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October 12, 2018

Book Talk…10/12/18 What I’m reading

Book Talk…10/12/18 What I’m Reading Traci Kenworth I’m reading Stephen King’s The Outsider and Nora Robert’s final book of the Cousin of O’Dwyer’s trilogy, Blood Magick. Both are due soon at the library, so I have to hurry and finish them. It’s definitely hard with King’s book as there’s so much word count but…

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October 7, 2018

Writerly Things…10/7/18

Writerly Things…10/7/18 Traci Kenworth There have been a load of saplings that grew up beside and to the back of the house since the trees went down last year. I’m trying to take them out a little at a time. I don’t have a chainsaw, just lopers. It has been slow-going as they have…

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September 30, 2018

Writerly Things 9 30 18

Writerly Things…9/30/18 Traci Kenworth We had a bit of a crisis earlier this week, but everything worked out. I’m waiting for news about the arrearages, whether he’s being let go from his job after six months of medical leave or if he’ll go on SSA or go through a private insurance for disability. In…

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September 23, 2018

Writerly Things…9/23/18

Writerly Things…9/23/18 Traci Kenworth This week was a mixture of business and illness. I think because of the flu shot I got a couple weeks ago. I have to keep up on them because of the shot I take each week that can lower my immunity system. I also have to take care of…

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September 16, 2018

Writerly Things 9/15/18

Writerly Things…9/16/18 Traci Kenworth It’s almost my favorite time of year! I love Halloween with all its scares and chills! I love the cute parts of it and the terror that comes from horror stories. This year, we are planning another marathon of movies, food, and trivia! It’s gets me so excited to think…

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August 24, 2018

Book Talk: What I’m Reading…8/24/18

Book Talk: What I’m reading…8/24/18 Traci Kenworth Currently, I’m reading: Laini Taylor’s Days of Blood & Starlight (I’m liking this), Leigh Bardugo’s Shadow and Bone (so terrific), Nora Robert’s Shadowspell (such a great story), Ursula Le Guin’s The Farthest Shore (my first story by her), Stephen King’s The Outsider (Gritty), Grace Draven’s Phoenix Unbound (not…

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August 12, 2018

Writerly Things…8/12/18

Writerly Things…8/12/18 Traci Kenworth It’s been a busy week. I’ve been working on getting my manuscript ready for PitchWars, failing that, submission. It’s working out better than I thought and I’m fixing the problems I noticed along the way. For me, I had a problem with description. As in, too much of it. I had…

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June 19, 2018

Reading Links…6/19/18

Reading Links…6/19/18 Traci Kenworth Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF: https://audreydriscoll.com/2018/06/15/free-on-kindle-hunting-the-phoenix-book-4-of-the-herbert-west-series/ Journalist Alma Halsey chases the story of a lifetime to Providence, Rhode Island and finds more than she expected – an old lover, Charles Milburn, and an old adversary, renegade physician Herbert West, living under the name Francis Dexter. Fire throws her into proximity with them both, rekindling…

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June 18, 2018

Writing Links…6/18/18

Writing Links…6/18/18 Traci Kenworth Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF: https://mythcreants.com/blog/lessons-from-the-rambling-writing-of-handbook-for-mortals/ “Last year, Handbook for Mortals by Lani Sarem cheated its way to the top of the New York Times YA bestseller list. It wasn’t #1 for long, though. Observers quickly noticed how strange it was that a book no one had heard of by a brand new publisher…

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June 17, 2018

Writerly Things…6/17/18

Writerly Things…6/17/18 Traci Kenworth I don’t know how to begin this post. I’ve been struggling for a long time with having time for blogging and my writing. The blogging had won out with the hours put in. There were times when I only gave ten minutes to my writing. Ten minutes! A friend asked…

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