Traci Ashbe Dark Fantasy Author

March 22, 2016

Writing Links in the 3s and 5…3/22/16

Annie Spratt Unsplash Writing Links in the 3s and 5…3/22/16 Traci Kenworth Romance/Women’s Fiction: http://annerallen.com/2016/03/insider-secrets-top-short-story-writers.html http://bloodredpencil.blogspot.com/2016/03/a-matter-of-styleon-or-off-grid.html http://romanceuniversity.org/2016/03/16/top-3-submission-errors-and-how-authors-can-fix-em-by-ann-leslie-tuttle/ Christian: http://www.stevelaube.com/the-bookstore-is-outnumbered/ http://www.booksandsuch.com/blog/how-to-talk-about-your-book/ http://www.booksandsuch.com/blog/authors-voice/ Historicals: http://awriterofhistory.com/2016/03/17/5-openings-that-transport-you-in-time-and-place/ http://englishhistoryauthors.blogspot.com/2016/03/lady-charlotte-guest-victorian.html http://englishhistoryauthors.blogspot.com/2016/03/england-and-aquitaine-part-iii-edward.html Fantasy/Time-Travel/Paranormal/SF: http://unicornbell.blogspot.com/2016/03/how-i-got-my-agent-suzanne-warr.html https://fantasyhandbook.wordpress.com/2016/03/15/navigating-the-eight-emotions-part-6-anticipation/ http://unicornbell.blogspot.com/2016/03/how-i-got-my-agent-stephanie-faris.html MG/YA: http://www.fromthemixedupfiles.com/2016/03/conversation-mitali-perkins-author-writing-mentor/ http://www.adventuresinyapublishing.com/2016/03/agent-interview-patricia-nelson.html http://www.fromthemixedupfiles.com/2016/03/author-interview-meet-nancy-roe-pimm/ Mysteries/Suspense: https://killzoneblog.com/2016/03/a-story-hiding-in-plain-sight.html http://mysterysuspence.blogspot.com/2016/03/guest-post-denise-swanson.html Poetry/Anthologies/Novellas: http://silverthreading.com/2016/03/16/wqwwc-writers-quote-wednesday-writing-challenge-wisdom/ http://silverthreading.com/2016/03/15/ronovanwrites-weekly-haiku-poetry-prompt-challenge-88-lift-plan/ http://silverthreading.com/2016/03/15/poetry-writing-exercises-using-connotation-to-find-the-perfect-word-writing-forward/ Indie: http://www.thebookdesigner.com/2016/03/this-week-in-the-blogs-march-5-11-2016/ http://blog.janicehardy.com/2016/03/set-right-publishing-expectations.html Craft: http://silverthreading.com/2016/03/13/comma-grammarly-blog-grammarly-blog/ http://carlywatters.com/2016/03/14/things-i-wish-i-knew-navigating-publishing-contracts/…

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March 21, 2016

Writing Links in the 3s and 5…3/21/16

Anna Popovid at Unsplash Writing Links in the 3s and 5…3/21/16 Traci Kenworth Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal: http://www.magicalwords.net/tamsin-silver-2/hump-day-help-words-words-words/ http://www.magicalwords.net/misty-massey/i-dont-know-what-to-say/ http://unicornbell.blogspot.com/2016/03/how-i-got-my-agent-wendy-knight.html MG/YA: http://www.fromthemixedupfiles.com/2016/03/interview-dr-phil-nel/ http://www.adventuresinyapublishing.com/2016/03/mythbusting-favorite-craft-of-writing.html http://middlegrademafia.com/2016/03/18/agency-news-seeking-mg/ Horror: http://www.thisishorror.co.uk/5-must-read-horror-articles-14-march-2016/ http://www.thisishorror.co.uk/news-round-up-week-ending-march-11-2016/ Mysteries/Thrillers: https://killzoneblog.com/2016/03/action-vs-suspense.html https://margotkinberg.wordpress.com/2016/03/15/evil-woman/ https://killzoneblog.com/2016/03/and-the-whimper-is.html Short Stories/Anthologies/Novellas: https://saraflower.wordpress.com/2016/03/13/mary-the-outlaw-chapter-twelve/ https://coldhandboyack.wordpress.com/2016/03/13/all-quiet-on-the-home-front/ http://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-084-damien-angelica-walters-on-sing-me-your-scars-short-story-writing-and-unusual-influences/ Indie: http://www.thebookdesigner.com/2016/03/scheduled-for-a-tv-appearance-and-then-the-dreaded-unexpected-happens/ http://www.thebookdesigner.com/2016/03/11-reasons-why-indie-authors-need-social-media-how-to-get-it-right/ Craft: https://nailyournovel.wordpress.com/2016/03/13/how-to-blog-about-your-book-without-giving-too-much-away/ https://janefriedman.com/4-lessons-publishing/ http://writeonsisters.com/writing-craft/writing-a-flashforward/ http://www.publishingcrawl.com/2016/03/14/what-comes-before-part-two-best-character-basic-action-weakness-and-choice/ http://www.livewritethrive.com/2016/03/14/how-novelists-can-benefit-by-cinematic-scene-structure/

