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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!​



Mighty Mila by Katie Petruzziello
Click The Cover To Order! I discovered a new-to-me-author today! While browsing through my Facebook feed, I noticed a recommendation to...
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Sadie Sees Trouble by Linda Jarkey
Click The Cover To Order! This is a delightful story for readers six years old to grandparents, that teaches children the value of...
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Juxtaposition Paradox by Charles R. Stern
Click The Cover To Order! If you've never read Magic Realism, I highly recommend this book as your first investigation into the genre. ...
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The Proof Is In The Pudding by Clay Boura
Click The Cover To Order! This is a fabulous children's book that introduces little ones to idioms and their use and meaning. Well...
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Better Boxed And Forgotten by Andrew Charles Lark
​This is a well-crafted, creepy ghost story. The characters draw you in... you want to be invested in their lives... love them, hate...
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Witness Testimony and Other Tales by P.A. O'Neil
Click The Cover To Order! Witness Testimony  was an interesting and engaging collection of short stories.  When I first began reading, I...
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Mudflap The Gloves Come Off by Jay Alden Bailey
Click The Cover To Order! This was difficult for me. It is extremely rare that I don't finish a book once I begin reading. I think it's...
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Excerpts From An Unknown Guidebook: Book 1 Phases of The Moon by Josef Bastian
Click The Cover To Order! I’m so happy to have read this book! Although it is written with middle-grade and early young adult readers in...
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Gangster In Our Midst by Betty Brandt Passick
Click The Cover To Order! Even though the title of this book implies that it is a story about a gangster… and part of it certainly is… I...
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Whole Book Marketing by Victorine E. Lieske
Click The Cover To Order! Like many Indie Authors, I am constantly on the look out for craft books to actually improve my writing acumen,...
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The Reckoning by D.M. Taylor
Click The Cover To Order! Okay, holy moly. This is a book that may make your head spin in ways you never imagined. And that’s a good...
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Mystekos Summer by Amy Klco
Click The Cover To Order! I loved this story! It was a wonderful return to my pre-teen years spent fantasizing my days away between the...
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Give Place To Wrath by Steven C. Harms
Click The Cover To Order! The most wonderful thing about books is that if you need to set one aside to deal with life's distractions and...
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Crystal and Flint by Holly Ash
Click The Cover To Order! The Science Fiction genre is overflowing with unusual stories… almost to the point of saturation. So much...
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Social Suicide by Angela K. Crandall
To begin, I fully appreciate that poetry is HARD! Not just difficult to write, but also challenging to read. I honor all authors who...
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