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Writerly Things…9/24/17
Writerly Things…9/24/17 Traci Kenworth I’m running late today. I had some errands this morning and then some other things to do around the house. This week at the OneStop templates, I’ve been working on my worldbuilding survey. They take you through a lot of questions. I haven’t actually finished yet. A lot of good…
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Reading Links…9/19/17
Reading Links…9/19/17 Traci Kenworth Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF: http://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/09/the-leaning-pile-of-books-297/ A delightful new urban fantasy about a kitchen witch and her magical family. http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/taste-of-marrow/ A team hired to rid feral hippopotami in the Mississippi Delta. http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/a-secret-history-of-witches/ Five sections of mothers and daughters involved in the craft. http://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/09/review-of-snowspelled-by-stephanie-burgis/ The first installment in the Harwood Spellbook series. http://www.lainitaylor.com/2017/09/night-of-cake-puppets-is-in-world.html https://tomharrisauthor.com/2017/09/15/an-ode-to-tony-hart-the-amber-gallery/ The…
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Writing Links…9/18/17
Writing Links…9/18/17 Traci Kenworth Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF: http://storitorigrace.blogspot.com/2017/09/so-your-character-is-from-turkey.html Turkey info. https://fantasyhandbook.wordpress.com/2017/09/12/authors-on-ideas/ Advice from Neil Gaiman, Isaac Asimov, and Stephen King. http://authorkristenlamb.com/2017/09/putting-the-fan-back-in-fantasy-getting-past-ye-same-olde-same-olde/ Are you tired of the same? http://storitorigrace.blogspot.com/2017/09/writing-lessons-from-anime-fatezero.html Visual anime where you can make choices where the story goes. MG/YA: http://www.thepassivevoice.com/2017/09/children-turn-their-backs-on-e-books-as-screen-fatigue-takes-hold-and-sales-of-books-for-youngsters-soar/ Is there really such thing as screen fatigue for children? I think kids could…
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Writerly Things 9 17 17
Writerly Things…9/17/17 Traci Kenworth I spent the week working on Character sheets from OneStop. I haven’t finished with all my minors but I figure those will come as I write along. For me, it gets kind of tedious to do all their attributes at once. I like a little mystery. I guess it’s the…
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Reading Links 9/12/17
Reading Links…9/12/17 Traci Kenworth Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF: http://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/09/the-leaning-pile-of-books-296/ Prisoners of a war they barely remember, Fremont’s children must find a way to survive or a way to escape. http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/snowspelled/ Fun, light read. http://www.parajunkee.com/blog/2017/09/05/modern-girl-becomes-12th-century-robin-hood-no-good-deed-kara-connolly/ A female time-traveler becomes Robin Hood. https://teripolen.com/2017/09/07/welcome-indie-author-katie-polen-newrelease-fantasy-indieauthor-kpolen_author/ Is Zeus really her father? Has her mother really stolen a precious artifact? She needs answers…
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Writing Links 9/11/17
Writing Links…9/11/17 Traci Kenworth Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF: http://storitorigrace.blogspot.com/2017/09/so-your-character-is-from-lebanon.html Need help with a character from Lebanon? http://www.magicalwords.net/announce/we-did-it-ooooooour-way/ Time to say goodbye. https://fantasyhandbook.wordpress.com/2017/09/05/please-stop-using-initial-caps-as-a-substitute-for-creativity/ Using words as proper nouns when they’re not. https://legendsofwindemere.com/2017/09/07/monster-make-2017-foundations-needed-also-a-windemere-monster-poll/ What monsters will you choose? I like those I’ve never heard of, it makes it fresh and interesting. https://phsolomon.com/2017/09/07/how-do-you-like-your-fantasy-genre/ What books hooked you to fantasy? I…
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Reading Links…9/5/17
Reading Links…9/5/17 Traci Kenworth Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF: http://www.talesoftheravenousreader.com/2017/08/dire-king-by-william-ritter-blog-tour.html Jackaby #4. https://legendsofwindemere.com/2017/09/01/eleventh-hour-volunteer-call/ New story! https://legendsofwindemere.com/2017/08/31/protecting-bedlam-land-of-discarded-flunkies-part-1/ $2. https://princessofthelight.wordpress.com/2017/09/01/angelic-fantasy-with-dark-undertones-gylded-wings-by-lnightingale-romance-99c-books/ Is he an angel or demon? MG/YA: http://www.fromthemixedupfiles.com/2017/09/september-releases-do-post/ Looking for some back to school reads? MG. https://jennykellerford.wordpress.com/2017/09/01/cover-reveal-savage-dragonrider-legacy-1-by-nicole-conway-2/ Never send a hero to do a dragon’s job. LOVE this tagline! https://princessofthelight.wordpress.com/2017/09/01/friday-book-round-up-spotlights-three-amazing-childrens-books-fridayreads-kidlit-bookreview/ Some picks. Romance/Women’s Fiction: https://rosieamber.wordpress.com/2017/08/27/rosies-bookreview-team-rbrt-dragonfly-wishes-by-pennyh_author-womensfiction/ How do you…
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Writing Links…9/4/17
Writing Links…9/4/17 Traci Kenworth Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF: https://colleenchesebro.com/2017/08/27/the-main-problem-with-amazons-third-party-book-sellers-what-to-do-about-it-giselas-straigtforward-blog/ Do you have a problem with third-party-sellers undercutting your books? https://nicholasrossis.wordpress.com/2017/08/27/a-brief-guide-to-a-fantasy-arsenal/ Weapon guide. http://www.magicalwords.net/announce/come-see-us-at-dragoncon/ DragonCon schedule. https://legendsofwindemere.com/2017/08/26/goal-post-didnt-even-make-it-out-of-the-locker-room/ http://storitorigrace.blogspot.com/2017/08/so-your-character-is-from-greece.html Things to know about Greece. https://fantasyhandbook.wordpress.com/2017/08/29/the-fantasy-authors-handbook-interview-mark-gottlieb/ Question and answer. MG/YA: http://avajae.blogspot.com/2017/08/vlog-on-making-changes-part-way-through.html Avajae has a good point on continuing with the first draft after making a note on what to…
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Writerly Things…9/3/17
Writerly Things…9/3/17 Traci Kenworth I’ve been doing the three rule this past week as there’s been a lot of hospital visits for family members and I’ve only been able to do a list of three for TGW. I’m working on the body basis template from OneStopforWriters. I still have some characters to flesh out…
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Reading Links…8/29/17
Reading Links…8/29/17 Traci Kenworth Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF: https://phsolomon.com/2017/08/25/the-eternal-kingdom/ The final book of The Children trilogy. https://www.amwritingfantasy.com/ph-solomon/ The third book in the Bow of Destiny series. https://princessofthelight.wordpress.com/2017/08/25/royal-enchantment-by-sharon-ashwood-rowanashart-bookreview-pnr-fridayreads/ She married the king. She wanted the man. MG/YA: http://www.talesoftheravenousreader.com/2017/08/lets-get-wrecked-amapforwreckedgirls-by.html For the first time, I was afraid we’d die on shore. https://teripolen.com/2017/08/25/indie-author-friday-k-l-kranes-indieauthor-ya-fantasy-klkranes/ Can she ever stop running and live…



