Traci Ashbe Dark Epic Fantasy Author

January 17, 2017

Reading Links…1/17/17

Reading Links…1/17/17 Traci Kenworth Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF: https://litworldinterviews.com/2017/01/08/interview-with-k-t-munson-ktmunson/ Do you like fantasies? https://princessofthelight.wordpress.com/2017/01/13/cover-reveal-the-hundredth-queen-by-emily_r_king-fantasy-xpressotours/ A woman is ripped from temple life to fight ninety-nine other courtesans to be queen. MG/YA: Romance/Women’s Fiction: https://coldhandboyack.wordpress.com/2017/01/08/welcome-author-marlena-smith-rrbc/ Can she begin a new life free of the prison of her old one? Christian: Historicals: Scary: https://michellemuto.wordpress.com/2017/01/08/2-books-2-sales-decisions-decisions/ Treat…

Christian, Craft, Dystopian, fantasy, Historicals, horror, Indie, MG & YA, Mysteries/Suspense, Mystery/Thrillers, Paranormal, Reading, Romance, SF, Short stories, traditional, Urban Fantasy
January 16, 2017

Writing Links in the 3s and 6…1/16/17

Writing Links in the 3s and 6…1/16/17 Traci Kenworth Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF: http://colleenchesebro.com/2017/01/13/irish-mythology-friday-13th-unlucky-for-some/ Lucky or unlucky? Mine started off bad, but I usually have good luck on this day. My daughter was born on Friday the 13th. MG/YA: Romance/Women’s Fiction: Christian: http://www.novelrocket.com/2017/01/strengthening-scene-vs-rearranging-words.html Good strengthening techniques. Historicals: Scary: http://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-129-diversity-rejections-and-gamut-magazine-with-richard-thomas-hillary-dodge-and-heather-foster/ Insuring diversity. http://www.thisishorror.co.uk/5-must-read-horror-articles-9-january-2017/…

Christian, Dystopian, fantasy, Historicals, horror, Indie, MG & YA, Mysteries/Suspense, Mystery/Thrillers, Paranormal, Romance, SF, Short stories, Urban Fantasy, Women’s Fiction, Writing and Poetry
January 15, 2017

Writerly Things…1/15/17

Writerly Things…1/15/17 Traci Kenworth So, a new year has come along. I’m excited but have had a few health issues dampen my expectations. Hopefully, things will improve. I have a new satellite service, DirectTV which brings back my CW channel, thankfully. I’m looking forward to catching up on my favorite show, Supernatural. Although, I’ll…

Craft, Writing and Poetry
January 13, 2017

Book Talk…1/13/17

Book Talk…1/13/17 Traci Kenworth Teach Me To Forget by Erica M. Chapman published by Merit Press, an Imprint of F&W Media 2017. YA. Blurb: She can’t even get suicide right. She wants to die, but will her failed suicide actually lead her into the midst of life? When Ellery discovers a boy from…

MG & YA, Reading
January 10, 2017

Reading Links…1/10/17

Reading Links…1/10/17 Traci Kenworth Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF: http://www.publishingcrawl.com/2017/01/04/january-2017-releases/ https://legendsofwindemere.com/2017/01/03/sallys-cafe-and-bookstore-author-update-helen-jones-janice-spina-darlene-foster/ You don’t wake up expecting to die. https://litworldinterviews.com/2017/01/07/firestorm-bookreview/ Starts off slow but the action very rarely lets go. https://phsolomon.com/2017/01/06/my-favorite-100-fantasy-covers-100-91/ What do you look for in a cover? MG/YA: https://colleenchesebro.com/2017/01/01/the-heart-stone-chronicles-the-swamp-fairy-has-been-born/ Once in a while in the middle of ordinary life, love gifts us with a fairytale. …

Anthologies/Novellas, Christian, Craft, Dystopian, fantasy, Historicals, horror, Indie, MG & YA, Mysteries/Suspense, Mystery/Thrillers, Paranormal, Reading, Romance, SF, Short stories, Urban Fantasy, Women’s Fiction, Writing and Poetry
January 9, 2017

Writing Links in the 3s and 6…1/9/17

Writing Links in the 3s and 6…1/9/17 Traci Kenworth Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF: https://colleenchesebro.com/2017/01/02/the-faery-godmother/ A kindly and lucky character. https://fantasyhandbook.wordpress.com/2017/01/03/try-to-vs-try-and/ Try to follow the rule unless you can find a way to bend it. MG/YA: Romance/Women’s Fiction: Christian: https://stevelaube.com/2016-year-review/ Things are looking good!! http://www.novelrocket.com/2017/01/ugly-duckling-writing.html Keep at that novel till it’s a gem. Historicals:…

Anthologies/Novellas, Christian, Craft, Dystopian, fantasy, Historicals, horror, Indie, MG & YA, Mysteries/Suspense, Mystery/Thrillers, Paranormal, Romance, SF, Short stories, Urban Fantasy, Women’s Fiction, Writing and Poetry
December 25, 2016

Writerly Things…12/25/16

Writerly Things…12/25/16 Traci Kenworth I will be on hiatus until Jan. 9th. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!! Take care and God bless!!

Uncategorized
December 23, 2016

Book Talk…12/23/16

Book Talk…12/23/16 Traci Kenworth The Bear and the Nightingale Kathryn Arden. 2016 Del Rey. Netgalley. At the edge of the Russian wilderness, winter lasts most of the year and the snowdrifts grow taller than houses. But Vasilisa doesn’t mind—she spends the winter nights huddled around the embers of a fire with her beloved siblings,…

fantasy
December 22, 2016

Christina Hoag Guest Post 12/22/16

My Long, Winding and Rocky Path to Publication by Christina Hoag I was incredibly excited when I landed my first offer of representation from a literary agent for what was then my novel “Skin of Tattoos,” a YA coming-of-age thriller set in the gang underworld of L.A. I’d sent out about 90 queries, had…

MG & YA, Mystery/Thrillers
December 20, 2016

Reading Links…12/20/16

Reading Links…12/20/16 Traci Kenworth Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF: https://litworldinterviews.com/2016/12/11/unfathomable-chance-bookreview-ktmunson/ On a visit to a church with her mother and twin brothers, young Diana is swept into another world. http://kriswrites.com/2016/12/10/overworked-diving-and-more/ Overworked is in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine. https://rosieamber.wordpress.com/2016/12/10/rosies-bookreview-team-rbrt-hell-holes-by-donald-firesmith-donfiresmith-scifi-paranormal/ More than a few hair-raising moments. http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/arcanum-unbounded/ A collection of short stories by Brandon Sanderson that have all been published…

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