Traci Ashbe Dark Epic Fantasy Author

October 8, 2017

Writerly Things 10/8/17

Writerly Things…10/8/17 Traci Kenworth Halloween month is always fun for me. Originally, I wanted to write scary stories but I’ve found over time that I’m more pulled to fantasy. There are scary elements to my stories and occasionally I do pen the full genre but I find I’m less drawn to it than previously.…

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October 6, 2017

Book Talk…10/6/17

Book Talk…10/6/17 Traci Kenworth Merry and Bright by Debbie Macomber. Random House Publishing-Ballantine. Copy from Netgalley. Available Oct. 3, 2017. Merry Knight is pretty busy these days. She’s taking care of her family, baking cookies, decorating for the holidays, and hoping to stay out of the crosshairs of her stressed and by-the-book boss…

Reading, Romance
October 3, 2017

Reading Links…10/3/17

Reading Links…10/3/17 Traci Kenworth Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF: http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2017/09/26/fran-wilde-how-to-build-a-monster/ A little of this, a lot of that, lol. http://www.parajunkee.com/blog/2017/09/27/hunt-chloe-neill-blog-tour-giveaway/ The hunter becomes the hunted. http://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/09/against-the-dark-blog-tour-guest-post-by-julie-e-czerneda-giveaway/ Final book in the Reunification trilogy. https://unicornbell.blogspot.com/2017/09/black-white-by-nick-wilford.html Would you help a stranger if it meant you risked the government finding out and being taken from your family? http://kriswrites.com/2017/09/29/slacker-kris-and-the-overdue-post-of-doom/ https://maeclair.net/2017/09/29/book-release-path-of-the-traitors-epic-fantasy-legendsofwindemere/ On the eve…

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October 2, 2017

Writing Links…10/2/17

Writing Links…10/2/17 Traci Kenworth Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF: http://storitorigrace.blogspot.com/2017/09/so-your-character-is-from-qatar.html Interesting buildings, one kind of looks like a space needle to me. https://colleenchesebro.com/2017/09/26/how-to-use-the-new-wordpress-editor-microsoft-word-template-for-blog-posts/ How to make blog posts in Microsoft Word 2016 and the new WordPress Editor. I’ve been trying unsuccessfully for a long time to do set my blog posts up in Word. I will have to…

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October 1, 2017

Writerly Things…10/1/17

Writerly Things…10/1/17 Traci Kenworth How was your weekend? I spent today with my family, enjoying ham, parsley potatoes, and many different pasta salads. Oh, and Hawaiian sweet bread. Have you ever tried it? It’s delicious! It was a day to catch up on each other’s lives and talk about the holidays to come. Some…

Craft, fantasy, Historicals, MG & YA, Muse, writers, Writing and Poetry
October 1, 2017

Welcome, John Howell

Circumstances of Childhood. By John W. Howell Shipping on October 1st. Priced at $0.99 for the introduction. This is a different story for John. It is in the Family Life genre and tells the story of brotherly love, riches to rags, redemption and a little paranormal thrown in. Normally John writes thrillers but this time…

blackmail, Family life, foreign conspiracy, John Howell, author, Paranormal, Uncategorized
September 29, 2017

Book Talk…9/29/17

Book Talk…9/29/17 Traci Kenworth Nothing this week. I’m reading Kristen Lamb’s Devil’s Dance, Nicholas Rossi’s Emotional Beats (REALLY helpful, gang! It gives a lot of ideas when combined with the Emotional Thesaurus from Angela Ackerman and Becca Pugsli makes a can’t miss combo!), a YA anthology (Really adoring this! It’s been a while since…

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September 26, 2017

Reading Links…9/26/17

Reading Links…9/26/17 Traci Kenworth Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF: https://phsolomon.com/2017/09/16/dream-excerpt-from-the-bow-of-destiny/ http://www.talesoftheravenousreader.com/2017/09/leigh-bardugo-sheds-new-light-on-diana_22.html The story behind the legend. As a kid, I remember watching Wonder Woman and being awed that a woman could do the things she could. I didn’t see that a lot on television and it’s one of the reasons I try and write diverse characters so that…

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September 25, 2017

Writing Links 9/25/17

Writing Links…9/25/17 Traci Kenworth Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF: https://legendsofwindemere.com/2017/09/16/a-big-week-is-a-coming-a-rough-week-is-a-going/ Promotion time! http://storitorigrace.blogspot.com/2017/09/the-significance-of-hair-in-stories.html Hair can sometimes make or break a character. This post gave me an idea for an opening of a second book. I love finding posts like this! https://legendsofwindemere.com/2017/09/21/swift-six-character-interview-sir-edric-greenlock-fantasy/ Character interview. https://saraletourneauwriter.com/2017/09/21/creativity-corner-summer-2017/ Progress and places in NY to visit. MG/YA: http://yatopia.blogspot.com/2017/09/lets-get-real-about-villains.html They shouldn’t be one…

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September 24, 2017

Writerly Things…9/24/17

Writerly Things…9/24/17 Traci Kenworth I’m running late today. I had some errands this morning and then some other things to do around the house. This week at the OneStop templates, I’ve been working on my worldbuilding survey. They take you through a lot of questions. I haven’t actually finished yet. A lot of good…

Christian, Craft, fantasy, Historicals, MG & YA, Muse, writers, Writing and Poetry