DANIKA MARIE BROWN

Author, publisher, and blogger

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  • LeGuin on uncertainty

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    “The only thing that makes life possible is permanent, intolerable uncertainty; not knowing what comes next.” -Ursula K. LeGuin

  • October Reading List

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    Trying to read more. Between moving multiple times within a couple years, a busy toddler, and now being sick a lot… I’ve neglected reading. No more! So here’s my reading list from last month, not counting random short stories I come across: The Midnight Line… Lee Child Kizzie… Kristine Kathryn Rusch The Big Bad Wolf……

  • Haven’t been here in a long time…

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    Just noticed my last post was about moving with an infant, way back in 2024. Now I’ve moved my family yet again for the second time in a year. This time, at least we own the house. Worth the move. And my daughter loves her new home. I’m trying to figure out ways to get…

  • Moving with an infant, etc.

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    My wife and I have planned on this move for a couple years. And now with a new baby, it’s time to move closer to family. I’m going back to my day job next week and have no idea how I’m getting any sleep until we finally have grandparents to call for help. Having leave…

  • Priorities

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    I’ve thinking about priorities a lot lately, especially since my daughter’s birth (on leap day no less). She’s been super fussy today, and my wife is at work so I’m by myself. In fact, I’m writing this blog post in between chaotic moments. At one time in my life, writing held a top priority. Ten…

  • Guinea pigs and a cat

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    So to be clear, this photo below was highly supervised. I also don’t recommend having both cats and guinea pigs in the same household. My piggies normally live in a large cage with a detachable top and blankets on it. So the brown piggy is Zoey and the multi colored one is Chloe. They were…

  • Reminiscing on where I’ve been

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    I’ve spent time lately thinking back on my writing career so far, the ups and downs, and the big turning points that led me to where I am now. So I’d like to outline how I did it. This won’t be exactly in chronological order, since stuff often happened simultaneously, or in stops and starts.…

  • My current writing streak

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    My longest writing streak happened between June 2015 and November 2019. It lasted 1,609 days, 230 weeks. During that period, I wrote and published 100 titles, mostly erotica under a pen name. I ended the streak on purpose. Mostly because I needed the reset. And then 2020 hit—I started another decent streak during the pandemic.…

  • Another cat photo

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    This one of Lilly, who is my wife’s baby. Lilly commandeers my writing chair often. My desk is rarely that clean, by the way.

  • Not much to see here

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    Afraid this will be a diary of cat photos for awhile until I reboot my publishing business. This little scamp is Izzy, who prefers the baby bed for her own reasons.