I have a serious question of y'all

 In Indie circles, there are two prevailing thoughts on writing speed. Some authors write slowly and spend a lot of time on editing and polishing, and some write as fast as possible. It would seem that the ones who write really fast put out...

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Jan 31, 2025
Books Recs, Indie and Trad

 I usually do a book rec post around New Years. I'm a little behind this year. There are so many good ones it will probably have to be a couple different messages. Here we go. Thriller (guys with guns):  Savage Son by Jack Carr wa...

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Jan 22, 2025
The Clock is Back

TikTok died (in the US) and was resurrected. Many of you are like, 'who cares'? I know the perception is that it's a "youngens" app.As an IT guy, I understand the security implications of allowing the app in the US. It's a little scary, actually. The...

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Jan 19, 2025
When Weather is a Villian

It was 1 degrees Fahrenheit on my commute this morning. That's chilly. It made me think about weather in stories. It's important to give details about the sights, smells, and sounds in a story. The weather is a big part of that. I thought about Drizz...

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Jan 16, 2025
Nolan Keller - Chapter 7

This one is a little tardy. Sorry about that. I didn't write as much over the holidays.This chapter has a plot twist you won't want to miss out on.https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/96049/the-devil-on-klack-mountain/chapter/2001645/trustSome free stor...

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Jan 10, 2025
Classic Books that we all love

One of my favorite things about new people joining Team Anuka is when they answer that important question: What is your favorite book?I get loads of answers. Sometimes it's what I would expect from my readers. Lord of the Rings, Stormlight Archive, o...

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Jan 07, 2025
Happy New Year from Anuka and the Gang

Happy New Year!I pray for blessing for all of you from my family to yours in the coming year.Also, enjoy some free stories! Royals in Distress This is about the most content appropriate promotion I've found in a while. I think it's right up your all...

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Jan 01, 2025
Nolan Keller - Chapter 6

 Nolan Keller and Tara Brown are back at it again! I hope you had a Merry Christmas. I was able to get the first six chapters of this developing serial story in a nice winter promotion. Check it out below. There are a dozen free books in it.&nbs...

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Dec 26, 2024
Merry Christmas from Anuka

Merry Christmas (almost) to those who celebrate. I have a few updates and then Ember has from freebies to share!I cut a storyline from The Soul of a Dragon this week. It was tough. I always hate killing my darlings, but it did little for the story. T...

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Dec 24, 2024
More fun than a barrel of owlbears!

 Awesome family fun We got Dungeons and Dragons Trivial Pursuit for early Christmas and played it tonight. First. I'm very thankful to have all seven of us together. Those days are becoming increasingly more rare. The boys and I (our r...

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Dec 19, 2024