Category: Craft

March 12, 2020

Five Links 3/13/2020 Traci Kenworth

Five Links 3/13/2020 Traci Kenworth Writing: 1. https://killzoneblog.com/2020/03/scene-writing-is-where-the-fun-happens-2.html “We’ve had some good posts and comments about writing methods, grouped generally under the two broad headings of plotter/outliner and pantser. You can read the latest entries HERE and HERE. What I want to examine today is a bromide I often hear when this subject comes up. It issues from the pantsing side…

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March 9, 2020

Writerly Things: The Book List of 2019 and Goals for the New Year in Reading Traci Kenworth 3/9/2020

Writerly Things 1/6/20: Revised Book List I Read for 2019 and New Goals in the Year Ahead with Reading Traci Kenworth Books I Read in 2019 Traci Kenworth Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor # 1 so far YA Fantasy Experimental Film by Gemma Files Katie’s Highlander by Maeve Grayson #1 so far…

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Book, Books, Craft, James Scott Bell, Reading
March 9, 2020

Book Talk 3/9/2020 James Scott Bell's The Last Fifty Pages Traci Kenworth

Book Talk 1/10/20: James Scott Bell’s The Last Fifty Pages Traci Kenworth The Last Fifty Pages by James Scott Bell. Comendium Press Feb. 18, 2019. Amazon’s blurb: “The first page of a book sells that book. The last page sells your next book.” –– Mickey Spillane What are the secrets for writing a great ending for…

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Craft, James Scott Bell, Reading, Writing
March 9, 2020

Five Links 3/9/2020 Traci Kenworth

Five Links 11/23/19 Traci Kenworth Writing: 1. http://booksbywomen.org/step-away-from-your-comfort-zone-by-beverley-harvey/ “For the last month, my writing has stalled. Spectacularly. It’s not time, opportunity or commitment that I lack, it’s motivation and self-belief. Like myriad writers, I am prone to introspection, anxiety and low self-esteem. No sympathy required here; I count myself lucky that I manage these personality…

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March 8, 2020

Writerly Things 3/9/2020 Traci Kenworth

Writerly Things 3/9/2020: The Approaching Days Traci Kenworth What are you looking forward to doing most this Spring? Me, everything. Last year, I was cooped inside with two surgeries and this year, I just can’t wait to get out there doing what I need to do. Gardening. At the top of my list is planting…

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cleaning, gardening, organizing, outdoors, Spring
March 6, 2020

Five Links 3/06/2020 Traci Kenworth

Five Links 1/11/20 Traci Kenworth Writing: 1. https://writershelpingwriters.net/2020/01/capturing-an-unhappy-relationship-a-writers-roadmap/ “Relationships are a complicated beast, and if you write romance like me, then you’re wed (pun intended) to the HEA ending (happily ever after). But the reality is, we have a divorce rate of almost 1 in 2 marriages; so as much fun as it is to…

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March 6, 2020

Five Links 3/6/2020 Traci Kenworth

Five Links 3/6/2020 Traci Kenworth Writing: 1. https://killzoneblog.com/2020/03/whats-the-best-way-to-discover-your-story.html “Not many people know that the decades-long feud between the Hatfields and McCoys started at a writers conference. The head of the Hatfield clan was an outliner. McCoy was a pantser. They were on a panel together and things got heated. Then the shooting started. In those…

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March 6, 2020

Writerly Things 03/06/2020: Keeping it Realistic Traci Kenworth

Writerly Things 11/25/19: Realistic Expectations Traci Kenworth How realistic do you expect your movies and stories to be? Hit by a Car. Fatal? Depends on the speed. I remember one lady that got hit by a car in the parking lot at work and still had to finish her day at work. Granted, the vehicle…

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March 3, 2020

Writerly Ways 3/3/2020: Making Excuses Not to Try Traci Kenworth

Writerly Things 1/13/20: Making Excuses Not to Try Traci Kenworth Are You Where You Want to Be? Have you reached all your goals? Is there still one more or a few to go? For years now, I’ve strived to be published. It wasn’t my time, I know. There was still a lot to learn. What…

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March 3, 2020

Five Links 3/3/2020 Traci Kenworth

Five Links 1/18/2020 Traci Kenworth Writing: 1. https://writershelpingwriters.net/2020/01/six-steps-to-setting-yourself-up-financially-as-a-writer-in-2020/ “I’ve always loved the energy of a New Year. It’s alive with intentions and goals and the buzz of a fresh start. This New Year feels even more special because it’s the start of a new decade too. With that in mind, do you know where you…

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