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The Journey Begins!

Today's the day - May 23, 1903!

Crocker and Jackson drove off from San Francisco on their road trip across America.

Dr. Jackson had made a $50 bet that he would be the first.

Crocker was the mechanic who kept the automobile moving.

It started as a bet, became a race, and changed the world!

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#books #reading #bradrcook #historical fiction #road trip #history

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STL LITFEST

I'll be hanging out in the SLWG booth, drop by and say hi!

Friday, May 17, 2024 6-10pm at the Contemporary Art Museum

#stl #stlouis #stl litfest #writers #books #readers #slwg #stlwritersguild

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Love Jennifer's little dragons!

Such a fan.

Masterharper Robinton and his Bronze firelizard Zair. For you dragon fans out there if you're really into modern dragon riders books, check out Pern. It's the place most your fave lore bits started!

Robinton here is my favorite character! Not only is he an incredible musician and composer, he's also a really stand up human being. Great teacher, good friend, my husband ... Oops did I say that aloud lol.

Dragonriders of Pern won my fanart poll for this month! Check my page for future polls and have a say in what I draw next!

#dragons #art #jennifer stolzer #she illustrated my books

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Their road trip begins May 23! Grab a copy and follow along. The Remarkable Journey of the First Road Trip Across America Historical Fiction Order online, from your favorite bookstore, or get signed paperbacks on my website www.bradrcook.com

Amazon B&N Main Street Books

#books #fiction #brad r cook #bradrcook #hisfic #historical fiction #history #adventure #road t #road trip

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#bread #April 19 #baking #i want to bake now

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Had a great time being interviewed by Author's Edge on KXOK Radio. I talked about my books, my writing, being an acquisitions editor, querying, and more. Happened in 2023 on Valentine's day.

#books #writers #bradrcook #writing #interview #KXOK #radio #Youtube

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It’s Rex Manning Day! Damn the Man! Save the Empire!  April 8 is Rex Manning Day! “Attention Rex Manning fans, to your left you will notice a shoplifter being chased by night manager, Lucas. This young man will be caught, deep fried in a vat of hot oil and served to our first hundred customers. Just another tasty treat from the gang at Empire Records.” - Gina “I don’t feel I need to explain my art to you, Warren.“ - A.J. “Let me explain it to you. Mitchell’s the man. I’m the idiot. You’re the screw-up. And we’re all losers. Welcome to Music Town.” - Joe “We mustn’t dwell. No, not today. We can’t. Not on Rex Manning day!” -Mark Empire Records (1995)

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The Iron Chronicles by Brad R. Cook Book I: Iron Horsemen Book II: Iron Zulu Book III: Iron Lotus In a steam-powered Victorian world where pirates prowl the sky and secret societies determine the future like a game of chess, Alexander, Genevieve, her little bronze dragon, and a crew of Sky Raiders must save the world from the four Iron Horsemen. Steampunk, historical fantasy Order online, from your favorite bookstore, or get the signed trilogy on my website! https://www.bradrcook.com/iron-chronicles

#steampunk #books #trilogy #fiction #fantasy #historical #brad r cook #reading #bookblr #dragon

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I've slowly been chipping away at drawing scenes from that imaginary Muppet retelling of the Princess Bride, figured it was about time to share what I've drawn on Tumblr!

#princess bride #muppets #need this movie

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I was interviewed by Bold Journey Magazine We talked about creativity, writing, books, and more.

#interview #writing #brad r cook #writer #author #creativity

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Happy World Read Aloud Day!

Here I am reading flash fiction from an anthology I'm in. The reading is on YouTube along with other readings I've done.

#World Read Aloud Day #readings #read #brad r cook

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Tomorrow, Saturday, Feb 3 10am to Noon CT

St. Louis Writers Guild presents: "Tax Season 2024 Tips and Strategies" with Dan Conners, CPA, EA and representing the VLAA (Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts)

Online and at The Lodge Des Peres To join, click one of the event buttons on the website, or come by The Lodge, 1050 Des Peres Rd. 63131

www.stlwritersguild.org

#writers #taxes #workshop #slwg #stlwritersguild #writing community

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While shopping during the holidays, I went in one of my favorite indie bookstores and had a moment - I found one of my titles on the discount shelf.

It was awesome! I was so honored. The book came out several years ago.

They had two, so I bought one.

Felt like an author milestone.

#authors #milestones #indie bookstore #books #tbt

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Working on an anthology.

I do like laying out a book.

Can't wait to publish this one, hopefully later this week.

#books #anthology #publishing

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St. Louis Writers Guild is holding Writers in the Lodge 2024 a mini writers conference Saturday, March 2nd 10am to 1pm CT The three workshops are free and open to all, they are online and in-person at The Lodge Des Peres. Click one of the Join Event Buttons at stlwritersguild.org to view the workshops.

10 a.m. | Getting The Full Request presented by Literary Agent, Cole Lanahan

11 a.m. | It’s a Different World Out There: Traditional Publishing’s New Landscape presented by New York Times Bestselling Author Eileen Dreyer

12 p.m. | Publishing Under Your Own Imprint: The Inside Scoop presented by New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Angie Fox (Not Recorded)

Check out https://www.stlwritersguild.org/writers-in-the-lodge for more information.

#writers #writing #writers conference #SLWG #stlwritersguild #books

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Holiday Knights The New Batman Adventures

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Wishing you all a Happy New Year

Goodbye 2023... Cheers to 2024 🥂

#2024 #happy new year #new years eve #new year