Rick Waugh
@rickwaughauthor.com
🇨🇦 A writer of fantasy series:
The Eternal Muse 🎼
The Gods of Chaos 🧝♀️
Humor, romance, magic, adventure.
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The Eternal Muse 🎼
The Gods of Chaos 🧝♀️
Humor, romance, magic, adventure.
rickwaughauthor.com
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Rick Waugh
@rickwaughauthor.com
· Dec 1
In the mood for a fantasy trilogy that's not so steamy and stabby?
A minstrel and an ex-priest battle to survive in a world full of monsters. At least they have each other’s backs, right? Well….
Epic fantasy, found family, (very) slow burn romance, humor.
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A minstrel and an ex-priest battle to survive in a world full of monsters. At least they have each other’s backs, right? Well….
Epic fantasy, found family, (very) slow burn romance, humor.
www.rickwaughauthor.com/books/#godso...
So, when I’m walking around my living room to meet my hourly movement goals in my Apple watch, if I’m holding a beer, does it still count as exercise? 🍻
November 10, 2025 at 1:27 AM
So, when I’m walking around my living room to meet my hourly movement goals in my Apple watch, if I’m holding a beer, does it still count as exercise? 🍻
This month’s selection of free spec fiction books, including my first in series, Rogue God. Check them out! freebooks.rickwaughauthor.com/2025-novembe...
Fantasy & Sci-Fi Mania - November 2025
Searching for your next favorite story?
Look no further! These awesome fantasy and sci-fi authors have teamed up to offer a delightful selection of new books. Available for a limited time.
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November 8, 2025 at 6:41 PM
This month’s selection of free spec fiction books, including my first in series, Rogue God. Check them out! freebooks.rickwaughauthor.com/2025-novembe...
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VANTHOLOGY is here!
From misty seawalls to far-flung worlds, Vanthology gathers original short fiction from the Vancouver Genre Writers community.
If you love discovering new voices and fresh blends of genre, Vanthology belongs on your shelf.
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From misty seawalls to far-flung worlds, Vanthology gathers original short fiction from the Vancouver Genre Writers community.
If you love discovering new voices and fresh blends of genre, Vanthology belongs on your shelf.
Get your copy now: mybook.to/vanthology
October 29, 2025 at 7:57 PM
VANTHOLOGY is here!
From misty seawalls to far-flung worlds, Vanthology gathers original short fiction from the Vancouver Genre Writers community.
If you love discovering new voices and fresh blends of genre, Vanthology belongs on your shelf.
Get your copy now: mybook.to/vanthology
From misty seawalls to far-flung worlds, Vanthology gathers original short fiction from the Vancouver Genre Writers community.
If you love discovering new voices and fresh blends of genre, Vanthology belongs on your shelf.
Get your copy now: mybook.to/vanthology
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This is great. If you’re going to try and scam me, it would be good to spell my name right, and don’t forget to insert the [specific moment] in the text. 😂
October 13, 2025 at 4:40 PM
This is great. If you’re going to try and scam me, it would be good to spell my name right, and don’t forget to insert the [specific moment] in the text. 😂
This month’s collection of legit free Fantasy and SF books, including one of mine: The Gatekeeper’s Way, a prequel to The Eternal Muse series. Have a look, doesn’t cost anything to look. 😉 freebooks.rickwaughauthor.com/WorldsinChao...
Worlds in Chaos: Sci-Fi & Fantasy Epics
Searching for your next favorite story?
Discover gripping tales of rebellion, elemental powers, and the fight for a better future.
These bestselling authors have teamed up to offer a delightful select...
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October 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
This month’s collection of legit free Fantasy and SF books, including one of mine: The Gatekeeper’s Way, a prequel to The Eternal Muse series. Have a look, doesn’t cost anything to look. 😉 freebooks.rickwaughauthor.com/WorldsinChao...
Yes, indeedy. I wonder what they’re referring to?
October 9, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Yes, indeedy. I wonder what they’re referring to?
Been using a CPAP for sleep apnea for 12 years. Decided to get a new sleep study done, as considering a different therapy. To do that, have to stop using CPAP for 6 days, just had night 4, and I’m a mess. Amazing what sh*tty sleep does to your brain.
