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Writing Links 1/22/18
Writing Links 1/22/18 Traci Kenworth Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF: http://legendsofwindemere.com/2018/01/13/buses-books-bedlam-and-bloodsuckers/ “I’ll admit I’m still nervous since this is going to be a fantasy vampire adventure. That middle part is tough because everyone has their own thoughts on what a vampire should and should not be.” True, the vampire story is a tough one but then, there’s always…
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Reading Links 1/ 16 /18
Reading Links 1/16/18 Traci Kenworth Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF: https://rosieamber.wordpress.com/2018/01/07/my-bookreview-of-paranormal-romance-its-a-wonderful-undead-life-by-remullins/ Her wishes for an angelic saviour see her staggering drunkenly to a bridge overlooking the river, as she tries to replicate a scene from the movie. But instead of an angel, a vampire appears and bites her. https://colleenchesebro.com/2018/01/08/colleens-book-reviews-the-man-who-found-birds-among-the-stars-bird-of-prey-part-three-by-author-lorinda-j-taylor/ Wounded physically and mentally by the disaster aboard the…
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Writing Links 1/15/18
Writing Links 1/15/18 Traci Kenworth Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF: https://phsolomon.com/2018/01/07/interviews-with-tordug-part-2-an-arrow-against-the-wind/ “a fictitious news report.” Trouble brewing for sure. https://unicornbell.blogspot.com/2018/01/herding-sheep.html “Misdirection fascinates me.” A handy trick to practice. https://legendsofwindemere.com/2018/01/12/life-of-an-innocent-bystander/ “This post is more about the mentality of an innocent bystander than how to use them because they’re fairly simple.” I sometimes give them as much trouble as my…
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Reading Links 12/19/17
Reading Links 12/19/17 Traci Kenworth Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal: http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/autonomous/ A pharma pirate fights to keep drugs available to people who need them instead of the corporations who control them. https://princessofthelight.wordpress.com/2017/12/12/whats-to-fear-if-youre-already-dead-the-ghost-chronicles-2-by-marloberliner-paranormal/ What’s to fear if you’re already dead? https://mightythorjrs.wordpress.com/2017/12/11/book-review-memories-of-ice-by-steven-erikson/ The mythology in this book is on an epic scale. https://coldhandboyack.wordpress.com/2017/12/14/sallys-cafe-and-bookstore-christmas-book-fair-paul-andruss-c-s-boyack-carmen-stefanescu-paul-cude-and-angie-dokos/ Some fantastic offerings here! http://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/12/review-of-the-bear-and-the-nightingale-by-katherine-arden/ MG/YA:…
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Writing Links 12/18/17
Writing Links 12/18/17 Traci Kenworth Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF: https://fantasyhandbook.wordpress.com/2017/12/12/how-characters-see-themselves-in-relation-to-other-characters/ How do your characters relate to each other? http://storitorigrace.blogspot.com/2017/12/so-your-character-is-from-norway.html Norway characters. https://mythcreants.com/blog/five-essentials-of-historical-fantasy/ Filling in the gaps, something I worry about. http://storitorigrace.blogspot.com/2017/12/lessons-and-good-habits-for-writing-and.html On writing. http://legendsofwindemere.com/2017/12/15/7-tips-to-ending-a-series-buy-stock-in-tissues/ Tips on ending your series. http://legendsofwindemere.com/2017/12/14/meet-guest-author-robbie-cheadle/ MG/YA: http://middlegrademafia.com/2017/12/12/mafia-411-nutcracked-by-susan-adrian/ http://www.fromthemixedupfiles.com/2017/12/stem-tuesday-science-fiction-books-classroom/ This week’s science in books. http://avajae.blogspot.com/2017/12/vlog-series-standalone-companion-novels.html I’ve been writing companion novels for the…
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Book Talk 12/15/17
Book Talk…12/15/17 Traci Kenworth Begin Again by Mona Kasten. Oct. 20, 2017. Bastei Entertainment. Netgalley. He makes the rules. She breaks them all. A new start. It’s the only thing keeping Allie Harper going, when she packs up her life and moves across the country to Woodshill, Oregon. She’s about to start college,…
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Reading Links 12/12/17
Reading Links…12/12/17 Traci Kenworth Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF: http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/persepolis-rising/ Seventh book in James S.A. Corey’s The Expanse series. http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/the-emerald-circus/ A fantastical assemblage of sixteen short stories and novelettes by Jane Yolen. http://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/12/review-of-red-sister-by-mark-lawrence/ First installment in the Book of Ancestors trilogy. https://mightythorjrs.wordpress.com/2017/12/05/book-review-the-path-of-daggers-the-wheel-of-time-8-by-robert-jordan/ The best classic epic fantasy? https://teripolen.com/2017/12/05/the-watch-wand-project-gene-assist-2-by-allie-potts-bookreview-tuesdaybookblog-scifi-releaseday/ Governments have collapsed leaving law and order to be defined…
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Writing Links 12/11/17
Writing Links…12/11/17 Traci Kenworth Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF: http://storitorigrace.blogspot.com/2017/12/so-your-character-is-from-austria.html Austrian characters. https://colleenchesebro.com/2017/12/06/beautiful-legend-of-la-befana-witch-who-delivers-gifts-to-children-in-italy-on-epiphany-twelve-days-after-christmas-ancient-pages/ The legend of La Befana. https://jennykellerford.wordpress.com/2017/12/06/j-keller-fords-interview-on-the-authors-show/ Jenny’s interview with The Author’s Show. https://legendsofwindemere.com/2017/12/05/teaser-tuesday-chaos-on-ambervale/ The gods and goddesses at war. http://storitorigrace.blogspot.com/2017/12/villain-necrologies-and-debacles.html Christmas villains. MG/YA: http://middlegrademafia.com/2017/12/04/mg-reader-interview-kailey-harmon/ A MG reader tells what she looks for in books. http://www.fromthemixedupfiles.com/2017/12/stem-tuesday-science-fiction-books-book-list/ MG books with science in them. http://avajae.blogspot.com/2017/12/vlog-4-common-cliches-to-avoid-in-your.html My first…
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Book Talk 12/8/17
Book Talk…12/8/17 Traci Kenworth The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Ardeen. Ballantine/Del Rey. 2017 Netgalley. A remarkable young woman blazes her own trail, from the backwoods of Russia to the court of Moscow, in the exhilarating sequel to Katherine Arden’s bestselling debut novel, The Bear and the Nightingale. Katherine Arden’s enchanting first novel introduced…
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Reading Links 12/5/17
Reading Links…12/5/17 Traci Kenworth Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF: http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/the-city-of-brass/ When Nahri summons a dijinn both find themselves at odds in the city of brass. http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/the-handmaids-tale/ Ustopia? https://libraryoferana.wordpress.com/2017/11/28/readers-award-for-outside-the-walls-yay/ A short tale of a woman’s determination in the time of war. https://rosieamber.wordpress.com/2017/11/29/rosies-bookreview-team-rbrt-comedy-scifi-day-for-night-by-staceyebryan-wwwblogs/ With aliens and vampires, of course. http://storitorigrace.blogspot.com/2017/12/a-book-review-of-out-of-silent-planet.html Ransom is kidnapped and taken to a planet similar to…



