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Ruckles and Rambles

Sep 5
4 min

The ‘Write Every Day’ Rule Is a Trap

Don’t underestimate the value of thinking If your goal is to write an encyclopedia before you die, then maybe you should write every day....

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Finding the Golden Nuggets Buried in All That Writing Advice

Mick Brady

Sep 5
3 min

Finding the Golden Nuggets Buried in All That Writing Advice

I just stumbled upon a post by an author who often gives great advice about blogging, writing, and other important things in life. What s...

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Mick Brady

Jun 21, 2019
4 min

Pearl's Problem Planet

No. 6: June 20, 2019 ~ Like any parent, I love all the characters I created for The Darkest Eyes, my debut novel, even those who make onl...

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Mick Brady

May 21, 2019
4 min

The Deathbringer and Me

No. 5: May 20, 2019 ~ I would never in a trillion years have picked up The Crimson Deathbringer by Sean Robins if I hadn't chanced upon i...

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Mick Brady

Apr 20, 2019
3 min

Good Things, Small Packages

No 4: April 20, 2019 ~ Today I am announcing my campaign, and I'm inviting you to sign up to volunteer. No, I'm not running for president...

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Mick Brady

Mar 20, 2019
3 min

Traveling by Instinct

No 3: March 20, 2019 ~ Painted lady butterflies passed through last week on their way from their desert hatching grounds to the Pacific N...

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Mick Brady

Feb 20, 2019
4 min

Jumping Spider

No 2: February 20, 2019 ~ My totem animal is the spider. Spiders create beautiful, intricate webs, and that's what I strive to do with my...

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Out of the Woods: One Novelist's Mysterious Journey to Being Found

Mick Brady

Jan 30, 2019
4 min

Out of the Woods: One Novelist's Mysterious Journey to Being Found

No. 1 : January 20, 2019 ~ I'm going to break a cardinal rule of storytelling and begin in the middle. That's where I am on my journey, a...

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