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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!​



Indie Reads Aloud: Caroline Topperman Reads "Your Roots Cast A Shadow"
Indie Reads Aloud Radio Episode # 200 Your Roots Cast A Shadow Written by Caroline Topperman A narrative of cultural translation,...
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Indie Reads Aloud: Joseph Neely and "Slow Rivers; Poems from My Sixties"
Indie Reads Aloud Radio Episode # 201 Slow Rivers; Poems from My Sixties Written by Joseph Neely Intelligent, nostalgic and accessible...
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Indie Reads Aloud: Jean Davis Reads "Nugget the Space Chicken and the Dragon of Ishenor"
Indie Reads Aloud Radio Episode # 198 Nugget the Space Chicken and the Dragon of Ishenor Written by Jean Davis Illustrated by Morgan...
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Indie Reads Aloud: Mark Love with "Part-Time Criminal"
Indie Reads Aloud Radio Episode # 211 Part-Time Criminal Written by Mark Love "Some people are born criminals. Others are driven to it."...
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Indie Reads Aloud: Julie Navickas and "Trusting Love"
Indie Reads Aloud Radio Episode # 204 Trusting Love Book One in The Clumbsy Hearts Series Written by Julie Navicaks   What does a...
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Inside The Indie Author: A Conversation with Ingar Rudholm
Have you ever considered writing under a pseudonym, and why or why not? If I could go back in time, I would’ve published my books under a...
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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...
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The Eye of The Storm by M.T. Falgoust
Click The Cover To Order This book is a ride and a half! Like a corkscrew rollercoaster at an amusement park, this book forces you to...
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Inside The Indie Author: A Conversation with Lisa Jacovsky
Have you ever considered writing under a pseudonym, and why or why not? Actually I did. I thought about using my first and middle name...
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Copyright & Public Domain
Copyright is a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States to the authors of "original works of authorship," including...
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Free Will Preview Chapter One: The Two Gates
Click The Cover To Order! At five seconds, things were a little foggy.  I'm not sure how much time passed by or exactly how I got...
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Inside Indie Authors with Ken MacGregor
Would you like to get to know more about how the inner book brain of Indie Author works? This is the place!  Periodically, we'll invite...
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Plucked by Vera West
Click Cover To Order! Novels written by Indie Authors are some of my favorites because these writers take risks with their books, trying...
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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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Inside The Author with S.W. Raine
Would you like to get to know more about how the inner book brain of an Indie Author works? This is the place!  Periodically, we'll...
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