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January 20, 2016

Reading Links…1/20/16

Photo by Acrylic Artist at morguefile.com Reading Links…1/20/16 Traci Kenworth Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF: 1. http://beauty-in-ruins.blogspot.com/2016/01/beauty-in-ruins-chats-with-megan-e.html 2. http://www.fantasyliterature.com/author-interviews/daniel-jose-older/ 3. http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/the-stargazers-sister/ 4. http://litworldinterviews.com/2016/01/12/book-review-by-colleenchesebro-of-the-birr-elixir-by-author-sparks777/ 5. http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/the-time-ships/ 6. http://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-075-james-everington-and-dan-howarth-on-hotel-horror-and-the-hyde-hotel/ 7. http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/truthwitch/ 8. http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/v-for-vendetta/ 9. http://saraletourneauwriter.com/2016/01/16/stacking-the-shelves-vol-21/ 10. http://beauty-in-ruins.blogspot.com/2016/01/beauty-in-ruins-chats-with-lawrence-m.html 11. http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/the-humans/ 12. http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/the-miniaturist/ MG/YA: 1. http://www.adventuresinyapublishing.com/2016/01/what-are-we-waiting-for-ayap-book-picks.html 2. http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/ruffleclaw/ 3. http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/the-screaming-staircase/ 4. http://www.adventuresinyapublishing.com/2016/01/three-new-release-giveaways-and-author.html 5. http://www.fromthemixedupfiles.com/2016/01/book-birthday-rosanne-parry/ 6. http://www.adventuresinyapublishing.com/2016/01/illusion-cover-reveal-teasers-and-some.html 7. http://kayedacus.com/2016/01/13/books-read-in-2016-the-scorpio-races-by-maggie-stiefvater/ 8. http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/libellus-de-numeros/ 9.…

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January 13, 2016

Reading Links…1/13/16

Reading Links…1/13/16 Traci Kenworth Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF: http://danikadinsmore.com/book-blog-tours-are-us-new-year-writing-exercise/ http://www.fantasyliterature.com/status-update/january-3-2016/ http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/the-silent-warrior/ http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/half-resurrection-blues/ http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/luna/ http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/the-man-in-the-high-castle-tv/ http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/pratchetts-women/ http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/in-endless-twilight/ http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/the-star-fraction/ http://www.publishingcrawl.com/2016/01/08/2016-pubcrawl-releases/ http://saraletourneauwriter.com/2016/01/08/recent-reads-december-2015/ http://www.literaryrambles.com/2016/01/kathy-macmillan-interview-and-sword-and.html http://beauty-in-ruins.blogspot.com/2016/01/from-shelf-to-page-this-week-in-ruins_9.html https://kneadforbooks.wordpress.com/2016/01/08/m9b-friday-reveal-chapter-reveal-temper-lifer-2-by-beck-nicholas-with-giveaway/ MG/YA: http://www.adventuresinyapublishing.com/2016/01/two-giveaways-plus-new-releases-author.html http://middlegrademafia.com/2016/01/05/mg-book-review-margaret-the-moth-tree-by-brit-and-kari-trogen/ http://www.fromthemixedupfiles.com/2016/01/reading-holiday/ https://kneadforbooks.wordpress.com/2016/01/07/nightfall-by-jake-halpern-peter-kujawinski/ http://www.brenda-drake.com/2016/01/its-thief-of-lies-library-jumpers-book-1-release-day/ Horror: http://emmameade.com/2016/01/04/book-review-trick-or-treat-by-richie-tankersley-cusick-a-haunted-house-in-a-small-town/ http://www.thisishorror.co.uk/book-review-breaker-by-richard-thomas/ http://horrornovelreviews.com/2016/01/04/a-debt-to-be-paid/ http://horrornovelreviews.com/2016/01/06/randolph-lalonde-dark-arts-review/ http://www.briankeene.com/2016/01/06/adventures-in-new-years-resolutions/ http://www.briankeene.com/2016/01/08/top-ten-books-of-2015/ http://horrornovelreviews.com/2016/01/09/benedict-ashforth-verona-a-ghost-story-review/ http://horrornovelreviews.com/2016/01/10/mark-edwards-follow-you-home-review/ Mysteries/Thrillers: https://coldhandboyack.wordpress.com/2016/01/04/cover-reveal-a-thousand-yesteryears-by-mae-clair/ http://lizlovesbooks.com/lizlovesbooks/liz-currently-loves-the-exclusives-by-rebecca-thornton/ http://lizlovesbooks.com/lizlovesbooks/the-canary-girls-by-rosie-archer-extract-and-giveaway/ http://lizlovesbooks.com/lizlovesbooks/2016-spotlight-the-maker-of-swans-by-paraic-odonnell/ http://lizlovesbooks.com/lizlovesbooks/liz-currently-loves-every-fifteen-minutes-lisa-scottoline/ https://coldhandboyack.wordpress.com/2016/01/05/the-phoenix-project-by-d-m-cain/ http://lizlovesbooks.com/lizlovesbooks/coming-soon-making-a-murderer-you-decide-with-steve-cavanagh-and-neil-white/ Short Stories/Anthologies/Novellas: http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/sfm-gwenda-bond-neil-gaiman-kij-johnson/ http://www.thisishorror.co.uk/look-out-for-halfway-down-the-stairs-by-gary-a-braunbeck-and-the-dichotomy-of-christmas/ http://www.thisishorror.co.uk/book-review-the-monstrous-edited-by-ellen-datlow/ http://terryodell.com/seeing-red/…