October 5, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Been using a CPAP for sleep apnea for 12 years. Decided to get a new sleep study done, as considering a different therapy. To do that, have to stop using CPAP for 6 days, just had night 4, and I’m a mess. Amazing what sh*tty sleep does to your brain.
I love Vancouver. We’d never walked this particular dike in Pitt Meadows. Gorgeous day.
October 4, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I love Vancouver. We’d never walked this particular dike in Pitt Meadows. Gorgeous day.
Do you have, or are interested in Kobo Plus, Kobo’s subscription service? And do you like fantasy books? Check out this month’s Kobo Plus Fantasy promo list. www.kobo.com/ca/en/p/kobo...
Fantastical reads on Kobo Plus | Rakuten Kobo Canada
Fill your library with fantasy eBooks, all available to read now on Kobo Plus. From historical to urban fantasy, your next adventure awaits.
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September 21, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Do you have, or are interested in Kobo Plus, Kobo’s subscription service? And do you like fantasy books? Check out this month’s Kobo Plus Fantasy promo list. www.kobo.com/ca/en/p/kobo...
Some more free fantasy books, legit offered by their authors. Check them out! #FreeBooks. freebooks.rickwaughauthor.com/cozyfantasys...
Free September Cozy Fantasy Books
Searching for your next favorite story?
Look no further! These bestselling authors have teamed up to offer a delightful selection of new books. Available for a limited time.
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September 13, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Some more free fantasy books, legit offered by their authors. Check them out! #FreeBooks. freebooks.rickwaughauthor.com/cozyfantasys...
The first few lines of Chapter 1, The Eternal Muse: Desecration. This was the first thing I wrote when I started writing again, and I rather like it.... 😉
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The Eternal Muse: Desecration - Chapter 1 — Rick Waugh Author
The first lines of chapter 1…a little lyrical, a little musical, a beginning…. The Iktara river sang. At least, Piper always thought of it as singing. Sometimes a sweet murmur. Sometimes a strident so...
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September 8, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The first few lines of Chapter 1, The Eternal Muse: Desecration. This was the first thing I wrote when I started writing again, and I rather like it.... 😉
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I've done dictation for years, directly into Scrivener using Mac voice control. Just upgraded my computer so I can use the latest version of MacOS, and dictation is really improved. Not perfect, but at least as good if not better than my sloppy typing. No need for expensive dictation software.
August 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I've done dictation for years, directly into Scrivener using Mac voice control. Just upgraded my computer so I can use the latest version of MacOS, and dictation is really improved. Not perfect, but at least as good if not better than my sloppy typing. No need for expensive dictation software.
If you want a mac, but think they’re too expensive, I replaced my 2015 Macbook with a refurb 2024 Mac Mini for under $700 Canuck. I had a monitor and keyboard. Just about fell over when I saw the price. Not a laptop, but I have my iPad for mobile. (Works as a second monitor, too.) It’s so small.
August 14, 2025 at 5:49 PM
If you want a mac, but think they’re too expensive, I replaced my 2015 Macbook with a refurb 2024 Mac Mini for under $700 Canuck. I had a monitor and keyboard. Just about fell over when I saw the price. Not a laptop, but I have my iPad for mobile. (Works as a second monitor, too.) It’s so small.
Need something beautiful in your life today? Some gorgeous guitar. youtu.be/Yy6iOAYdwx0
Java Man - Michael Hedges (feat. Erik Mongrain, Samael Pelletier & Antoine Dufour)
YouTube video by Antoine Dufour
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August 12, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Need something beautiful in your life today? Some gorgeous guitar. youtu.be/Yy6iOAYdwx0
If you’re a creative, and the world is grinding you down, between AI, the pressure to “succeed”, and the general state of everything, so that you wonder why you bother anymore… this is a great essay. open.substack.com/pub/counterc...
Why You Should Still Build Your Raft of Art in the Sea of Slop
A little cri du coeur about working on your work and avoiding all the noise
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August 11, 2025 at 1:44 PM
If you’re a creative, and the world is grinding you down, between AI, the pressure to “succeed”, and the general state of everything, so that you wonder why you bother anymore… this is a great essay. open.substack.com/pub/counterc...
