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Seven Links 4/27/19 Traci Kenworth
cosmos Seven Links…4/27/19 Traci Kenworth Writing: 1. https://megdowell.com/2019/04/20/12-important-reminders-to-read-when-youre-not-feeling-good-enough/ “1. There is no rush. This is not a race. It’s not about who “gets there” first. 2. You can learn a lot from those more experienced than you. Don’t get frustrated. Get curious.” 2. https://killzoneblog.com/2019/04/on-using-landmarks-in-fiction.html “Happy Easter! And what better time for the reappearance of America’s…
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Book Talk…4/26/19 What I’m Reading Traci Kenworth
space travel Book Talk…4/26/19 What I’m Reading Traci Kenworth TruthWitch by Susan Dennard, Gods & Monsters by Laini Taylor, Happily Ever After Melanie Cellier, and Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi.
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Seven Links 4/6/19 Traci Kenworth
fantasy sci-fi Seven Links 4/6/19 Traci Kenworth Writing: 1. https://megdowell.com/2019/03/30/the-12-hardest-things-about-writing/ “Whoever says it’s easy has never actually tried it.” 2. https://killzoneblog.com/2019/03/from-beer-to-bookshelf.html “In keeping with last week’s post on risk-taking and writing what pleases you, I’d like to tell you the story of a dead lawyer.” These sound fun! 3. https://megdowell.com/2019/04/01/not-everything-you-write-has-to-be-publishable/ “Sometimes it’s OK to just mess around…
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Book Talk 4/5/19 Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Traci Kenworth
Book Talk 4/5/19 Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Traci Kenworth Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two Playscript based on a story by J.K. Rowling by John Tiffany and Jack Thorne. Pottermore Publishing July 25, 2017. Amazon’s Blurb: The official playscript of the original West End production of Harry Potter and…
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Book Talk 3/22/19 Nicki Pau Preto’s Crown of Feathers
Book Talk 3/22/19 Nicki Pau Preto’s Crown of Feathers Traci Kenworth Crown of Feathers by Nicki Pau Preto Simon Pulse, Feb. 12, 2019. Netgalley. Amazon blurb: An Ember in the Ashes meets Three Dark Crowns in this lush debut fantasy novel about a girl who disguises herself as a boy to join a secret group of warriors that…
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The Muse Story: The House Traci Kenworth 3/13/19
The House Traci Kenworth Fifteen-year-old, Jandy Burrows started up the stairs of the old, decaying house. He’d been here two hours. Only rusty nails and dust greeted him. He was sure he’d have better luck in the attic. The smell in the air turned to Sulphur, he could taste the ruin on his tongue. Ashes…
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Seven Links 3/9/19 Traci Kenworth
Seven Links 3/9/19 Traci Kenworth Writing: 1. https://killzoneblog.com/2019/03/how-long-should-a-sentence-be.html “Riffing off of Kris’s post on paragraphs and pacing, I want to drill down into the length of sentences. Kris touched on it, quoting Ronald Tobias: “Short sentences are more dramatic; long sentences are calmer by nature and tend to be more explanatory or descriptive.” 2. https://writershelpingwriters.net/2019/03/does-every-lead-character-need-an-arc/ “At a…