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October 15, 2014

Reading Links…10/15/14

Reading Links…10/15/14 Traci Kenworth Horror: http://ssbookreviews.blogspot.com/2014/10/book-review-last-sacrifice-vampire.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SarahsReviews+%28Sarah%27s+Book+Reviews%29 http://horrornovelreviews.com/2014/10/07/halloween-hot-reads-5-questions-with-30-days-of-night-creator-steve-niles/ http://horrornovelreviews.com/2014/10/07/alan-ryker-in-the-shadows-of-children-review/ http://jennykellerford.wordpress.com/2014/10/10/m9b-friday-reveal-chapter-one-of-the-night-house-by-rachel-tafoya-and-giveaway-m9bfridayreveals/ http://horrornovelreviews.com/2014/10/11/brian-keene-an-occurrence-in-crazy-bear-valley-review/ http://horrornovelreviews.com/2014/10/12/anthony-hains-dead-works-review/ http://horrornovelreviews.com/2014/10/12/david-agranoff-boot-boys-of-the-wolf-reich-review/ http://horrornovelreviews.com/2014/10/12/matthew-gillies-the-electric-coma-dream-review/ SF/Fantasy/Paranormal/Dystopian: http://www.magicalwords.net/faith-hunter/the-insanity-of-a-writer/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+MagicalWords+%28Magical+Words%29 http://www.parajunkee.com/2014/10/07/young-adult-fantasy-trial-by-fire/ http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2014/10/09/elissa-sussman-five-things-i-learned-writing-stray/ http://www.jodimeadows.com/?p=2667 Short Stories/Anthologies: http://juliemusil.blogspot.com/2014/10/cover-reveal-gears-of-brass.html http://ivybookbindings.blogspot.com/2014/10/anthology-review-shifting-shadows.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+IvyBookBindings+%28Ivy+Book+Bindings%29 Mysteries/Thrillers: NA/YA/MG: http://www.marilynalmodovar.com/2014/10/monday-madness-author-appreciation-day.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+WritingOnTheSunnySideOfTheStreet+%28Writing+on+the+Sunny+Side+of+the+street%29 http://www.adventuresinyapublishing.com/2014/10/four-giveaways-plus-new-yalit-releases.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2Fkidlit+%28Adventures+in+YA+Publishing%29 http://ssbookreviews.blogspot.com/2014/10/book-review-falling-into-place-by-amy.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SarahsReviews+%28Sarah%27s+Book+Reviews%29 http://www.thewriterdiaries.com/2014/10/who-to-watch-for-mary-elizabeth-summer.html Craft: http://www.thepassivevoice.com/10/2014/steven-pinkers-ultimate-writing-guide/ http://writeonsisters.com/book-reviews/what-were-reading-biography-and-autobiography/ http://annerallen.blogspot.com/2014/10/how-to-write-chapter-endings-that-make.html http://killzoneauthors.blogspot.com/2014/10/ten-lessons-from-plot-structure.html http://nailyournovel.wordpress.com/2014/10/12/novels-arent-movies-how-to-write-great-description-in-prose/

