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Complications…
The scene I’m working on at the moment is giving me a bit of problems. I’m changing it around here and there, but just not happy with it yet. I’ve learned so much craft-wise this week. From not letting your hero/heroine win every battle throughout the story to five common first chapter mistakes and so…
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Still chugging along editing…
Sometimes the littlest issues become big during editing. Take for instance what I spent most of this past week on: a word. Yes, a word. Lol. Some of my critiquers felt I shouldn’t use a generic term like “monsters,” and I realized they were right. So began my search. The problem became in the Native…
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Where I’m At…
I finished my read-through of my first draft. Monday, I began the slow but necessary process of edits. I’m pretty excited and happy with what I’ve come up with so far. I’ve changed one character from male to female and yesterday, I decided to put her in conflict-mode with the hero. I think this…
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Book Review: Writing & Selling the YA Novel by K.L. Going
Writing & Selling the YA Novel by K.L. Going Traci Kenworth 2008 Writer’s Digest Books an imprint of F & W Publications, Inc. Author of Saint Iggy and Fat Kid Rules the World This book is set up like a class schedule with such chapters…
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Off I go, Editing
Off I go, Editing Traci Kenworth The days have passed quicker than I thought. Editing time has arrived. I’m going to begin with a read-through of LATWD and see what catches/problems I see. I began writing the book about March of this year. So I guess it’s been…
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The Confident Writer
The Confident Writer Traci Kenworth When I first began to take this journey to write for publication, I still viewed it through the lens of an unsure writer. I lacked discipline, a regular schedule, and knowledge of my craft. I was ready to grow, I just wasn’t sure how. That’s why writing in itself…
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The Prayer of Jesus by Hank Hanegraaff Book Review
Book Review: The Prayer of Jesus by Hank Hanegraaff Traci L. Kenworth Foreword by Lee Strobel 2001 Word Publishing, a unit of Thomas Nelson Publishers Secrets to real intimacy with God Prayers can be powerful tools in our lives. For me, reading a…
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Seems Like I Just Did This Post…
Hello. I will be away over the next couple weeks as my laptop will be shipping out tomorrow for repairs and that’s the approximation they gave me for a return. The hard disk has been damaged and needs replaced but when it comes back, it’ll be like a new computer!! It’s only a year old…
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Book Review: The Secret Circle by L.J. Smith
Book Review: The Secret Circle by L.J. Smith Volume 1: The Initiation Traci Kenworth 311 pages Harper Paperbacks 1992 *SPOILER ALERT* Cassie is a junior in high school and homesick for California. They are in her mother’s native home state and she is being…
Forgiveness, Redemption, Hope
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Redemption, Forgiveness, and Hope
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