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Writerly Things…6/3/19 The YA Genre Traci Kenworth
Writerly Things…6/3/19 The YA Genre Traci Kenworth How does the YA genre compare to the best-selling genres? Around the world, Children’s and YA books far outsell adult books. According to BookScan, 233 million books were sold in 2017. In 2012 that number was 181 million. Graphic, sci-fi, fantasy, and activity books are the most popular…
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The Grand Finale
Originally posted on Legends of Windemere: A long road has been written Through typos and twists You have seen it to the end Fingers worn and callused Pencils down to nubs The corpses of pens fill a drawer A cemetery you refuse to toss Keys on have faded The letters too faint for eyes All…
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Seven Links Traci Kenworth
viburnum Seven Links…6/1/19 Traci Kenworth Writing: 1. https://killzoneblog.com/2019/05/lets-help-a-new-writer-out.html “Got an email from a reader of my craft books, who is finally ready (he says) to complete a novel. He wanted some career advice before taking the plunge. Below are his questions and my answers. Let’s put our heads together and help him out. We can…
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Book Talk…5/31/19 What I’m Reading Traci Kenworth
kitten Book Talk…5/31/19 What I’m Reading YA-wise. Traci Kenworth I’m reading Leigh Bardugo’s Gods & Monsters, Susan Dennard’s Truth Witch, Christine Lynn Herman’s The Devouring Gray, Tomi Adeyemi’s Children of Blood and Bone, and Melissa Cellier’s Happily Ever After. What are you reading this week?
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You Do Not Write the Story. The Story Writes You.
Originally posted on Ryan Lanz: ? by Lauren Sapala ? Why is learning how to write so hard? If you want to be a writer, there are countless MFA programs, online courses, and more advice than one person could ever read on the internet. There are a bajillion writing guides on Amazon. And if you…
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Have You Seen This Character? – Guest Post by Traci Kenworth…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog: Copyright Dmytro Pauk 123RF Stock Photo There are many different characters we run across in our fiction. Have you seen these characters? The Invisible Barney: He’s commonplace. Nothing here to inspire. He’s usually a background character who doesn’t have any lines to say. Just a filler…
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Writerly Things…5/27/19 Memorial Day Traci Kenworth
Writerly Things…5/27/19 Memorial Day Traci Kenworth Happy Memorial Day to all our vets and their families! Enjoy! Bring out the hotdogs and hamburgers, maybe even some grilled chicken, mashed potatoes, veggies, appetizers, and don’t forget the cherry pie! Have a great week, take care, and God bless!