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September 12, 2014

Worldbuilding with Rebekahl L. Purdy

World Building in The Winter People: First of all, I want to thank Traci for letting drop in at her blog—I promise not to start any lightsaber fights or throw snowballs. LOL. Okay, so when it comes to world building you need to have a foundation for your story. I think some…

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September 10, 2014

Reading Links…8/10/14

Reading Links…9/10/14 Horror: http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2014/09/01/the-eerie-resonance-of-the-southern-reach-trilogy/ http://ya-asylum.com/2014/08/06/the-clown-picture-flawed-characters-awesome-story/ http://horrornovelreviews.com/2014/09/06/wesley-thomas-frightful-tales-roses-thorn-review/ http://lynnvroman.com/2014/09/06/origins-book-blitz/ http://horrornovelreviews.com/2014/08/02/vignettes-from-the-end-of-the-world-review/ http://michellemuto.wordpress.com/2014/08/01/so-this-happened/ http://www.erindorpress.com/2014/08/week/ SF/Fantasy/Paranormal/Dystopian: http://www.parajunkee.com/2014/09/01/the-aftermath-by-jen-alexander-review/ http://www.parajunkee.com/2014/09/02/wickedly-dangerous-deborah-blake/ http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2014/09/04/emmie-mears-five-things-i-learned-writing-the-masked-songbird/ http://jennykellerford.wordpress.com/2014/09/02/cover-reveal-the-suns-rival-by-danielle-e-shipley/ http://www.adventuresinyapublishing.com/2014/08/august-onefour-kidlit-round-up-with-two.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2Fkidlit+%28Adventures+in+YA+Publishing%29 http://lizlovesbooks.com/lizlovesbooks/liz-currently-loves-a-dischttp://www.aimeelsalter.com/2014/08/the-reason-i-became-author.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SeekingTheWriteLife+%28Seeking+the+Write+Life%29overy-of-witches-by-deborah-harkness/ Short Stories/Anthologies: Mysteries/Thrillers: http://thewriteconversation.blogspot.com/2014/08/social-media-mondaygoogle-plus-for_11.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheWriteConversation+%28The+Write+Conversation%29 http://writeitforward.wordpress.com/2014/09/02/why-shit-doesnt-just-happen/ http://lizlovesbooks.com/lizlovesbooks/new-release-spotlight-because-she-loves-me-by-mark-edwards/ http://annerallen.blogspot.com/2014/09/the-biggest-mistake-new-writers-make.html NA/YA/MG: http://rebekahlpurdy.wordpress.com/2014/09/02/the-winter-people-is-out-today-squeeeeee/ http://www.mundiemoms.blogspot.com/2014/09/september-2014-ya-releases.html?m=1 http://stevejmchugh.wordpress.com/2014/07/31/recommendations-from-my-recent-reads-by-charlie-n-holmberg/ Craft: http://www.publishingcrawl.com/2014/09/01/book-recommendation-jeff-vandermeers-wonderbook/ See my blog All Twangs Romance for more romance, etc. links.

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August 22, 2014

Welcome, Julie Musil!!

