every writer I’ve ever met is specifically talented. Each has a storytelling gift they generously share with readers....

Writing Craft

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Word Counts Are Only Half The Story

Dateline: January 14, 2025… At last night’s virtual writing session with Creative Slingers of Ink , Drake and I wrote a total of 499...

Writing Craft

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Theatre and Book Festivals: Kissing Cousins

Perspectives from March 2022 The anticipation of a new festival season brings excitement and trepidation. It feels a little like the...

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Five Ways To Build Reciprocity Into Your Indie Author Marketing Plan

Since first becoming an Indie Author in 2010, I’ve focused on not only building my writing career, but I’ve also worked to share the...

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Book Reviews and The Editor's Dilemma

I absolutely love my job. Without hesitation, I unequivocally, devotedly love my job. I've loved it since the moment I decided that my...

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A Conversation with Diana Kathryn Penn

Do you have any writing rituals? If so, what are they? I write best when I have a cup of cocoa nearby and classical, instrumental music...

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Drake The Duck Muse

Writers the world over will tell you that they follow their Muse when they create. For some, that means staying connected to the...

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The Sacred Text Philosophy

Since the beginnings of our organized society, the way we have given honor and credence to thoughts, ideas, parables, edicts, and even...

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The Impact of Story

Suspend your disbelief for just a minute and think about this … Time only exists because humans created story. The first moment of...

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