Category: Writing and Poetry

September 28, 2020

Writerly Things 9/27/2020 Traci Kenworth

Writerly Things 9/28/2020: On Things Traci Kenworth My life has taken a series of curves lately. I’ve been in incruciating pain starting from my mid-back and wrapping around to my stomach. I had surgery recently but the causes proved evasive. I’m to call the doctor next week if I’ll still hurting. Which I am. At…

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September 19, 2020

The Three Types of Premise

The Three Types of Premises Traci Kenworth As stated in How to Write a Damn Good Novel by James N. Frey, premise is a statement of what happens to the characters as a result of the core conflict of the story. Today, we’re going to discuss 3 types. Type 1: Chain Reaction: This is…

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September 11, 2020

Book Talk 9/11/2020 Traci Kenworth

Still on hiatus. Be back asap.

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September 7, 2020

Writerly Things 9/7/2020 Traci Kenworth

Writerly Things 9/7/2020 Traci Kenworth I’m temporarily taking a hiatus due to health issues. Will return asap.

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August 29, 2020

Five Links 8/29/2020 Traci Kenworth

Five Links 8/29/2020 Traci Kenworth Writing: 1. https://killzoneblog.com/2020/08/have-your-characters-say-what-you-wish-youd-said.html “We’ve all been there. We’re driving home from a party where we were engaged in robust conversation. Someone said something boneheaded and we thought, That was a boneheaded thing to say. But not wishing to hammer that very obvious nail, we did not reply. Now, halfway home, it comes…

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August 28, 2020

Book Talk 8/28/2020 Traci Kenworth

Will have another review soon.

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August 27, 2020

Three Senryu and a Short Story Traci Kenworth

Mementos scatteredacross the map of the worldpictures of times past all recallhappier days nowsinged in ash journalsthe spyglassno clues Keepsakes Traci Kenworth How long had it been? Those stolen moments? Those discovered treasures. She pressed her fingertips to each. Oh, how she missed him. Days scattered into weeks and months. And finally, years. She picked…

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August 24, 2020

Writerly Things 8/24/2020 Traci Kenworth

Writerly Things 8/24/2020: Settling in to a New Routine Traci Kenworth Things are finally starting to settle into a new routine for me with driving the kids to their work, errands, cleaning, and writing. Thankfully, the kids work at the same place and the same hours but not always the same days off with the…

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August 20, 2020

Three Senryu and a Short Story Traci Kenworth

a piece of fabriclies cluttered beside rail tracksits owner misplaced did she run along the train’s rails, heart in her throat,or did her dress tear did she see the beastleave the shadows of the treesno bones or blood tracked The Girl Running Beside the Train Tracks Traci Kenworth Millie lost her shoe in the flight from…

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August 17, 2020

Writerly Things 8/17/2020 Traci Kenworth

Writerly Things 8/17/2020: Forgiveness as We Age Traci Kenworth Mistakes run the course of our lives. So does forgiveness, if we let it. God doesn’t just forgive you one time and if you backslide, that’s it. He does so infinitely. We can be disappointed in ourselves when we realize the error of our ways but…

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