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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…
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Writing Links 5/1/17
Writing Links…5/1/17 Traci Kenworth Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF: https://fantasyhandbook.wordpress.com/2017/04/25/your-pile-of-failures/ Failures lead to success. http://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/04/women-in-sff-month-nisi-shawl/ Aging characters. Still important. MG/YA: http://avajae.blogspot.com/2017/04/vlog-how-to-write-fights.html Suggestions and where to look to find what you need. https://killzoneblog.com/2017/04/defining-success-for-writers.html Why we write: the readers! Romance/Women’s Fiction: Christian: https://stevelaube.com/five-lessons-road-publication/ When you reach the end, prayer is valuable. http://www.novelrocket.com/2017/04/5-tips-for-sparking-creativity.html Don’t go it alone. https://stevelaube.com/choosing-words-wisely-part-1/…
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Writerly Things 4/30/17
Writerly Things…4/30/17 Traci Kenworth I started working on the next project I plan to do. I’ve done a little worldbuilding and now I’m into making the maps. First are the scale maps, later on, I’ll zoom in on the streets and places in the small town. Yes, it’s small town. It’s what I know,…
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Book Talk 4/28/17
Book Talk…4/28/17 Traci Kenworth Will o’ Wisp by C.S. Boyack. 2015. Indie. KU. There is something evil up Bergamot Holler, and it’s been targeting the Hall family for generations. Patty Hall is fifteen years old. She loves stargazing, science fiction, and all things related to space exploration. This leaves her perfectly prepared for the…
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Reading Links 4/25/17
Reading Links…4/25/17 Traci Kenworth Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF: https://litworldinterviews.com/2017/04/16/events-prime-ministers-during-the-alien-era-bookreview/ From Roswell to the current space war. http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/the-edge-of-everything/ It’s been a bad year for Zoe. But with the arrival of the mysterious X, things are about to change. http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/weird-dinosaurs/ New info on dinosaurs. http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/blackout/ If you think you’re tired of zombies, make an exception. http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2017/04/20/clark-thomas-carlton-lets-not-be-like-ants/ Book one of…
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Writing Links 4/24/17
Writing Links…4/24/17 Traci Kenworth Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF: http://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/04/women-in-sff-month-sylvia-izzo-hunter/ Fanfiction helped her get her start. I dabbled in this as well when I was eighteen-nineteen. MG/YA: http://www.adventuresinyapublishing.com/2017/04/ya-sunday-morning-news-this-week-for_16.html Best articles last week and what’s coming up next. http://www.adventuresinyapublishing.com/2017/04/sticking-with-story-you-love-against.html When an idea won’t let go. http://avajae.blogspot.com/2017/04/vlog-why-didnt-i-self-publish.html One writer’s choice to go traditional. Romance/Women’s Fiction: http://www.superauthors.com/2017/04/spring-is-here-authorkristina-knight.html Spring in…
Forgiveness, Redemption, Hope
Traci Dowe/Kenworth Gothic Fantasy
Traci Ashbe Dark Fantasy Author
Redemption, Forgiveness, and Hope
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Traci Ashbe Dark Fantasy Author
Category: horror
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Writerly Things 4/30/17
Writerly Things…4/30/17 Traci Kenworth I started working on the next project I plan to do. I’ve done a little worldbuilding and now I’m into making the maps. First are the scale maps, later on, I’ll zoom in on the streets and places in the small town. Yes, it’s small town. It’s what I know,…
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Book Talk 4/28/17
Book Talk…4/28/17 Traci Kenworth Will o’ Wisp by C.S. Boyack. 2015. Indie. KU. There is something evil up Bergamot Holler, and it’s been targeting the Hall family for generations. Patty Hall is fifteen years old. She loves stargazing, science fiction, and all things related to space exploration. This leaves her perfectly prepared for the…
Traci Ashbe Dark Fantasy Author 