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On the Oddities Discovered while Researching…
Researching Takes Writers to Some Odd Info… Traci Kenworth I never know what piece of information I’m going to have to look into while writing stories. Just this past week, I learned about Incorruptible, those are bodies that appear saintly after death such as St. Bernadette—1844-1879 and St. Charbel—1898. Of course, both are known…
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Things That Go Bump in the Night
Things That Go Bump in the Night Traci Kenworth I prefer the word Scary book to Horror. Most likely because most people think of horror as an abomination and although some of the things I write about, no doubt, are, I still prefer to leave the reader with something to think about on a…
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Relationships in Horror
Relationships are Key to Horror Traci Kenworth For me, when writing horror, the relationships are the key. The ones between your characters and, most importantly, the reader. Because if the reader doesn’t care what happens to them, then the book’s just going to be tossed aside or deteriorate on the shelves. So how do…
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The Helpless Hero or Heroine…
Just a quick note about more changes to my blog. Since I made the last ones in January as I mentioned then, I was going to do some thinking on the state of things here. I love blogging, I do but I’ve come to realize it subtracts from the time I have for my stories…
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Mixing What You Know with Something You Don’t
Mixing What You Know with Something You Don’t Traci Kenworth In writing horror, we sometimes mix something we know with something we don’t. For instance, we pick a town, any town (or city), and set some monstrosity upon it. This has happened since writers first took up ink pens. Stephen King knows Maine.…
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Regulating Your Writing Time
Are You Regulating Writing Time to the Background? Traci Kenworth It’s so easy to let time get away from us. Letting time slip away that’s reserved for writing here and there due to errands, appointments, life is hard to get back. I know I’ve been going through this for a…
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When the Muse strikes…
When the Muse Strikes… Traci Kenworth Often, if you’re like me, the Muse strikes whenever it wants to. Sometimes, it’s convenient, sometimes not but if you’re a writer, you learn to deal. Do I lose some fragments of ideas when I’m driving or at the doctor’s office? Sure. It happens,…
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Scary…to me
Scary…to Me Traci Kenworth I considered many ways to write this blog but I couldn’t quite pinpoint what I wanted to say. We can define horror in many ways: evil, savage, beastly, to name a few. The fact of the matter is, the types are endless. When I write scary stories, it’s not to…
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Procrastinating…and the details
Procrastinating…and the details Traci Kenworth Procrastination has been a serious wrench in my editing/rewriting as of late. Doubts sometimes creep in when we’re working on a project and this was no exception. Not misgivings about the story, but, well, me as a writer. Around me, I’ve watched others moving on…
Forgiveness, Redemption, Hope
Traci Dowe/Kenworth Gothic Fantasy
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Redemption, Forgiveness, and Hope
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Traci Ashbe Dark Fantasy Author 