Traci Ashbe Dark Epic Fantasy Author

April 11, 2017

Reading Links 4/11/17

Reading Links…4/11/17 Traci Kenworth Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF: http://www.fantasyliterature.com/author-interviews/sylvain-neuvel/ Second book in the Themsis series. http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/penrics-mission/ Third book in the Penric and Desdemona series. http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/the-hanging-tree/ Latest edition to the River of London series. https://mightythorjrs.wordpress.com/2017/04/06/book-haul-pathfinder-tales-gears-of-faith-by-gabrielle-harbowy/ The world’s best-selling, table-top game is now a series of novels. http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/gather-her-round/ The fifth Tufa standalone novel. http://www.talesoftheravenousreader.com/2017/04/when-firefly-meets-dune-shadow-run-blog.html Her ship. His plan. Their…

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April 10, 2017

Writing Links 4/10/17

Writing Links…4/10/17 Traci Kenworth Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF: http://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2017/04/announcing-women-in-sff-month-2017-week-1-schedule/ Guests this week include Rin Chupeco, T. Frohock, Reney, Sarah Ash, and Cassandra Rose Clarke. https://ultimatefantasywritersguide.com/v2st/ Why you might fail in writing your book. http://www.magicalwords.net/roundup/magical-words-link-roundup-4-3-2017/ What do you think about the pressure to write fast? Regardless if your traditional or Indie? https://fantasyhandbook.wordpress.com/2017/04/04/in-search-of-self-discipline/ Do you set yourself to a…

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April 9, 2017

Writerly Things 4/9/17

Writerly Things…4/9/17 Traci Kenworth I’ve been continuing my editing. I’m about 62k through right now. I’m averaging about one to sometimes two chapters a day. I’m doubling back three times through each chapter to check things as I go. It allows me to make sure each is ready. I check names because I have…

Craft
April 7, 2017

Book Talk 4/7/17

Book Talk…4/7/17 Traci Kenworth The Flow of Success: Tap into the Top 19 Powerful, Universal Laws to Succeed in Every Area of your Life by John Howell. The best investment you can make, is yourself. As Jim Rohn once said, “When you change everything in your life changes.” I like how he teaches in…

Craft, Reading
April 4, 2017

Reading Links 4/4/17

Reading Links…4/4/17 Traci Kenworth Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF: http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/kings-of-the-wyld/ When his daughter runs off to be a mercenary and finds herself in a town surrounded by monsters, can her father and his friends rescue her? http://storitorigrace.blogspot.com/2017/03/a-book-review-of-firebird-by-kathy-tyers.html Because of her birthplace in the family, Lady Firebird’s life is expendable. http://avajae.blogspot.com/2017/03/book-review-three-dark-crowns-by.html Every generation, a set of triplets are born,…

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April 3, 2017

Writing Links 4/3/17

Writing Links…4/3/17 Traci Kenworth Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF: https://ultimatefantasywritersguide.com/stv1/ Watch this video! The key to being original is creating great characters! http://storitorigrace.blogspot.com/2017/03/monthly-summary-march-2017.html https://legendsofwindemere.com/2017/03/30/legends-of-windemere-ritual-of-the-lost-lamb-volunteer-request/ Volunteers to promote a book needed. https://legendsofwindemere.com/2017/03/31/have-you-gone-too-far/ Question on how far you’ve taken characters. http://storitorigrace.blogspot.com/2017/04/utopian-versus-dystopian-look-at-two.html Two different controlling governments plus a hybrid. https://saraletourneauwriter.com/2017/03/30/happy-march-2017/ Spring and its effects. MG/YA: http://avajae.blogspot.com/2017/03/vlog-on-creating-conflict.html What do you…

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April 2, 2017

Writerly Things…4/2/17

Writerly Things…4/1/17 Traci Kenworth I’ve reached the halfway point in my editing. Things are falling together well. I’ve had a few changes I have to keep in mind as I go along. Yes, even at this stage, you may need to add a few more strands to wrap the storyline together tighter. It’s a…

Craft
March 31, 2017

Book Talk 3/31/17

Book Talk…3/31/17 Traci Kenworth Nothing this week. Currently, I’m reading Cassandre Clare’s City of Fallen Angels, Rebekah L. Purdy’s Incriminating Dating, Sara Wolf’s Remember Me Forever (Lovely Vicious #3), John Howell’s The Flow of Success, and Craig S. Boyack’s Will O’Wisp. Oh, and Red Rising Pierce Brown.

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March 28, 2017

Reading Links 3/28/17

Reading Links…3/28/17 Traci Kenworth Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF: http://www.parajunkee.com/2017/03/20/megs-final-story-wraps-etched-bone-anne-bishop/ An UF set within an alternate reality. https://colleenchesebro.com/2017/03/23/colleens-book-reviews-wisp-by-author-adele-marie-park/ A world where magic flourish and dark secrets are kept by those who rule. https://legendsofwindemere.com/2017/03/24/book-spotlight-the-carnelian-throne-science-fictionspec-ficfantasy/ A forbidden continent where humanity no longer rules. https://mightythorjrs.wordpress.com/2017/03/24/guest-blog-the-tale-of-beowulf-is-it-myth-legend-history-by-c-r-may-author-of-the-sword-of-woden-series/ What is the truth behind Beowulf? https://mightythorjrs.wordpress.com/2017/03/23/guest-review-paternus-by-dyrk-ashton-reviewed-by-david-walters/ Every god, goddess, and demon you’ve read about is…

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March 27, 2017

Writing Links 3/27/17

Writing Links…3/27/17 Traci Kenworth Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF: http://www.autumnwriting.com/writing-the-big-epic-fantasy-scenes-tips-and-tricks/ I pretty much follow this advice, using deep pov and sticking with one character from one chapter and then move to the alternate character in the next which allows for the next scene of the battle. I only use two povs though, not an antagonist’s. It’s hard to…

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