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Nina Waters

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Born

in New York City, The United States

Website

http://unforth.tumblr.com

Twitter

theninawaters

Genre

Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Science Fiction

Influences

Caleb Carr, Robert Jordan, Patricia C. Wrede, Stephen Sears, Bruce ...more

Member Since

May 2013

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/claire_houck

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Claire Houck (she/they/he), pen name Nina Waters, fandom name unforth, is the founder and sole proprietor of Duck Prints Press LLC. She is queer, 40 years old, married to the lovely Lisa, and a mother of two. Claire has been writing fanfiction since the young age of seven, when she penned (well, two-finger typed and printed dot matrix) the timeless classic “the story of my littl ponies and the glob.” Since then, her spelling, grammar and prose have improved immensely. She has written over two hundred short stories, a number of novellas, and 16 novels—some original, some fanfiction—including “A Glimmer of Hope,” which was successfully Kickstarted and self-published in fall, 2016. She’s also had two short stories published. Before she became ...more

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Average rating: 4.29 · 195 ratings · 49 reviews · 21 distinct works • Similar authors

	Add Magic to Taste by Nina Waters (Goodreads Author) (Editor), A.L. Heard (Goodreads Author) (Editor), A. Reilly (Editor) 4.21 avg rating — 42 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	She Wears the Midnight Crown by Nina Waters (Goodreads Author) (Editor), A. Reilly (Editor), A.L. Heard (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.42 avg rating — 19 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	He Bears the Cape of Stars by Nina Waters (Goodreads Author) (Editor), A. Reilly (Editor), Lacey Hays (Editor) 4.05 avg rating — 20 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	And Seek (Not) to Alter Me by Nina Waters (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Lacey Hays (Editor), A.L. Heard (Editor) 4.33 avg rating — 12 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Glimmer of Hope (Oathtakers, #1) 4.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Aether Beyond the Binary by Nina Waters (Goodreads Author) (Lead Editor), Ellen Faye, Scarlett Gale (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scholarly Pursuits: A Queer Anthology of Cozy Academia Stories by Nina Waters (Goodreads Author) (Lead Editor), Robin S. Blackwood, E. V. Dean (Goodreads Author) 4.67 avg rating — 9 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Many Hands: An Anthology of Polyamorous Erotica by Nina Waters (Goodreads Author) (Lead Editor), Alex Bauer, enchantedsleeper it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Truth Universally Acknowledged: Queer Fanworks Inspired by Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" by Nina Waters (Goodreads Author) (Lead Editor), nottesilhouette, J.D. Harlock 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Magical Morsels: An Add Magic to Taste Mini-Book by Nina Waters (Goodreads Author) (Editor), A.L. Heard (Editor), Tris Lawrence (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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I'm not currently cross-posting blog content to Goodreads (though I could if people wanted me to? Let me know if you'd be interested). Instead, as part of running Duck Prints Press, I manage ALL our social media accounts. Visit our website - duckprintspress dot com - to follow us on any (or all) platforms where we currently post!

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Nina Waters liked Briar Rose's review of Scholarly Pursuits: A Queer Anthology of Cozy Academia Stories: "This turned out to be delightful! I was very excited to get an ARC from the Duck Prints Press ARC program to honestly review, but through the first few stories I wasn’t sure how I was going to end up feeling about this anthology. Once I reached “The C" Read more of this review »
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Nina Waters and 1 other person liked ech0reads's review of Scholarly Pursuits: A Queer Anthology of Cozy Academia Stories: "Thank you to Duck Prints Press for sending me a copy for review. It's a little difficult to write a review for a anthology because I don't want to give all the details away and ruin the experience for anyone who hasn't read them. However, I will say " Read more of this review »
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