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March 19, 2016

Writerly Things…3/19/16

Leigh Kendell Unsplash Writerly Things…3/19/16 Traci Kenworth I’ve just been puttering along on my WIP with editing. Sometimes slow is good though. It makes you more aware of things that might need fixed, things to deepen, roads to go down. I know that some might be under the impression that writing a book is…

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March 18, 2016

Book Talk…3/18/16

Book Talk…3/19/16 Traci Kenworth The Silver ChairS. Lewis. 1953 Harper Collins Publishers. Eustace has changed since The Voyage of the Dawn Treader so much now that he’s no longer a bully and has just come under the wrath of the old gang he used to hang with. Jill, too, faces their ridicule. Together, they…

fantasy, Historicals, MG & YA
March 17, 2016

Reading Links…3/17/16

Reading Links…3/24/16 Traci Kenworth Romance/Women’s Fiction: http://www.superauthors.com/2016/03/kindle-fire-harlequin-my-rewards-visa.html http://litworldinterviews.com/2016/03/08/book-review-by-colleenchesebro-of-out-of-the-forest-and-into-the-city-by-author-helenasmole/ http://litworldinterviews.com/2016/03/08/bookreview-by-lrwlee-of-rider-of-the-crown/ http://www.thewriterdiaries.com/2016/03/writers-review-multiple-listings.html http://kayedacus.com/2016/03/12/books-read-in-2016-a-very-proper-monster-by-elizabeth-hunter-amreading/ http://www.rubyslipperedsisterhood.com/fangirl-friday-23/ Christian: Historicals: Fantasy/Time-Travel/Paranormal/SF: http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/three-parts-dead/ http://www.parajunkee.com/2016/03/07/dark-alphas-embrace-donna-grant/ http://kayedacus.com/2016/03/08/books-read-in-2016-uprooted-by-naomi-novik-part-2-amreading/ http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/fire-touched/ http://www.parajunkee.com/2016/03/08/32726/ http://lynnvroman.com/2016/03/08/gypsy-love-cover-reveal/ http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/1632/ http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/jeweled-fire/ http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/morning-star/ http://litworldinterviews.com/2016/03/11/bookreview-by-lrwlee-of-the-heart-of-betrayal/ Mysteries/Suspense: MG/YA: http://www.fromthemixedupfiles.com/2016/03/author-nancy-castaldo-talks-nonfiction-book-giveaway/ http://www.fromthemixedupfiles.com/2016/03/ancient-one-a-giveaway/ http://yaloveblog.com/2016/03/08/blog-tour-giveaway-a-tyranny-of-petticoats-edited-by-jessica-spotswood/ http://www.fromthemixedupfiles.com/2016/03/bridging-gap-magazines-kids/ http://www.brenda-drake.com/2016/03/edge-of-chaos-by-molly-e-lee-cover-reveal/ http://thestoryreadingapeblog.com/2016/03/11/read-about-guest-author-rita-goldner/ http://yaloveblog.com/2016/03/09/waiting-on-wednesday-run-by-kody-keplinger/ Poetry/Anthologies/Novellas: http://beauty-in-ruins.blogspot.com/2016/03/fiction-review-paper-menagerie-and.html http://litworldinterviews.com/2016/03/11/annette-rochelle-aben-books/ http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/saga-volume-three/ Indie: Craft: Anna Demianenko Unsplash

