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Author: N. K. Valek

N.K. Valek is a writer raised through roleplaying. Be it live action or text based, to this day, she still loves pretending to be someone else doing something else, somewhere else. Bonus points if magic is involved. Actually, those are probably the only points.
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9 Ways to Lessen Your Word Count

January 30, 2024April 17, 2024 N. K. Valek

Here are 9 things you might try in order to shorten your word count to the sweet spot you so crave!

Tagged Creative writing advice, Cut word count down, How to write better, Improve my writing, Make my writing stronger, Overwriting, Shorten sentences, Word Count, writing, Writing a novel, writing advice, Writing advice list, Writing help, Writing tips6 Comments
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Calling for a Blanket Dance by Oscar Hokeah

January 4, 2024January 4, 2024 N. K. Valek

Family wraps around us like a blanket; we are all threads in each others' lives.

Tagged Book review, Books, Calling for a Blanket Dance, Cherokee, Diversity, fiction, Kiowa, Literary Fiction, Mexican, Mexican-American, Multi-POV, Multiple points of view, Multiple POV, N.K. Valek Reviews, Native American, Oscar Hokeah, POV, reading, Realistic, writing, Writing tipsLeave a comment
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Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

December 7, 2023 N. K. Valek

King Arthur ancestral magic with Black Girl Magic twist. ❤

Tagged Ancestry, Black Girl Magic, blog, Book review, Books, fantasy, Fresh story, Legendborn, Magic, Magic Systems, N.K. Valek Reviews, Pacing, politics, Race, Strong Protagonist, Tracy Deonn, Twists, Types of love, Worldbuilding, writing, Writing tipsLeave a comment
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11.27.23 New Job

November 28, 2023November 28, 2023 N. K. Valek

Hey! It's been a while since I did an official update. Writer's Block, Book Reviews, New job, and more!

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Names Will Never Hurt Me by Jaime Adoff

November 28, 2023January 31, 2024 N. K. Valek

Four Voices, Four Lives, One Day. And nobody died. Maybe.

Tagged 3 star, Book review, Jaime Adoff, Literary Fiction?, Multi-POV, N.K. Valek Reviews, Names Will Never Hurt Me, Prose-poetry, Realistic, TwistsLeave a comment

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