Please welcome Julie Musil to the blog today as she discusses absent characters. Guest posts are a new feature here. If you’re interested in submitting a guest post for consideration, you can send them to traci.kenworth at hushmail.com. How to Make Readers Care About an Absent Character In my latest release, The Summer…

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August 6, 2014

Reading Links…8/6/14

Horror: http://horrornovelreviews.com/2014/07/30/scott-nicholson-speed-dating-with-the-dead-review/ http://horrornovelreviews.com/2014/07/30/ray-bradbury-from-the-dust-returned-review/ https://www.hushmail.com/preview/hushmail/#message/Inbox/388281?show_images=1 http://horrornovelreviews.com/2014/08/01/kate-jonez-ceremony-of-flies-review/ SF/Fantasy/Paranormal/Dystopian: http://www.blackgate.com/2014/06/01/black-gate-online-fiction-the-shadow-of-dia-sust-by-david-c-smith/ http://shahwharton.com/?wysija-page=1&controller=email&action=view&email_id=14&wysijap=subscriptions&user_id=100 http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-choosing-jeremy-laszlo/1112130498?ean=2940044565197 Short Stories/Anthologies: http://horrornovelreviews.com/2014/07/31/horror-story-of-the-week-matthew-j-barbour-full-term/ Mystery/Thrillers: http://wordpress.com/read/blog/id/21935726/ https://www.hushmail.com/preview/hushmail/#message/Trash/388531 http://www.publishingcrawl.com/2014/07/30/the-amnesia-effect/ http://www.marilynalmodovar.com/2014/08/cover-reveal-darkness-by-elizabeth.html NA/YA/MG: http://us6.campaign-archive1.com/?u=fe4f27414ccd8b47f9432d5eb&id=32b56b91b7&e=839d32dcf1 http://www.brenda-drake.com/2014/07/blog-book-pitch-wars-experience-jason-nelson-book-release/#comment-53635 http://ssbookreviews.blogspot.com/2014/08/book-review-deadweather-and-sunrise.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SarahsReviews+%28Sarah%27s+Book+Reviews%29 Craft:

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July 30, 2014

Reader’s Links…7/30/14

Horror: http://horrornovelreviews.com/2014/07/21/tim-curran-cannibal-corpse-mc-review/ http://horrornovelreviews.com/2014/07/25/terry-m-west-experiences-heroin-in-the-magic-now-and-weve-got-the-full-details/ http://horrornovelreviews.com/2014/07/25/interview-anthony-rapino-toes-the-line-with-the-insanely-talented-jonathan-winn/ http://horrornovelreviews.com/2014/07/25/a-henry-keene-meridiana-review/ http://horrornovelreviews.com/2014/07/25/horror-101-the-way-forward-career-advice-by-seasoned-professionals-review/ http://horrornovelreviews.com/2014/07/26/r-l-king-dead-heart-review/ http://horrornovelreviews.com/2014/07/26/terry-m-west-squeezing-ink-from-the-demons/ SF/Fantasy/Paranormal/Dystopian: http://www.magicalwords.net/specialgueststars/joshua-palmatier-my-crazy-writers-life/ http://jennykellerford.wordpress.com/2014/07/25/fire-in-the-woods/ http://sylmion.blogspot.com/2014/07/interview-with-mj-fifield.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sylmion+%28The+Five+Year+Project%29 Short Stories/Anthologies: Mystery/Thrillers: http://lizlovesbooks.com/lizlovesbooks/liz-currently-loves-this-is-the-water-by-yannick-murphy/ NA/YA/MG: http://www.marilynalmodovar.com/ http://www.adventuresinyapublishing.com/2014/07/giveaway-of-strange-and-ever-after-plus.html http://www.marilynalmodovar.com/2014/07/new-release-lovefools-by-avery-hale-new.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+WritingOnTheSunnySideOfTheStreet+%28Writing+on+the+Sunny+Side+of+the+street%29 Craft: http://www.davidfarland.com/writing_tips/?a=402 http://romanceuniversity.org/2014/07/25/spoil-readers-with-website-extras-by-kelsey-browning/

