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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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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…
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Reading Links 4/18/17
Reading Links…4/18/17 Traci Kenworth Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF: http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/void-star/ A brilliant, dense and challenging science fiction story. http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/the-mindwarpers/ Written at the heights of Cold War tensions. http://www.talesoftheravenousreader.com/2017/04/when-dreams-and-nightmares-collide.html Fifteen years after the war. Strange the Dreamer Laini Taylor. https://coldhandboyack.wordpress.com/2017/04/13/if-youre-a-tarantino-fan-youll-love-chasing-bedlam-by-cyallowitz-bookreview-iartg/ On the warpath. http://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/04/women-in-sff-month-yangsze-choo/ The Ghost Bride and The Night Tiger. http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/lincoln-in-the-bardo/ A unique structured tale of great empathy.…
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Writing Links 4/17/17
Writing Links…4/17/17 Traci Kenworth Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF: http://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/04/women-in-sff-month-week-2-schedule-and-week-1-summary/ Some posts you may have missed. Sarah Ash. Rin Chupeco, Cassandra Rose Clarke. http://storitorigrace.blogspot.com/2017/04/now-im-24.html Turning points. https://legendsofwindemere.com/2017/04/13/the-voices-that-never-fade/ Grabbing hold of ideas when small ones are around. MG/YA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBRykKK8Q4Q&feature=em-subs_digest Are you asking the right question of your characters? Another great episode from Ingrid’s Notes! http://www.fromthemixedupfiles.com/2017/04/environmental-issues-harry-potter-do/ How to dress…
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Book Talk 4/14/17
Book Talk…4/14/17 Traci Kenworth City of Fallen Angels: Book Four of The Mortal Instruments by Cassandre Clare. McElderry Books. 2011. The book picks ups with Simon Lewis waiting for one of his girlfriends. Yes, one. He has two: Isabelle or Izzy the Shadowhunter and Maia, the werewolf. He, himself, is a Daylighter or a…
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Reading Links 4/11/17
Reading Links…4/11/17 Traci Kenworth Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF: http://www.fantasyliterature.com/author-interviews/sylvain-neuvel/ Second book in the Themsis series. http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/penrics-mission/ Third book in the Penric and Desdemona series. http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/the-hanging-tree/ Latest edition to the River of London series. https://mightythorjrs.wordpress.com/2017/04/06/book-haul-pathfinder-tales-gears-of-faith-by-gabrielle-harbowy/ The world’s best-selling, table-top game is now a series of novels. http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/gather-her-round/ The fifth Tufa standalone novel. http://www.talesoftheravenousreader.com/2017/04/when-firefly-meets-dune-shadow-run-blog.html Her ship. His plan. Their…



