N. R. Tucker

2nd Novel Published

Every once in a while I have to step back and admire the view from where I currently stand. Today is such a day. After years of writing and keeping those words – and worlds – safely hidden, I find it somewhat surprising that I am announcing my second full length novel is available. It’s a good feeling to continue to follow this dream, and best of all, my hobby is paying for itself. Don’t get me wrong. No other author will tremble in fear that my book will shoot past them on the charts, but a hobby that pays for itself is a wonderful thing. Besides, I would be writing anyway. It’s what I do.

Enthralled, Farseen Chronicles Book 2, is available digitally at Amazon. The paperback copy will be available November 2015.

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October 2, 2015 1

Embarrassed

Spoiler Alert. This flash fiction takes place before the Freed Fae War in the second half of Deceived. It’s a deleted scene from the book.

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After a hard run, the shifter cut through a gully. Tempe ran up the more stable hillside, jumped off an overhang, and beheaded him before her feet hit the ground. She stuck the landing. Breathing hard from the run, she felt, rather than saw, the first drops on her brow. Fire, not rain. She called a wall of water to absorb the fire droplets that rained down on her head. She looked around and found her new opponent, a wizard, with serious control of his powers. The fire drops landed only on her, or as was now the case, her water wall.

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September 20, 2015 0

Reading Challenge Status

It’s time for an update on Writing Leaves No Time For Reading. I realized a while back I had not been reading. Between the day job and writing and occasionally talking to my family, there just wasn’t time. I missed it. I truly enjoy reading and I joined the 2015 Reading Challenge. Since I love organization, my first step was to create a spreadsheet of the types of books I needed to read and identify which books I would read. For those who don’t want to check out the web site, it’s a fifty book challenge. You pick the books as long as they fall into the prescribed categories.

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July 7, 2015 0

Consequences

This Farseen Chronicles flash fiction takes place during the first half of Deceived. There are no plot spoilers in this story.

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“You ask him,” Lucas pushed his twin forward.

Logan twisted and pushed Lucas back, “It’s your question. You ask.”

Stretched out in the sunroom, Bryce hid his smile, but didn’t look up from the seriously disappointing book in his hands. He would welcome the interruption.

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July 2, 2015 0

By Any Other Name

Spoiler Alert. This flash fiction takes place before the Freed Fae War in the second half of Deceived, Book 1 in the Farseen Chronicles.

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“You were so brave to go to the Farseen. And you saw unicorns,” Cinnamon said as they walked down the street.

As soon as they were away from their human friends, Cinnamon and her brothers demanded an account of Willow’s trip to the Farseen. They had rushed to finish setting up their Science Fair projects after school but still missed the bus; so they headed to Bryce’s office for a ride home, as they had been instructed. The new rules aggravated the young shape shifters but even they knew they weren’t equal to fighting adult fae on the hunt.

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May 4, 2015 0

Playing Publishing Catch Up

The digital copy of Deceived has been available for three months.

Good news: Sales are higher than I expected with the limited (word of mouth) marketing I’ve done.

Bad news: I’m a bit behind on publishing a print copy.

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April 19, 2015 0

Writing Leaves No Time for Reading

Back in February, I went to Pinterest to pull up a recipe my family likes and I got sidetracked with a reading challenge. Between life, my day job and working on my books, I haven’t had time to read… which is sad, as it’s my favorite hobby. I have no clue where I’m going to find the time to do this but it’s a goal I’ve set for myself in 2015. I even convinced a couple of friends and family to take the journey with me.

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April 9, 2015 2

Giants

This Farseen Chronicles flash fiction takes place during the first half of Deceived. There are no spoilers in this story.

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“Hey, I got a question.”

Mitch approached her with the confidence of a six-year-old addressing a trusted adult. Few adults would have interrupted her when she was growling over her laptop. Fewer would have asked a question.

Tempest looked up and smiled, “What’s the question?”

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February 7, 2015 0

A Map is a Useful Thing

Trail to Jumping off Rock in the Blue Ridge Mountains

On the open road or hiking the forest, a map is a useful thing. The same can be said for blogs. What do I want this blog to be? I have two main goals.

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February 1, 2015 1