roses Writerly Things…7/1/19: Should You Leave a Message Out of YA? Traci Kenworth Don’t Preach. First off, YA readers don’t like to be slammed with a message. That’s not to say you can’t have a theme in your story but don’t hit someone over the head with it. Keep it quiet. Keep it gentle. Be…

cloud Seven Links…6/29/19 Traci Kenworth Writing: 1. https://killzoneblog.com/2019/06/writing-in-medias-res.html “If you regularly read books and articles on the craft of fiction you’ll often come across the term in medias res. That’s Latin for “in the middle of things.” (As opposed to writing in puris naturalibus, or “stark naked,” about which I have no advice.) Many times, the context in…

Writerly Things…6/24/19: Do You Read Series? Traci Kenworth What Got Me Started Reading Them? Although, I’d read Tolkien and other fantasy series previously, my first YA series I started to read and haven’t finished yet because it hasn’t finished yet: Cassandre Clare’s Mortal Instruments series. Her hunters had a profound effect on me and led…

Seven Links…6/22/19 Traci Kenworth Writing: 1. https://twodropsofink.com/2019/06/16/how-to-find-the-extraordinary-in-a-world-of-ordinary/?fbclid=IwAR1ZMQCZzbVOuusjlrLmgKXJlyHG2rCFozKmHCS7VoM6mucn877RZRfAR3g ““Do not ask your children to strive for extraordinary lives. Such striving may seem admirable, but it is the way of foolishness. Help them instead to find the wonder and the marvel of an ordinary life. Show them the joy of tasting tomatoes, apples and pears. Show them how…