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Writerly Things…Carrying On When it Feels Like an Uphill Battle
Writerly Things 12/3/18: Carrying on When it Feels Like an Uphill Battle Traci Kenworth Rejection Everyone experiences it sooner or later. Someone who writes professionally continues to face the guillotine over and over. Even those at the top of the chain, I’m sure. It’s a part of the publishing life. Sometimes it feels like…
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Book Talk…11/29/18 More on What I’m Reading
Book Talk…11/29/18 More About What I’m Reading Traci Kenworth I wrote about some of the books I was reading last week. I’ve added to the pile: Maeve Grayson’s Katie’s Highlander, Roald Dahl’s Book of Ghosts, Gemma Files’s Experimental Film, Joyce Meyer’s Beauty for Ashes, Writing Irresistible Kidlit by Mary Kole, The Breakout Novel by…
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Writerly Things…11/26/18 Five Signs You May be a Writer
Writerly Things…11/26/18 Five Signs that May Tell You You’re a Writer Traci Kenworth You Write! This one’s a no brainer. However, you actually have to spend time writing, no pretend! What do I mean by that? Well, it’s when you spend all your energy talking about writing but not the actual doing. Plant yourself…
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Writerly Things…11/19/18 The Four Key Ingredients You Need in Your Novel
Writerly Things…11/19/18 Four Key Ingredients Your Novel Needs Traci Kenworth To become a bestseller, Donald Maas believes you must have four key ingredients. Plausibility Could it have really happened? Of course, this will be different depending on the genre your writing in, but your story must seem, given this situation, and these…
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Writerly Things…11/12/18 Rounding Out the End of the Year
Writerly Things…11/12/18 Rounding Out the End of the Year Traci Kenworth Trying New Things Don’t be afraid to try new things. That’s how you learn. That’s how you grow. It gives you courage. It gives you strength to keep on risking things. I’m doing a bit of these with rescheduling Writerly Things on Mondays…
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Book Talk…11/9/18 On Writing Horror HWA Mort Castle
Book Talk…11/9/18 On Writing Horror HWA Traci Kenworth On Writing Horror Mort Castle Writer’s Digest Books 2007. Amazon’s blurb: The masters of horror have united to teach you the secrets of success in the scariest genre of all! In On Writing Horror, Second Edition, Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, Harlan Ellison, David Morrell, Jack…
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Writerly Things…11/5/18 The Battle for Time
Writerly Things…11/5/18 The Battle for Time Traci Kenworth Do You Struggle to Find Time to Write? Like everyone, time is precious to me. For years, I struggled to find time to write. Something always seemed to come before it. The job. Family. Keeping up with the to-do list. In 2009, I learned a secret.…
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Writerly Things…10/29/18
Writerly Things…10/29/18 Traci Kenworth How Do You Find Your Inspiration? Inspiration can be found in anything around us. Take a walk for instance. Fallen leaves, isolation, a campground might inspire you to write a scary tale. A trip to the city might bring up corruption, brutality, and homelessness. Driving down the road might tip…
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Writerly Things…10/21/18
Writerly Things…10/21/18 Traci Kenworth The electricity’s been off and on in these parts the past few days. Luckily, for us, it hasn’t been more than three hours here and there. For others, they won’t get theirs back until tomorrow, I hear. I feel bad for them. It’s cold out now. In the forties or…
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Writerly Things…10/14/18
Writerly Things…10/14/18 Traci Kenworth I’ve been feeling under the weather the last couple days. My doctors nixed the shot I’d been taking monthly so now I have to figure something else out for my HS. It had been causing other health problems they found. Not sure if my other dr. will give me anything…
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Traci Ashbe Dark Epic Fantasy Author 