Evening chill
While I’ll miss the nostalgia of summer evenings: sipping wine on the deck, patio dinners with friends, backyard banter around a small...
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nadinerake
Aug 82 min
The subject of Death
There was recently a death in the family, so it is something that came up in conversation tonight. It is never an easy thing, even if it...
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nadinerake
Aug 12 min
Self-Compassion
Why is self-compassion so difficult? If a friend came to us with advice or a mistake or an accomplishment or a question or even if they...
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nadinerake
Mar 242 min
The hardest part about being an independent author:
I'm usually on Instagram discussing these things with other fellow independent authors: the hardest part about being an independent...
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nadinerake
Jan 111 min
The Year of the Dragon; an update on where to find Cornelius
Okay, I did not know this until the other day, but is it not perfect?! One of my friends recently called me the "Mother of Dragons", and...
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nadinerake
Sep 3, 20231 min
Locals supporting locals
At the start of this indy-author journey, I decided I really wanted to collaborate with local/regional bookstores and children's...
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nadinerake
Apr 15, 20232 min
The story behind the story...
About ten years ago a friend of mine was having a rough day and asked me to tell them a story. And so, out of my brain came a dragon...
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nadinerake
Apr 1, 20232 min
Happy Anniversary, Cornelius!
One year ago I was anxiously awaiting my official first book release. I had signed off on the final draft of the book, and placed my...
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nadinerake
Jan 24, 20233 min
Author interview and review: Cornelius the Dragon
This writing community has been such an encouraging place to be, and I am so grateful to have become part of it nearly one year ago....
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nadinerake
Apr 5, 20223 min
How it all started...
As an immigrant and ESL student, it took me a very short time to speak English and understand my teachers and classmates. However, the...
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nadinerake
Apr 5, 20221 min
Author interview: Nadine Rake
I had the pleasure of meeting Becky Halton through social media groups for independent authors and artists. She runs a blog and social...
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