Category: Writing and Poetry

March 25, 2020

Colleen’s Weekly Tanka 2020 Poetry Challenge Theme Week Traci Kenworth

Below are three haiku and a story inspired by the theme, “The Night Sky,” by Sally Cronin. The syllables are in the form of 5/7/5, 3/5/3, and 2/3/2. Three Haiku and a story Traci Kenworth colored in eggshellsthe dust of the ancientshangs bright in the air bright dots blinkstars and planets glimpsemystery wondercherubiclegend Space Traci…

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3 haikus, poems, Poetry, short stories, short story, Writing & Poetry
March 22, 2020

Writerly Things 3/23/2020: A Glimpse of the Normal Traci Kenworth

Writerly Things 3/23/2020: A Glimpse of the Normal Traci Kenworth Today, while out and about, I caught a glimpse of the normal. At least, what normal used to be. People being sensible with their grocery shopping. Their carts not overflowed. Their attitudes not belligerent and cross. They seemed as though they were hitting their stride…

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March 19, 2020

Five Links 3/19/2020 Traci Kenworth

Five Links 3/20/2020 Traci Kenworth Writing: 1. https://killzoneblog.com/2020/03/dont-stress-over-things-you-cant-control.html “Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night and my mind is abuzz. It could be that the Boys in the Basement are hard at work, and making a lot of noise. It might be that extra bit of spicy tuna I chomped at dinner.…

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March 15, 2020

Writerly Things 3/16/2020: YA Writing Tips Traci Kenworth

Writerly Things 3/16/2020: YA Writing Tips Traci Kenworth Looking for some tips for YA writing? The following instances may help you especially when you’re stuck or facing that blank page and unsure of what to write about. Prompts. These seem to help YA writing a lot. In truth, ANY writing. Prompts give us something to…

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March 15, 2020

Book Talk 3/19/2020: What I'm Reading in YA Traci Kenworth

Book Talk 3/15/2020: What I’m Reading in YA Traci Kenworth I’m reading Kalona’s Fall: A House of Night novella by Kristin and P.C. Cast, Uglies by Scott Westerfield, So Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer, Through The Nethergate by Robbie Cheadle, Chosen by Kiersten White, Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas, Subject A36 by…

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March 13, 2020

Colleen's Weekly Tanka 2020 Poetry Challenge No. 168 Traci Kenworth

Colleen’s Weekly Tanka 2020 Poetry Challenge Synonyms of Comfort & Torn Traci Kenworth Three Senryu’s on human nature along with a story. Tom spent his days out in the barn. His night by the campfire. He couldn’t quite forget the way things had been when Judith had been alive. He missed her. He found himself…

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Family, Heaven, Home, human nature, senryu, short story, worn shoes
March 12, 2020

Book Talk 3/12/2020: Sarah J. Maas's The Throne of Glass Book 1 Traci Kenworth

Book Talk 3/12/2020: Sarah J. Maas’s The Throne of Glass Traci Kenworth The Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas. Bloomsbury YA. Aug. 7, 2012. Amazon blurb: After serving out a year of hard labor in the salt mines of Endovier for her crimes, 18-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien is dragged before the Crown Prince. Prince…

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March 12, 2020

Five Links 3/13/2020 Traci Kenworth

Five Links 3/13/2020 Traci Kenworth Writing: 1. https://killzoneblog.com/2020/03/scene-writing-is-where-the-fun-happens-2.html “We’ve had some good posts and comments about writing methods, grouped generally under the two broad headings of plotter/outliner and pantser. You can read the latest entries HERE and HERE. What I want to examine today is a bromide I often hear when this subject comes up. It issues from the pantsing side…

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March 9, 2020

Five Links 3/9/2020 Traci Kenworth

Five Links 11/23/19 Traci Kenworth Writing: 1. http://booksbywomen.org/step-away-from-your-comfort-zone-by-beverley-harvey/ “For the last month, my writing has stalled. Spectacularly. It’s not time, opportunity or commitment that I lack, it’s motivation and self-belief. Like myriad writers, I am prone to introspection, anxiety and low self-esteem. No sympathy required here; I count myself lucky that I manage these personality…

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March 9, 2020

Book Talk 3/9/2020 James Scott Bell's The Last Fifty Pages Traci Kenworth

Book Talk 1/10/20: James Scott Bell’s The Last Fifty Pages Traci Kenworth The Last Fifty Pages by James Scott Bell. Comendium Press Feb. 18, 2019. Amazon’s blurb: “The first page of a book sells that book. The last page sells your next book.” –– Mickey Spillane What are the secrets for writing a great ending for…

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