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with Drake The Duck Muse
Multi-Genre Author ~ Editor ~ Book Designer ~ Writing Coach
The Blog Thingy
Where Emotion and Information are Dispensed Inconsistently... Sometimes
You'll find some interesting stuff here...
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!
A Tiny House In The Forest
When I was about ten, I asked my father if I could build a tiny house in our backyard. This was long before the idea became a socially...
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Kenny Loggins' Music
So, you know that question everyone asks, “If you were stranded on a desert island with only one collection of music, what would it be?” ...
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Hot Cocoa: Not Just For Snowy Days
It’s warm. It’s soothing. It’s magic. Swimming around inside every cup is the liquid memory of mornings with my grandfather, Girl Scout...
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Jim Henson and Kermit The Frog
Who is your hero? Who is the person you’d most like to emulate in this world? What are the elements of being that you wish you had so...
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The Book Club Play at The Inspired Acting Co.
October 2024 The Book Club Play presented by The Inspired Acting Company (a 501c3) in Walled Lake, Michigan, ...
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Books & Authors at Leon & LuLu Spring 2019
March 2019 This is a book festival I always look forward to attending. Wonderful people, beautiful surroundings, and supporting a...
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Shipshewana On The Road: Birch Run 2018
December 2018 This was my first time attending one of the Shipshewana On The Road events, either as a vendor or a guest. Its was an...
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Carpathia Club Easter Festival 2019
April 2019 I enjoyed my time at this event. The event was well planned-out, super-affordable, with a nice diversity of vendors. There...
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Penguicon 2019
May 2019 This was my second "running with the Penguins" and I had a blast! Last year, I participated as a speaker on several panel...
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Greater Rochester Heritage Days
May 2019 This was a fun day shared with some of my favorite Indie Authors. We had hoped it to be a full weekend, but alas, the storm...
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The Pasta Dinner (Indie Book Fest 2019)
June 2019 So much of life (and book festivals) is throwing noodles at the wall to see what sticks. What slides down the wall to the...
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SterlingFest Author Signing 2019
July 2019 This is an event that I look forward to every year. It is spectacularly well organized, in an fantastic location, and...
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Women Who Write Book Festival; Grand Rapids, MI
October 2019 I had a good time at this year's Women Who Write Book Festival. It was an interesting change to be surrounded by other...
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Three Very Different Indie Bookshops
November 2020 I'm madly in love with bookshops; big, small, big box, and Indie. I'm the person that, when you take me shopping at those...
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Three Virtual Book Festivals: A Retrospective
March 2021 During the past year of COVID isolation, many Indie Authors – indeed, most Indie Authors – have been forced to cancel plans...
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