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July 23, 2014

Reading Links…7/23/14

Horror: 1. http://fantasy-faction.com/2014/the-scourge-by-roberto-calas 2. http://horrornovelreviews.com/2014/07/15/charlie-higson-the-enemy-review/ 3. http://horrornovelreviews.com/2014/07/15/pete-kahle-the-specimen-review/ 4. http://horrornovelreviews.com/2014/07/15/mark-rickert-the-tone-poet-review/ 5. http://horrornovelreviews.com/2014/07/16/check-out-this-awesome-trailer-for-titans-upcoming-release-sally-of-the-wasteland/ 6. http://horrornovelreviews.com/2014/07/19/the-trailer-for-titans-the-four-horsemen-of-the-apocalypse-rocks/ SF/Fantasy/Paranormal/Dystopian: 1. http://fantasy-faction.com/2014/the-farseer-trilogy-by-robin-hobb 2. http://fantasy-faction.com/2014/the-martian-by-andy-weir 3. http://fantasy-faction.com/2014/patrick-rothfusss-the-slow-regard-of-silent-things-cover-reveal 4. http://rebekahlpurdy.wordpress.com/2014/07/16/a-chance-to-win-a-hardcover-of-the-winter-people-on-goodreads/ 5. http://jennykellerford.wordpress.com/2014/02/17/stone-cold-a-new-book-by-jocelyn-adams/ Short Stories/Anthologies: 1. http://killzoneauthors.blogspot.com/ Mystery/Thrillers: 1. https://www.hushmail.com/preview/hushmail/#message/Inbox/376261?show_images=1 NA/YA/MG: 1. http://michellemuto.wordpress.com/2014/07/15/new-release-from-devyn-dawson-killing-me-softly/ 2. http://lynnvroman.com/2014/07/18/cover-reveal/ 3. http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=09cbd8137b9ce63c84b64d3f9&id=c0f3bf4ce6&e=e4d662094b 4. http://us4.campaign-archive1.com/?u=5c5a6e60d2b2fbb240c96056a&id=3a3424d071&e=dec2ebdfc2 5. http://juliemusil.blogspot.com/2014/07/cover-reveal-summer-of-crossing-lines.html 6. http://www.adventuresinyapublishing.com/2014/07/author-interviews-phoebe-north-and.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2Fkidlit+%28Adventures+in+YA+Publishing%29 7. http://www.marilynalmodovar.com/2014/07/new-release-witch-hunter-olivia-by-ta.html Craft:

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July 9, 2014

Reading Links…7/9/14

Horror: 1. http://horrornovelreviews.com/2014/06/30/get-to-know-highly-touted-creator-of-the-macabre-tim-waggoner-in-this-brand-new-interview/ 2. http://horrornovelreviews.com/2014/07/01/want-to-know-how-to-keep-your-kids-off-dope-order-matt-molgaards-say-no-to-drugs-now/ 3. http://horrornovelreviews.com/2014/07/03/read-an-excerpt-from-brian-mcgreevys-hemlock-grove-now/ 4. http://horrornovelreviews.com/2014/07/04/tim-curran-blackout-review/ 5. http://horrornovelreviews.com/2014/07/06/stephen-graham-jones-the-gospel-of-z-review/ 6. http://horrornovelreviews.com/2014/07/06/tim-miller-the-country-club-review/ SF/Fantasy/Paranormal/Dystopian: 1. http://us5.campaign-archive1.com/?u=d330ebf27f0ad7a8ab0b42cec&id=14eb63c69f&e=173a1a28bc 2. http://us6.campaign-archive1.com/?u=fe4f27414ccd8b47f9432d5eb&id=77f2db3e5d&e=839d32dcf1 Short Stories/Anthologies: 1. http://mywithershins.wordpress.com/2014/06/30/in-the-woods-has-launched/ 2. http://mythicscribes.com/news/iron-pen-anthology/ 3. http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2014/07/03/help-fund-my-robot-army-and-other-news-dipped-love-nuggets/ 4. http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=09cbd8137b9ce63c84b64d3f9&id=2dd2a2d3ed&e=e4d662094b Mysteries/Thrillers: 1. http://litcentraloc.com/2014/06/26/o-c-author-spotlight-anne-cleeland/ 2. http://litcentraloc.com/2014/07/04/spotlight-excerpt-feisty-old-ladies-by-cynthia-weitz/ NA/YA/MG: 1. http://elodienowodazkij.com/2014/07/03/breaking-fences-blog-tour/ 2. http://ya-asylum.com/2014/07/04/more-than-music-amazing-debut-na-read/ Craft:

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