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Horror: 1. http://www.yahighway.com/2013/04/writing-horror-some-inevitable.html 2. http://elflands2ndcousin.com/2012/11/13/ephemeral-horror-and-the-diffusion-of-genre-markers/ 3. http://www.everywritersresource.com/writingsense/2010/10/top-10-classic-horror-stories/ 4. http://danielgreenfield.hubpages.com/hub/scifihorror 5. http://clarionfoundation.wordpress.com/2012/10/01/writers-craft-92-three-ways-to-end-a-horror-story/ Fantasy: 1. https://ingridsnotes.wordpress.com/2011/07/29/14-quick-tips-for-fantastic-fantasy-writing/ 2. http://fantasy-faction.com/2011/survey-of-fantasy-subgenres 3. http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/where-is-fantasy-headed 4. http://fantasy-faction.com/2011/you%E2%80%99ve-got-your-romance-in-my-fantasy-you%E2%80%99ve-got-your-fantasy-in-my-romance 5. http://aidanmoher.com/blog/2011/07/articles/guest-post-fantasy-imagination-and-the-hero-a-response-to-michael-j-sullivan-by-john-ginsberg-stevens/ Short Stories: 1. http://www.andrewjackwriting.com/ 2. http://talktoyouniverse.blogspot.com/2011/04/short-stories-vs-novels-natural-length.html 3. http://blog.janicehardy.com/2011/02/size-can-matter-novels-vs-short-stories.html 4. http://www.andrewjackwriting.com/2011/04/will-e-books-save-short-stories/ 5. http://www.magicalwords.net/edmund-r.-schubert/breaking-in-to-publication-short-stories-vs.-novels/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+MagicalWords+(Magical+Words)&utm_content=Google+Reader Writing: 1. http://www.andrewjackwriting.com/2011/12/ten-things-you-need-to-know-about-writing-conflict/ 2. http://www.darcypattison.com/novels/12-writing-fiction-checklists/ 3. http://procrastinatingwritersblog.com/2012/08/how-to-create-rituals/ 4. https://davidraschphd.wordpress.com/2011/03/11/writing-binges-and-blocks/ 5. http://www.writersdigest.com/uncategorized/5-tips-for-fearless-writing
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Doorways
Doorways Traci Kenworth The world of fantasy invites us through doorways. Just a glimpse beyond the ordinary, the delicate flowers, the enchanting water, the castle towers. It’s the awe, the wonder that draws us into these stories. The need to find out who or what walks these forests, touches the ocean, breathes upon this…
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Links 20
Here’s twenty links: Horror: 1) http://seanhtaylor.blogspot.com/2012/05/horror-of-it-all-writers-on-being-scary.html 2)http://www.writer.ly/community/write-horror-tips-first-time-horror-writers/ 3)http://edittorrent.blogspot.com/2012/10/horrible-thoughts.html 4)http://elflands2ndcousin.com/2012/11/13/ephemeral-horror-and-the-diffusion-of-genre-markers/ 5)http://www.everywritersresource.com/writingsense/2010/10/top-10-classic-horror-stories/ Fantasy: 1)https://ingridsnotes.wordpress.com/2011/07/29/14-quick-tips-for-fantastic-fantasy-writing/ 2)http://io9.com/5964139/the-rise-of-the-backdoor-fantasy-story 3)http://fantasy-faction.com/2011/survey-of-fantasy-subgenres 4)http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/where-is-fantasy-headed 5)http://fantasy-faction.com/2011/you%E2%80%99ve-got-your-romance-in-my-fantasy-you%E2%80%99ve-got-your-fantasy-in-my-romance Short Stories: 1)http://www.andrewjackwriting.com/?p=747 2)http://talktoyouniverse.blogspot.com/2011/04/short-stories-vs-novels-natural-length.html 3)http://blog.janicehardy.com/2011/02/size-can-matter-novels-vs-short-stories.html 4)http://writerswrite.co.za/the-top-20-literary-quotes-about-short-stories 5)http://www.andrewjackwriting.com/2011/04/will-e-books-save-short-stories/ Writing: 1)https://writeanything.wordpress.com/2010/11/24/distraction-free-writing/ 2)https://misanthropology101.wordpress.com/2011/01/12/readable-writing-blog/ 3)https://warriorwriters.wordpress.com/2011/01/10/developing-your-writing-voice/ 4)https://nailyournovel.wordpress.com/2011/08/14/are-you-writing-the-wrong-genre/ 5)http://www.andrewjackwriting.com/2011/12/ten-things-you-need-to-know-about-writing-conflict/
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Ghosts
Ghosts Traci Kenworth I’ve been thinking about ghosts a lot lately. Most likely because I’m writing a short story dealing with them. I don’t want the Casper, the friendly type kind but something deeper, more damaging to our world and the people in it. The last movie I saw on ghosts was The Thirteen…
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Stalking
My Brush with Stalking Traci Kenworth It was in college that I got my first lesson with bad relationships: a boyfriend who liked to hit when he got frustrated, angry about something. I had a lot of good friends then and family members who helped me see him for what he was. Fast forward…
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New Things
New Things Traci Kenworth Trying some new things this year. First up, links that may interest you or be helpful: http://venturegalleries.com/blog/do-you-find-your-genre-or-does-it-find-you/ http://www.fictorians.com/2013/03/06/what-makes-good-horror/ http://www.yahighway.com/2012/09/horror-and-thriller-walking-fine-line.html http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/23/arts/television/stephen-kings-under-the-dome-adapted-for-a-tv-series.html?_r=0 http://www.thecreativepenn.com/2011/05/02/the-stigma-of-writing-horror-how-the-genre-you-write-matters-as-much-as-the-story/ https://ingridsnotes.wordpress.com/2011/07/29/14-quick-tips-for-fantastic-fantasy-writing/ http://io9.com/5964139/the-rise-of-the-backdoor-fantasy-story http://fantasy-faction.com/2011/survey-of-fantasy-subgenres http://fantasy-faction.com/2012/where-is-fantasy-headed If you find something you like, tweet it. Every little bit of acknowledgement we receive for our blog posts helps to inspire the…
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2013 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 1,600 times in 2013. If it were a cable car, it would take about 27 trips to carry that many people. Click here to see the…
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Merry Christmas!!
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone!! Hope you all enjoy your celebrations and family gatherings!! I’ll be off the blog until the second week of Jan. too, so Happy New Year’s a bit early!! Related articles It’s OK to say ‘Merry Christmas’ to anyone you want (kansascity.com)
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Superstitious…or not?
Superstitious…or not? Traci Kenworth So, today being Friday the 13th, I had a question for all of you: Do you consider yourself superstitious…or not? Growing up, I never realized this day was supposed to be unlucky until after I knew about the films of this name, and it begs me…