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June 14, 2011

Eek, The Answer to Where I’d Go During Zombie Apocalypse

Eeek…The Answer to Where I’d Go During a Zombie Apocalypse(and Other Little Horrors) Traci Kenworth Okay, so me and the ladies we’re talking a bit about what we’d do if zombies suddenly occupied the streets. For me, living out in Amish country, I’d be a little late to the news. And I couldn’t rely…

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June 7, 2011

How to Choose Which Genre…

Choosing the Genre in Which to Write Traci Kenworth I’m going to divert from “How to Breathe Life into Your Characters” this week to discuss what genre you should think of putting your book in. There’s so many to choose from, and different shades of each. You have your Science Fiction-Fantasy that breaks up…

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May 31, 2011

How to Breathe Life into Your Characters VI

How to Breathe Life into Your Characters VI Introductions The way you bring your hero/heroine onto the page is important. Some say to start with a big bang, but that doesn’t allow your character enough time for the reader to come to identify with him/her. You want to begin with the inciting incident, for…

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May 24, 2011

How to Breathe Life into Your Characters Part V

How to Breathe Life into Your Characters V First versus Second versus Third This is where we get into narrative mode or First, Second, or Third person. For years I tried unsuccessfully to write in Third person. I had come to the writing table thinking it the “easiest” version to tackle. But it was…

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May 17, 2011

How to Breathe Life into Your Characters Par IV

How to Breathe Life into Your Characters IV Choosing Viewpoint Okay, now we get down into whose “eyes” the story is told through. It should be the character with the most to lose. Is it Little Boy Blue hiding under the haystack? The Big Bad Wolf? Or Esmeralda? Sure, the villain has a lot…

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May 11, 2011

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May 2, 2011

Let Me Look in the Mirror Already!

How to Breathe Life into Your Characters Part II: Let Me See in the Mirror Already! A character’s looks. How important are they? Some say the less description the better, but I’ve read in an agent’s recent blog(and I concur)that the readers wants to know what your character looks like, warts and all.…

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April 26, 2011

How to Breathe Life into Your Characters

How to Breathe Life into Your Characters Part 1: What is in a Name? Traci Kenworth How do you go about naming your characters? Do you just close your eyes, dip your finger onto the page, and choose that one? Or do you meticulously search for one? In any case, the one you end…

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April 19, 2011

Writer At Work

Writer At Work Traci Kenworth So what do our days really look like? Where do they take us? Well, for me, it begins after I get the kids off to school. About 7 a.m. if not sooner, I try to be at my computer. I do the email and boards thing first then settle…

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April 8, 2011

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