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Book Review
Book Review: a shepherd looks at Psalm 23 by Phillip Keller Traci Kenworth A Zondervan Large Print Book 1970 Christian non-fiction Hook sentence: The Lord! “But who is the Lord? What is His character? Does He have adequate credentials to be my Shepherd—my manager—my owner? And if He does—how do I come…
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Does the Race of a Character or the Book’s Author Bother You?
Does the Race of a Character or the book’s Author Bother You? Traci Kenworth I know this is a very delicate topic but in light of the recent ugliness that evaded certain postings about The Hunger Games movie regarding the casting of black actors for the characters of Thresh, Rue, and Cinna, I felt…
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Book Review: Fires of Winter by Roberta Gellis
Book Review: Fires of Winter by Roberta Gellis Traci Kenworth Adult: Historical Romance A Jove Book 1987 For the sake of any young adults that come to this page, I’m going to mellow the language and forego the hook line of the book. Let’s just say, Bruno, the hero is born out…
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A germ of an idea…
Developing a germ of an idea… Traci Kenworth I get most of my ideas from dreams. It’ll start with either the character, the setting, or a snippet of what’s happening in that world. This snippet is called the germinal idea. It’s not yet fleshed out, it hasn’t grown to a premise status, nor is…
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The Ruins
The Ruins Traci Kenworth Today, we saw the ruins. We stumbled upon it by accident, not knowing that this particular setting housed what had once been a good-sized village. One that had once upon a time housed the Akara people. Lives, dreams, battles, had been fought here to nothing but shattered objects, broken…
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A Craft Book Review
Craft Book Review: The Elements of Style Traci Kenworth The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White is one book I think every writer has not only heard of but has on their bookshelf somewhere. If you don’t, and you’re serious about your writing, download a copy or pick one up…
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And the Winners of The Fairy Godmother Files: The Cinderella Complex are:
Jenn Fischetto is in first place. Melody is in second place. And C.B. Wentworth in third. Rebekah needs your email address to get in contact with you. If you’d like you can email me at the_old_canteen@yahoo.com.
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A Second Lucky Meme Tag…
I’ve been tagged again by the lovely Penny Randall, check out her blog here. This is from my second wip TA. It’s about a wish, the fallout, and the horror that bulldozes all. This is a scene between two friends who are discussing how life has derailed them all: “Hey, if you’re talking about how…
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A Chat with a Fairy Godmother…
A Chat with a Fairy Godmother… Traci Kenworth We have as our guest here today, Maggie Winters from The Fairy Godmother’s Files by Rebekah L. Purdy. And if we’re extremely lucky, we might get a sneak peek of the hotness that is Seth. Okay, question time: Do you prefer “Maggie,” or “Mags?” It…