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March 16, 2016

Reading Links…3/16/16

Reading Links…3/23/16 Traci Kenworth Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF: http://www.fantasyliterature.com/author-interviews/tim-hanley/ http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/mockingbird/ http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/man-plus/ http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/1632/ http://litworldinterviews.com/2016/03/10/bookreview-by-lrwlee-of-the-kiss-of-deception/ http://lizlovesbooks.com/lizlovesbooks/eleanor-by-jason-gurley-blog-tour-review/ http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/the-last-witness/ http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/the-last-witness/ http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/against-a-dark-background/ http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/the-coming-of-the-terrans/ https://jennykellerford.wordpress.com/2016/03/11/ashes-in-the-sky-a-spacestastic-review/ http://litworldinterviews.com/2016/03/11/bookreview-by-lrwlee-of-queen-of-shadows/ http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/sin-city-volume-one/ http://saraletourneauwriter.com/2016/03/12/stacking-the-shelves-vol-24/ MG/YA: https://jennykellerford.wordpress.com/2016/03/06/all-it-takes-is-one-person-to-change-the-world-or-someones-life/ http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/alcatraz-vs-the-evil-librarians/ http://middlegrademafia.com/2016/03/09/mg-book-review-the-fantastic-family-whipple-by-matthew-ward/ Horror: http://www.thisishorror.co.uk/look-out-for-the-cosy-room-and-other-stories-by-arthur-machen-and-the-ghost-train-doesnt-stop-here-anymore/ http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/revival/ http://www.briankeene.com/2016/03/10/the-complex-now-in-paperback/ http://horrornovelreviews.com/2016/03/10/lee-mcgeorge-days-of-oblivion-review/ http://lizlovesbooks.com/lizlovesbooks/eleanor-by-jason-gurley-blog-tour-review/ http://thestoryreadingapeblog.com/2016/03/10/read-the-third-excerpt-from-talon-come-fly-with-me-series-by-gigi-sedlmayer/ http://horrornovelreviews.com/2016/03/10/adam-nevill-the-last-days-review/ http://horrornovelreviews.com/2016/03/12/horror-story-of-the-week-tyler-millers-til-death-do-us/ http://horrornovelreviews.com/2016/03/12/richard-schiver-all-roads-lead-to-terror-review/ http://horrornovelreviews.com/2016/03/11/ramsey-campbell-jack-ketchum-tales-from-the-lake-vol-2-review/ Mysteries/Thrillers: http://www.fantasybookcafe.com/2016/03/the-leaning-pile-of-books-253/ http://lizlovesbooks.com/lizlovesbooks/the-last-girl-addictively-brilliant/ http://lynnvroman.com/2016/03/10/dodging-trains-by-sunniva-dee-cover-reveal/ http://lizlovesbooks.com/lizlovesbooks/new-release-spotlight-maestra-by-l-s-hilton/ http://lizlovesbooks.com/lizlovesbooks/white-lies-zoe-markham-extract-and-review/ http://lizlovesbooks.com/lizlovesbooks/2016-spotlight-fellside-by-m-r-carey/ Short Stories/Anthologies/Novellas: http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/sfm-amal-el-mohtar-sam-j-miller-c-s-e-cooney-philip-pullman-greg-bear-catherynne-valente/ http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/proto-zoa/ Indie: Craft: http://theeditorsblog.net/2016/03/12/launch-week-bonus/…

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March 15, 2016

Writing Links in the 3s and 5…3/15/16

Photo by Gioia Fabbri Writing Links in the 3s and 5…3/22/16 Traci Kenworth Romance/Women’s Fiction: http://annerallen.com/2016/03/show-tell-terrible-advice-writers.html http://www.superauthors.com/2016/03/a-trek-into-old-country.html http://romanceuniversity.org/2016/03/11/plotting-the-flow-of-your-story-by-houston-havens/ Historicals: http://awriterofhistory.com/2016/03/08/open-request-revisited/ http://awriterofhistory.com/2016/03/10/even-contemporary-fiction-can-have-historical-elements/ http://englishhistoryauthors.blogspot.com/2016/03/literary-genius-in-long-eighteenth.html Christian: http://www.novelrocket.com/2016/03/a-simple-grace.html http://www.booksandsuch.com/blog/when-publishing-trophies-become-meaningless/ http://www.stevelaube.com/the-friendly-social-media-purge/ Fantasy/Time-Travel/Paranormal/SF: https://fantasyhandbook.wordpress.com/2016/03/08/toward-a-more-balanced-use-of-toward/ http://www.magicalwords.net/melissa-gilbert/friday-fundamentals-why-do-you-write/ http://unicornbell.blogspot.com/2016/03/sin-and-syntax-how-to-craft-wickedly_11.html Mysteries/Suspense: https://killzoneblog.com/2016/03/the-wonderful-world-of-subplots.html https://margotkinberg.wordpress.com/2016/03/09/crime-fiction-news-break-24/ https://killzoneblog.com/2016/03/how-did-you-get-here.html MG/YA: http://www.adventuresinyapublishing.com/2016/03/cori-mccarthy-author-of-you-were-here.html http://www.adventuresinyapublishing.com/2016/03/you-are-new-by-riley-redgate.html http://www.adventuresinyapublishing.com/2016/03/pantsers-vs-plotters-by-jennifer-mason.html#.VuOmr5wrLIU Poetry/Anthologies/Novellas: http://silverthreading.com/2016/03/06/the-winds-of-change/ https://erikakind.wordpress.com/2016/03/09/the-visitor/ http://www.magicalwords.net/gail-martin/10-reasons-to-consider-writing-for-anthologies/ Indie: https://nailyournovel.wordpress.com/2016/03/06/editing-seminar-snapshots-how-much-should-you-budget-for-editing-your-book-and-how-to-choose-an-editor/ https://janefriedman.com/5-steps-great-cover-art/…

