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Bucking the System
Originally posted on Story Empire: Hi gang, Craig with you again. Today, I’m fighting with myself over some things I hold true in writing. I look at writing as a personal journey of improvement, and I can see that improvement from book to book. Here are the two mantras that seem to have found a…
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Book Talk 6/12/2020 Sarah J. Maas’s Crown of Midnight Traci Kenworth
Book Talk 6/12/2020: Sarah J. Maas’s Crown of Midnight Traci Kenworth Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas A Throne of Glass Novel Bloomsbury August 2013. Amazon’s blurb: She is the greatest assassin her world has ever known.But where will her conscience, and her heart, lead her? After a year of hard labor in the…
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Writerly Things 6/8/2020: Your Hand Upon This Door Traci Kenworth
Writerly Things 6/8/2020: Your Hand Upon This Door Traci Kenworth Since I was young, I’ve always had the vision of the world’s people as one. That’s why I try to write stories with diverse populations. We can always walk toward a better world, a better option. Peace for women and men. Since the beginning of…
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Book Talk 6/5/2020 Traci Kenworth
Nothing this week. Camping time? How bout some sleeping bags? A lantern? Cast Iron Skillet? Camping chairs? Fishing rod? Lures? Emergency radio?
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Herb Garden – Tanka
Originally posted on Susan's Place: Herb Garden 2020 Growing herbs this year Basil, Oregano, Thyme and Curly Parsley Basil is my favorite Can’t pass without inhaling ? © Susan Zutautas 2020 ? Written for Colleen’s 2020 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 180, #Poet’sChoice.
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The Tease
Originally posted on Padre's Ramblings: Pixabay Dust-dry ground heated And soon to be baked by the sun Bleached grass and receding ponds E’er since the Spring begun. Where are those kisses of moisture sweet, Those drops of cooling life? Wispy cloud pass over head But their rich treasures they withhold. Then it happens a few…
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My Last Pre-Pandemic Novel
It was oh so nice to be out on the beach last weekend with my wife and daughter, strolling the shoreline, listening to the waves, taking in lots of fresh ocean air. We were in our favorite beach community, Ventura, and everybody was in a good mood—including law enforcement. Our first encounter as we walked…
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Writerly Things 5/31/2020: The End Point Traci Kenworth
Writerly Things 6/1/2020: The Ending Point Traci Kenworth Do you have an end point to your story? In other words, a theme? Friendship costs. Love wins. Death waits for all men. However, you toss the coin, the message is there. It might be subtle. It might be loud and clear. Hopefully, we learn something. Challenge.…
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New Release: Bounty Hunted by Judi Lynn #UrbanFantasy #ParanormalMystery #ShortRead
Originally posted on From the Pen of Mae Clair: Hey, friends! I am super jazzed to be showcasing a new release in a series I positively love! Judi Lynn is a good friend and a USA Today Bestselling Author. I love her Jazzi Zanders cozy mystery series, but I’m also thoroughly gone on her urban…