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Book Review: The Secret Circle by L.J. Smith
Book Review: The Secret Circle by L.J. Smith Volume 1: The Initiation Traci Kenworth 311 pages Harper Paperbacks 1992 *SPOILER ALERT* Cassie is a junior in high school and homesick for California. They are in her mother’s native home state and she is being…
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I’m Away…
I apologize. I haven’t been on the last couple weeks due to the kids starting school soon and wanting to spend some time with them before then. I should be back around August 23rd. Hope you all enjoy these last days of summer.
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High Gears in Writing
High Gears in Writing can be Grueling Traci Kenworth Sometimes high gears in writing can be great. You’re flying past the curves, staying on the road, headed in the right direction but things can quickly get out of control. There are times when slow processes are needed. Such as…
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Book Review: Watchers by Dean R. Koontz
Watchers by Dean R. Koontz Traci Kenworth Berkeley G.P. Putnam’s Son Edition Feb 1987 483 pages Hook: On his thirty-six birthday, May 18, Travis Cornell rose at 5:00 in the morning. The setting is Santa Barbara, Santiago Canyon on the eastern edge of Orange County,…
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The Mysteries of Writing
Mysteries of Writing Traci Kenworth There are a lot of mysteries it seems when it comes to writing. If you look at the expert advice on the how-tos, certain things are clear: it takes hard work, a regular schedule, and constant openness to ideas and learning to succeed. There’s…
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The Liebster Award
I have two posts for you today thanks to the lovely mywitherskins!! She nominated me for the Liebster Award. As she defined on her blog, the word lieber comes from German and means, “love.” It also means cute, lovely, sweet or kind, and forms the stem of the word lieben, to love. Liebster is an…
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Book Review: Happiness Is…
Book Review: Happiness Is… Traci Kenworth The book is published by Word Publishing and has no author listed. 1995. I ran across this little book on my shelf the other day and waxed nostalgic. This book was gifted to me about seven months before my marriage,…
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The Monster Show
The Monster Show Traci Kenworth Who didn’t go to a monster show at some point growing up? I remember sitting on the couch every Saturday when I was twelve or thirteen watching the local channel’s Scream Theater showing. Frankenstein’s monster, the she-devil, and BIG bugs reigned. Armed with a…
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Book Review: Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King
Book Review: Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King Traci Kenworth Scribner 2010 Short Story Collection-Horror 1922 Hook: April 11, 1930. A confession by Wilifred Leland James. He murdered his wife in June of 1922. His son, Henry, at 14, aided him although he beat fear into him over a two month period. All…
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Still under the weather….
Hi, everyone. I’m still a bit under the weather, so I’ve nixed this week as well why I fight myself back to feeling better. Take care and see you next week.