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The Prickly Quill is no-BS advice for finishing your novel, because nobody tells you how hard it actually is to get words on the page. Every week, Jeff Manning, indie developer and writer from Barrie, Ontario, cuts through the noise with practical tips, honest talk, and zero fluff. Whether you're stuck on chapter one or painted into a corner on chapter twenty, this is the show that gets you back to the keyboard. Brought to you by Quill Loop - the writing OS built for novelists who are serious about finishing.

"WA" is a Japanese word that describes, or encompasses, the “essence” of what it is to “be Japanese”. This spirit is intricately woven throughout these stories as fantastic creatures, fearsome monsters, animals that are all too human, and people that are, well, all too human too. They make choices and fateful decisions that'll take each character on journeys that are terrifying and miraculous, whimsical and thought-provoking, mysterious, magical, and uniquely Japanese. Come along and join them, as life’s lessons are learned, or sometimes not.