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Writerly Things 5/28/17
Writerly Things…5/28/17 Traci Kenworth This weekend is starting to be a countdown to graduation for GamerGuy. He’s going to take a year off college to do some work and save funds. He intends to go for his Masters in game programming. He’s always loved games and wants to make them for others. My…
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Reading Links 5/23/17
Reading Links…5/23/17 Traci Kenworth Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF: https://legendsofwindemere.com/2017/05/19/ritual-of-the-lost-lamb-rankings/ Moving up! https://teripolen.com/2017/05/19/indie-author-friday-aaron-lawler-indieauthor-scifi/ Can he figure out how to control the id? https://mightythorjrs.wordpress.com/2017/05/19/guest-blog-the-story-of-the-story-jovienne-by-linda-robertson/ A unique and twisted story. https://rosieamber.wordpress.com/2017/05/19/rosies-bookreview-team-rbrt-clay-tongue-by-nicholasconley1-ya-fantasy-fridayreads/ A short fantasy about a shy little girl and her grandfather. https://princessofthelight.wordpress.com/2017/05/19/traveller-inceptio-by-robshackleford-delves-into-history-via-the-transporter-bookreview/ If you were sent a thousand years into the past, would you survive? https://litworldinterviews.com/2017/05/16/the-buried-few-bookreview/ Privacy is extinct.…
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Writing 5/22/17
Writing Links…5/22/17 Traci Kenworth Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF: https://legendsofwindemere.com/2017/05/18/was-there-a-misstep-along-the-way/ Following your dreams. Don’t give up! It’s never too late! I wish I would have continued my dreams from eighteen but I set them aside till 2009. There has been a wealth of knowledge that has fallen into my hands with my research on the internet, talking to…
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Writerly Things 5/21/17
Writerly Things 5/21/17 Traci Kenworth I literally feel like I should be starting my weekend tonight but in actuality, it’s nearly over. It’s been a lot of running for weeks now and thankfully, this is the end of the half-day running for my son, GamerGuy soon. At the end of the month, when he…
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Reading Links 5/16/17
Reading Links 5 16 17 Traci Kenworth Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF: https://coldhandboyack.wordpress.com/2017/05/12/book-review-the-experimental-notebook-of-c-s-boyack/ A collection of short speculative stories. https://teripolen.com/2017/05/12/indie-author-friday-myrtle-brooks-indieauthor-literary-jgcitygin/ A fable collection of man’s edification with nature with examples. https://johnwhowell.com/2017/05/12/book-launch-ritual-of-the-lost-lamb-by-charles-yallowitz-fantasy/ Dark times have arrived for the champions. https://legendsofwindemere.com/2017/05/12/hell-week-2017-pirates-in-hell-fantasy-sharedworld-heroesinhell/ Pirates, plagiarists, monsters, heroes, and villains. https://litworldinterviews.com/2017/05/12/bookreview-of-the-red-line-by-waltgreggauthor/ A scary look at the what if of the near future. https://colleenchesebro.com/2017/05/11/colleens-book-reviews-fireflies-by-author-p-s-bartlett-psbartlett/…
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Writing Links 5/15/17
Writing Links 5/15/17 Traci Kenworth Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF: http://mythcreants.com/blog/choosing-a-weapon-for-your-hero/ Thoughts on weapons. http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2017/05/11/carrie-patel-five-things-i-learned-writing-song-of-the-dead/ Leave enough of your character to discover in future novels to avoid corpses. https://fantasyhandbook.wordpress.com/2017/05/09/what-ive-learned-in-the-last-twenty-three-years-part-1/ First story. Phil Anthans. https://legendsofwindemere.com/2017/05/08/7-tips-to-fighting-with-strength/ Useful information! MG/YA: http://www.brenda-drake.com/2017/05/day-4-part-2-pitch-wars-query-first-page-workshop-mentors-monica-m-hoffman-caela-carter/ A query and first page critiqued. http://www.publishingcrawl.com/2017/05/12/interview-with-literary-agent-tamar-rydzinski/ YA agent. http://writersinthestormblog.com/2017/05/writing-for-and-about-children-find-your-childlike-wonder/ Eleven ways to write for children. Romance/Women’s Fiction:…
