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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…
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Tidbits of Who Your Characters are…
Tidbits of Who Your Characters are… Traci Kenworth How do you create a whole character? Tidbits, of course. By that, I mean there are facets of each of us that go into our story person. I would say that there is a sliver of our personalities in every one we write. Our shyness, our…
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Book Review: Webster’s New World Guide to Punctuation Traci Kenworth Simon & Schuster by Auriel Douglas and Michael Strumpf Hook line: All the rules you need to know to punctuate correctly. Okay, so this is an older book obviously but I’ve been going through craft books lately, trying to study, study,…
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Lucky Seven
I’ve been tagged for the Lucky Seven Meme by Silver Linings: The Rules: 1. Go to page 77 of your current MS/WIP 2. Go to line 7 3. Copy down the next 7 lines – sentences or paragraphs – and post them as they’re written. No cheating 4. Tag 7 authors 5. Let them know…
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A New Award–I’m Honored!!
Thanks to Jenny Keller Ford, I’ve been awarded The Paperclip Award. Here are my questions to answer: 1.When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up? Famous. Lol. I just always wanted to be in the lime light–an actress, dancer, singer. I used to write my speeches out in acceptance…
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Are You Making an Impression with Your Character?
Are Your Characters Making an Impression? Traci Kenworth When we set off to write our story, often the characters we choose are flat. They have no substance, no reason for existing yet, they’re a blank canvas. Oh, we might see them as a grand creation in our minds but they’re not ready, not yet.…
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Traci Ashbe Dark Epic Fantasy Author 