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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!
Inside The Indie Author: A Conversation with Angela K. Crandall
Have you ever considered writing under a pseudonym, and why or why not? I once considered using pseudonyms when writing an adult novel...
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Guilt In Hiding by Donald Levin
Click The Cover To Order! This is a wonderful book for several reasons. First, the entire book takes place in an area that's no more...
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The Chemist by Stephanie Meyer
Click The Cover To Order! So, when I first came across this book, I wasn't going to read it. I was one of the few people on the planet...
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The Admirer's Secret by Pamela Crane
Click The Cover To Order! I wasn't as interested in this one as I thought I'd be. The synopsis suggested that there would be more of a...
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The Ghostwriter by Alessandra Torre
Click The Cover To Order! If you don't have tissues nearby, make sure you have them when you read this book. If you're a writer...
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The Bookshop From Hell by David Haynes
Click The Cover To Order! If you've read any of my other book reviews, you'll know that I'm a reader who gravitates toward books about...
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The Red House Mystery by A.A. Milne
Click The Cover To Order! I've been a great admirer of A. A. Milne's work since I was a very young child. In fact, his stories from The...
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Lost Boy: The True Story of Captain Hook by Christina Henry
Click The Cover To Order! I grew up enjoying classic tales. Whether they were Grimm's or Disney, Hans Christian Anderson or Aesop, I've...
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The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells
Click The Cover To Order! Every so often, I return to my high school reading list to check out the books that I haven't read in ages to...
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Everyone On This Train Is A Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson
Click The Cover To Order! While on a trip to Toronto recently, I visited Indigo Books and discovered new-to-me author, Benjamin...
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Inside The Indie Author: A Conversation with Kristoffer Gair
Have you ever considered writing under a pseudonym, and why or why not? I used to write under a pseudonym. The first book I wrote was...
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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...
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The Third Coast Book Festival in Grand Haven, Michigan; March 2025
Spearheaded by the wonderful folks at The Book Cellar ( https://visitgrandhaven.com/listing/the-book-cellar/ ), the inaugural...
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Crane By Stacy Rourke
Click The Cover To Order One of the extraordinary things about being an author is that I get the opportunity to read some pretty...
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Inside The Indie Author: A Conversation with Donny Winter
Have you ever considered writing under a pseudonym, and why or why not? I suppose one could argue that I already write using a pseudonym....
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