Traci Ashbe Dark Epic Fantasy Author

December 17, 2017

Writerly Things 12/17/17

Writerly Things 12/17/17 Traci Kenworth So, I’ve been thinking: last year I took some time off to get ready for the new year. I always like to get my house organized and in ship-shape before then. I sort through all the old stuff and put away the stuff I want to keep. Doing so,…

a bit of seriousness, blogs, Christian, Craft, Family life
December 15, 2017

Book Talk 12/15/17

Book Talk…12/15/17 Traci Kenworth Begin Again by Mona Kasten. Oct. 20, 2017. Bastei Entertainment. Netgalley. He makes the rules. She breaks them all. A new start. It’s the only thing keeping Allie Harper going, when she packs up her life and moves across the country to Woodshill, Oregon. She’s about to start college,…

MG & YA, Romance, traditional
December 12, 2017

Reading Links 12/12/17

Reading Links…12/12/17 Traci Kenworth Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF: http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/persepolis-rising/ Seventh book in James S.A. Corey’s The Expanse series. http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/the-emerald-circus/ A fantastical assemblage of sixteen short stories and novelettes by Jane Yolen. http://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/12/review-of-red-sister-by-mark-lawrence/ First installment in the Book of Ancestors trilogy. https://mightythorjrs.wordpress.com/2017/12/05/book-review-the-path-of-daggers-the-wheel-of-time-8-by-robert-jordan/ The best classic epic fantasy? https://teripolen.com/2017/12/05/the-watch-wand-project-gene-assist-2-by-allie-potts-bookreview-tuesdaybookblog-scifi-releaseday/ Governments have collapsed leaving law and order to be defined…

Anthologies/Novellas, Christian, Craft, Dystopian, fantasy, Historicals, horror, Indie, MG & YA, Mysteries/Thrillers/Suspense, Paranormal, Reading, Romance, SF, Short stories, traditional, Urban Fantasy, Women’s Fiction, writers, Writing and Poetry
December 11, 2017

Writing Links 12/11/17

Writing Links…12/11/17 Traci Kenworth Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF: http://storitorigrace.blogspot.com/2017/12/so-your-character-is-from-austria.html Austrian characters. https://colleenchesebro.com/2017/12/06/beautiful-legend-of-la-befana-witch-who-delivers-gifts-to-children-in-italy-on-epiphany-twelve-days-after-christmas-ancient-pages/ The legend of La Befana. https://jennykellerford.wordpress.com/2017/12/06/j-keller-fords-interview-on-the-authors-show/ Jenny’s interview with The Author’s Show. https://legendsofwindemere.com/2017/12/05/teaser-tuesday-chaos-on-ambervale/ The gods and goddesses at war. http://storitorigrace.blogspot.com/2017/12/villain-necrologies-and-debacles.html Christmas villains. MG/YA: http://middlegrademafia.com/2017/12/04/mg-reader-interview-kailey-harmon/ A MG reader tells what she looks for in books. http://www.fromthemixedupfiles.com/2017/12/stem-tuesday-science-fiction-books-book-list/ MG books with science in them. http://avajae.blogspot.com/2017/12/vlog-4-common-cliches-to-avoid-in-your.html My first…

Anthologies/Novellas, Christian, Craft, Dystopian, fantasy, Historicals, horror, Indie, MG & YA, Mysteries/Thrillers/Suspense, Paranormal, Romance, SF, Short stories, traditional, Urban Fantasy, Women’s Fiction, writers, Writing and Poetry
December 10, 2017

Writerly Things 12/10/17

Writerly Things…12/10/17 Traci Kenworth Well, things didn’t quite work out the way I wanted them to with the scheduling so I’m back to the old way, with a little added time on Sundays to tide things over. I didn’t get all I wanted in with the posts this week, but hopefully the adjustments will…

Craft, Family life, Muse, Reading, Writing and Poetry
December 8, 2017

Book Talk 12/8/17

Book Talk…12/8/17 Traci Kenworth The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Ardeen. Ballantine/Del Rey. 2017 Netgalley. A remarkable young woman blazes her own trail, from the backwoods of Russia to the court of Moscow, in the exhilarating sequel to Katherine Arden’s bestselling debut novel, The Bear and the Nightingale. Katherine Arden’s enchanting first novel introduced…

fantasy, Historicals, MG & YA, Reading, Romance, traditional
December 5, 2017

Reading Links 12/5/17

Reading Links…12/5/17 Traci Kenworth Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF: http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/the-city-of-brass/ When Nahri summons a dijinn both find themselves at odds in the city of brass. http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/the-handmaids-tale/ Ustopia? https://libraryoferana.wordpress.com/2017/11/28/readers-award-for-outside-the-walls-yay/ A short tale of a woman’s determination in the time of war. https://rosieamber.wordpress.com/2017/11/29/rosies-bookreview-team-rbrt-comedy-scifi-day-for-night-by-staceyebryan-wwwblogs/ With aliens and vampires, of course. http://storitorigrace.blogspot.com/2017/12/a-book-review-of-out-of-silent-planet.html Ransom is kidnapped and taken to a planet similar to…

Anthologies/Novellas, Christian, Craft, Dystopian, fantasy, Historicals, horror, Indie, MG & YA, Mysteries/Thrillers/Suspense, Paranormal, Reading, Romance, SF, Short stories, traditional, Urban Fantasy, Women’s Fiction, writers, Writing and Poetry
December 4, 2017

Writing Links 12/4/17

Writing Links…12/4/17 Traci Kenworth Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF: https://colleenchesebro.com/2017/11/26/what-my-two-pomeranians-taught-me-about-life/ So sorry for your loss, again, Colleen. http://storitorigrace.blogspot.com/2017/11/so-your-character-is-from-brunei.html https://legendsofwindemere.com/2017/12/01/writers-of-the-lost-art-guest-post-by-annette-rochelle-aben/ I miss this lost art too. Letters used to be so much fun! https://phsolomon.com/2017/12/01/the-bow-of-destiny-character-interview-spark/ An added character. https://legendsofwindemere.com/2017/11/30/legends-of-windemere-songs-for-the-champions/ Songs for the champions. MG/YA: http://www.adventuresinyapublishing.com/2017/11/jessica-brody-author-of-chaos-of.html Dealing with unresolved grief. http://avajae.blogspot.com/2017/11/vlog-best-decision-i-ever-made-as.html I’ve done this. I will still write even if…

Anthologies/Novellas, Christian, Craft, Dystopian, fantasy, Historicals, horror, Indie, MG & YA, Mysteries/Thrillers/Suspense, Paranormal, Romance, SF, Short stories, traditional, Urban Fantasy, Women’s Fiction, writers, Writing and Poetry
December 3, 2017

Writerly Things 12/3/17

Writerly Things…12/3/17 Traci Kenworth I’m going to be changing my blogging schedule some, though you probably won’t notice much. It’ll be posted on the same days, but I will be scheduling them sooner. This has to due with my daughter’s schedule at work and it’s not easy to get my blogs posted on Sundays…

Craft, Family life, writers, Writing and Poetry
December 1, 2017

Book Talk 12/1/17

Book Talk…12/1/17 Traci Kenworth Bound to a Spy by Sharon Cullen. Netgalley. Random House. Loveswept 2017. A fierce Highland lass puts her life—and her heart—in the hands of a dashing British spy in this exhilarating romance from the USA Today bestselling author of Wed to a Spy. Rose Turner’s mother sent her to the court of…

Historicals, Romance, traditional