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March 14, 2016

Writing Links in the 3s and 5…3/14/16

Photo by Greg Rakozy Unsplash Writing Links in the 3s and 5…3/21/16 Traci Kenworth Fantasy/Dystopian/UF/Paranormal/SF: http://www.magicalwords.net/john-hartness-2/making-money-mondays-less-is-more/ http://storitorigrace.blogspot.com/2016/03/a-book-review-of-5th-wave-by-rick-yancey.html http://www.magicalwords.net/david-b-coe/quick-tip-tuesday-on-writing-every-day/ MG/YA: http://www.adventuresinyapublishing.com/2016/03/this-month-for-writers-february-2016.html http://www.adventuresinyapublishing.com/2016/03/kc-held-author-of-holding-court-on.html http://www.brenda-drake.com/2016/03/agent-caitlen-rubino-bradway-what-am-i-looking-for-in-an-author/ Horror: http://www.thisishorror.co.uk/5-must-read-horror-articles-7-march-2016/ http://www.thisishorror.co.uk/news-round-up-week-ending-march-4-2016/ http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2016/03/10/joe-hart-five-things-i-learned-writing-the-last-girl/ Mysteries/Thrillers: https://killzoneblog.com/2016/03/drilling-down-into-your-deep-writing-soil.html https://killzoneblog.com/2016/03/breaking-all-the-rules.html https://killzoneblog.com/2016/03/what-do-you-do-about-writers-block.html Short Story/Anthologies/Novellas: https://coldhandboyack.wordpress.com/2016/03/07/sweeping-up-around-here/ http://elodienowodazkij.com/2016/03/08/the-first-chapter-of-love-in-b-minor/ https://saraflower.wordpress.com/2016/03/11/mary-the-outlaw-chapter-eleven/ Indie: http://shirley-mclain.net/2016/03/06/the-right-decision-i-hope/ https://janefriedman.com/author-website-redesign/ http://www.magicalwords.net/diana-pharaoh-francis/self-publishing-part-4/ Craft: http://theblabbermouthblog.com/2016/03/07/literary-agents-10-important-things-to-know/ http://avajae.blogspot.com/2016/03/plot-essentials-climax.html http://blog.janicehardy.com/2016/03/setting-as-character.html http://silverthreading.com/2016/03/10/hydra-a-digital-first-imprint-of-random-house/ http://www.livewritethrive.com/2016/03/10/scene-structure-cinematic-scene-openings-for-novelists/ …

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March 12, 2016

Writerly Things…3/12/16

Davide Ragusa Unsplash Writerly Things…3/12/16 Traci Kenworth Favorite Things about Romance Feel good feeling Strong hero/heroine. Can take you anywhere. Favorite Authors Constance O’Banyon Diana Gabaldon Linda Howard Nora Roberts Jayne Ann Krentz Debbie Macomber Favorite Types Historicals Sweet Western Supernatural/Scary mix

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March 11, 2016

Book Talk…3/11/16

Book Talk…3/11/16 Traci Kenworth My Tempting Highlander Maeve Grayson. Feb. 2016 Loveswept. Netgalley. Maira Sinclair, eldest twin of the Sinclair clan, is horrified when she hits a wolf with her car. When it disappears on her and a Highlander Chieftain shows up in its place she is confused to say the least. For a…

Historicals, Romance