31 free cozy fantasy books, including one of mine, Rogue God. Click it and check it! freebooks.rickwaughauthor.com/cozyfantasya...
Free August Cozy Fantasy Books
Searching for your next favorite story?
Look no further! These bestselling authors have teamed up to offer a delightful selection of new books. Available for a limited time.
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August 9, 2025 at 2:43 PM
31 free cozy fantasy books, including one of mine, Rogue God. Click it and check it! freebooks.rickwaughauthor.com/cozyfantasya...
Saw this cute little guy while we were walking by the river in Keremeos. Maybe a baby rattler, or a baby gopher/bull snake.
August 7, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Saw this cute little guy while we were walking by the river in Keremeos. Maybe a baby rattler, or a baby gopher/bull snake.
Do you use ChatGPT to find books? Apparently AI search is growing. Where SEO was unimportant to fiction authors, as people found books through Amazon/Kobo, etc., it's changing. Which means making your website AI friendly, which is SEO+, really. So are you using any AI search tools this way?
August 4, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Do you use ChatGPT to find books? Apparently AI search is growing. Where SEO was unimportant to fiction authors, as people found books through Amazon/Kobo, etc., it's changing. Which means making your website AI friendly, which is SEO+, really. So are you using any AI search tools this way?
Can Robin and Cantor survive each other’s company long enough to break the curse that's bound them together?
Cozy, epic action and adventure, found family, a trickster goddess and her dragon shifter, tied up with splashes of (very) slow burn romance and humor.
www.rickwaughauthor.com/RogueGod/
Cozy, epic action and adventure, found family, a trickster goddess and her dragon shifter, tied up with splashes of (very) slow burn romance and humor.
www.rickwaughauthor.com/RogueGod/
Rogue God — Rick Waugh Author
Read a sample Get for Free Now Amazon .com .ca .co.uk .com.au .de Book 1 of the gods of chaos – available for free on all major book retailers Rogue God Angels don’t say things like that…. Cantor doesn’t want to go see the angel, even though she’s supposed to enhance his sparse magical skills; […]
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July 28, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Can Robin and Cantor survive each other’s company long enough to break the curse that's bound them together?
Cozy, epic action and adventure, found family, a trickster goddess and her dragon shifter, tied up with splashes of (very) slow burn romance and humor.
www.rickwaughauthor.com/RogueGod/
Cozy, epic action and adventure, found family, a trickster goddess and her dragon shifter, tied up with splashes of (very) slow burn romance and humor.
www.rickwaughauthor.com/RogueGod/
If you're writing speculative short stories, and sending them to Asimov's, SF&F, Analog, etc., they've been acquired by a new company, and you really need to read this post from Writer Beware. writerbeware.blog/2025/07/25/c...
Contract Controversy (and Change) at Must Read Magazines - Writer Beware
In a surprise move this past February, a new group called Must Read Magazines acquired five genre magazines: Asimov’s Science Fiction, Analog Science Fiction and Fact, The Magazine of Fantasy & Scienc...
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July 25, 2025 at 6:39 PM
If you're writing speculative short stories, and sending them to Asimov's, SF&F, Analog, etc., they've been acquired by a new company, and you really need to read this post from Writer Beware. writerbeware.blog/2025/07/25/c...
I forgot how good the guitar solo is in this song, not sure who the player was. RIP Chuck. youtu.be/V7dg8vRDM68?...
Chuck Mangione - Feels So Good
YouTube video by NeoFunkyman1
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July 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I forgot how good the guitar solo is in this song, not sure who the player was. RIP Chuck. youtu.be/V7dg8vRDM68?...
I’ve always loved historical atlases. I’m a map nerd. (Us fantasy tours often are.) A friend alerted me to this one, and I couldn’t help myself, and bought it. It’s gorgeous, and unlike most of the old historical atlases I read when I was young, it’s not entirely European centric.
July 19, 2025 at 12:36 AM
I’ve always loved historical atlases. I’m a map nerd. (Us fantasy tours often are.) A friend alerted me to this one, and I couldn’t help myself, and bought it. It’s gorgeous, and unlike most of the old historical atlases I read when I was young, it’s not entirely European centric.