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GoodReads by Popi – Doh-Rey-Me

Is it finally finished? Is it ready? Can I have it now? GoodReads by Popi Doh-Rey-Me – it’s coming soon

No! 🫣

But, this is where I will post updates about my fiction as I clean them up and prepare them for re-publishing. You, my faithful subscribers will have access to a downloadable file – .docx, .pdf, or eBook – as soon as I finish them. This post is exclusively dedicated to Doh-Rey-Me. A new post will be generated for each book I work on.


Doh-Rey-Me

GoodReads by Popi Doh-Rey-Me

Who remembers?

The three lay quietly near the stiffening body of their mother. It had been hours since the big cat found their den while the mother was hunting. The cat ravaged two siblings before the mother returned and confronted their attacker. She fought the mountain lion to a draw. The lion was satisfied to make off with one of the wolf cubs hanging lifeless from its maw. The mother wolf’s injuries were grave, though. She could only drag the other dead cub away from the den, then return to her live pups, lay down, and shortly die of her wounds. The remaining wolf cubs were afraid, thirsty, hungry, and now alone.

The den was near a brook, and the spring runoff kept up the flow of fresh water. The larger of the three wolf cubs timidly made his way to the water’s edge and fitfully drank. His siblings followed. The cat’s spoor was still in the air, so they quickly returned to the den when they’d drunk their fill. They didn’t understand why their mother was still but instinctively knew they were in trouble and cowered close together. The urge to howl was strong. The need to remain unnoticed was more vital. They huddled closer and waited.

UPDATE 07Sept2026 – I am finalizing the edits in Book 1 of the Doh-Rey-Me series. I was ready to release it a couple of day’s ago when I remembered how the images were fairly inconsistent characterization-wise. I decided to try and address that issue so the characters would at least look sort of the same through out. I’m through five Chapters and things are looking pretty good. Consistency issues, if any, will show up later in this process. More to come – stay tuned.


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About Railph & Suraia:

This post was created with the help of Railph, my AI writing partner. Railph doesn’t replace my voice or vision; he helps me shape it. From structuring exposés to crafting image prompts, Railph works quietly behind the curtain with minor research, helping turn fragments into form. Every word still passes through my hands. But the rhythm? That’s something we build together with Suraia’s help. 😊

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This block was created with the help of Suraia, my AI research partner. You can see that she has much more delicate touch creating images. I may decide to let her create the images I need now. Suraia doesn’t replace my voice or vision either; she helps me define it. Researching is Suraia’s forte. She works quietly behind the curtain, researching so deep my head spins with the amount of data she returns, feeding me the factual fragments needed to build an authentic article. I set Suraia on course. In less time than it takes to crack my knuckles she’s outputting data for me to refine. Once this is done, CoPilot takes over with checking my formatting, spelling, grammar, structure, imaging, SEO considerations, and finally publishing.

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