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Reading Links 5/9/17
Reading Links…5/11/17 Traci Kenworth Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF: http://kriswrites.com/2017/05/02/recommended-reading-list-april-2017/ Asimov’s and others. http://www.parajunkee.com/blog/2017/05/02/release-day-review-borrowed-souls-by-chelsea-mueller/ Soul renting. https://mightythorjrs.wordpress.com/2017/05/01/e-arc-haul-the-witchwood-crown-by-tad-williams/ Out from DAW. https://phsolomon.com/2017/05/01/426-stop-the-bow-of-hart-saga-book-tour-giveaway-a-mamas-corner-of-the-world/ https://princessofthelight.wordpress.com/2017/05/02/claimed-by-the-vampire-seduced-by-the-werewolf-by-kryssiefortune-erotic-pnr-newrelease/ Which one will she choose? https://sffbookreview.wordpress.com/2017/05/02/readdiverse2017-a-recommendations-list/ Some diverse authors. https://rosieamber.wordpress.com/2017/05/03/my-wolf-and-me-by-theindiaradams-paranormal-fantasy-wwwblogs/ What will the transition bring? https://legendsofwindemere.com/2017/05/02/opening-scene-ichabod-brooks-toy-tower/ Will he be able to acquire the rare toy? https://mightythorjrs.wordpress.com/2017/05/02/e-arc-haul-man-with-the-iron-heart-by-mat-nastos/ Could his mission change the course of WWII. https://mightythorjrs.wordpress.com/2017/05/03/book-excerpt-the-hiss-of-the-blade-by-richard-writhen/ Two…
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Wiing Links 5/8/17
Writing Links…5/10/17 Traci Kenworth Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF: https://fantasyhandbook.wordpress.com/2017/05/02/why-all-the-present-tense/ Is present tense becoming a trend in genre fiction? https://colleenchesebro.com/2017/05/02/are-you-writing-effective-sentences-writing-forward/ Tips & techniques. https://saraletourneauwriter.com/2017/05/04/thursday-thoughtfulness-may-4-2017/ Unbridled joy. http://kriswrites.com/2017/05/03/business-musings-the-ideas-of-a-cold-fogged-brain-discoverability-again/ On branding. MG/YA: http://ingridsundberg.com/2017/05/01/trust-crazy-ideas/ Risk success or failure. Romance/Women’s Fiction: https://www.rubyslipperedsisterhood.com/to-swag-or-not-to-swag-revisited/ Does swag sell your work? http://writersinthestormblog.com/2017/05/eight-easy-ways-for-your-characters-to-show-their-love/ Take a cue from real-life. https://colleenchesebro.com/2017/05/03/re-visioning-into-romance-by-p-c-zick/ Revision is a good thing. http://www.rubyslipperedsisterhood.com/re-launching-an-old-series/…
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Book Talk 5/7/17
Book Talk 5/5/17 Traci Kenworth Nothing this week. I’m currently reading Pierce Brown’s Red Rising, Joanna Penn’s How to Make a Living Writing, a collection of dark stories, Sara Wolf’s Remember Me Forever, and a few others.
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Reading Links 5/2/17
Reading Links…5/2/17 Traci Kenworth Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF: http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/within-the-sanctuary-of-wings/ Voice is the reason to read this series. http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/sins-of-empire/ Familiar characters and fantastic plot. http://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/04/women-in-sff-month-bridget-mckinney-from-sf-bluestocking/ Some recommendations in the science fiction and fantasy realm. http://kriswrites.com/2017/04/29/diving-news-news-for-writers-news-for-short-story-lovers/ Some goodies from Kristine Kathryn Rusch. https://mightythorjrs.wordpress.com/2017/04/28/guest-blog-writing-real-women-in-a-fantasy-setting-by-k-s-villoso/ Not too weak, not all badass. Well-rounded. http://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/04/review-of-wild-seed-by-octavia-e-butler/ The fourth Patternist novel. MG/YA: https://shelleywilsonauthor.com/2017/04/28/i-write-i-read-i-review-ya-nonfiction/ Some…



