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W.A. Stanley
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A writer of such repute that I was once quoted on Wikipedia – thanks to a fake news article I wrote for Silent Protagonist. My current WIPs are due some time in the 21st century. I'd narrow it down, but I've blown every deadline so far.
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I proudly present a book review for The Travelling City,
Adrienne Miller's whimsical, psychedelic, dark fantasy; a book that dares to bring something new to the genre.
The Travelling City
After a hundred years of watching humans make bad decisions, anyone would be sick of their job as peacekeeper. Reihan, a seaver created to deal with humans who lose control over their manifestation ab...
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Playing a little catch-up...
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I've been posting these on *shudder* that other site as part of the August Writing Challenge. Figure I'll post the images here too. Once the month's done, I might backtrack with those from earlier in the month, and the last time I did this.
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Today's book review for an arresting fantasy tale that takes its cues from Slavic mythology, and it has to be read to be believed.

Daughter of the Beast, by EC Greaves.
Daughter of the Beast: Book I of the Vyshivka Trilogy
“Fear not the beasts in your stories. For anything can be slain with a stout blade… and a stouter heart” When her sleepy village is RAIDED by the Vulkari, the fearsome warrior-women of the Ancie...
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August 16, 2023 at 2:05 PM
Reposted by W.A. Stanley
Love the hell out of this. Alan Moore’s BBC Maestro course has this as a core tenet. Which…surprises no one. Anyway. My favorite excerpt about the power of the pen:
August 15, 2023 at 1:16 AM
I made it to the promised land!
August 15, 2023 at 12:55 PM