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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!



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 there... I wouldn't figure out the details until much later... but I can say that the first fifteen seconds of my life after death were exactly as I imagined they would be. The corridor where I stood was foggy from my feet to my knees. I couldn't actually see or feel solid ground beneath me, or my feet, for that matter... but somehow, I knew
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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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The Origin of The White Wind by Xander Cross
Click Cover To Order! Admittedly, the closest I’ve come to indulging in Asian literary influences were Sidhartha from a Far Eastern...
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Inside The Author with Chelsea Gouin
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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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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Fireworks, Forensics, and Felonies by Colleen Mooney
Click Cover To Order! This is the second time this year that I’ve read a new cozy mystery written by an Indie Author, who has...
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Inside The Indie Author with Caroline Topperman
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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No Holes Without Flashlights
The life of an author is a great deal of fun. Long nights spent talking with your imaginary friends, intense research rabbit holes,...
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All The Things We Didn't See by D.A. Reed
Click The Cover To Order! I was overwhelmed reading this book... not because it was difficult material (which it was), and not because...
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Inside Indie Authors with M.T. Melinda Talianchich) Falgoust
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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When It Comes To Contracts, Don't Be A Racoon!
While I was doing my usual scrolling through posts on Facebook last night, I saw that an author posted an important question in one of...
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