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Why it’s Okay to Cry(alongside your characters)
Why it’s Okay to Cry(along with your Fictional Characters) Traci Kenworth Sometimes I admit it, when I get caught up in a scene: a goodbye, a successful rescue, a happy ending, tears rolls down my cheeks. We’ve all heard of how readers take our characters to heart but do writers do the same? Absolutely. I…
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The Key to Writing Horror
The Key to Writing Horror.
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The Key to Writing Horror
short stories, horror, writing, fiction
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The Key to Writing Horror
The Key to Writing Horror Traci Kenworth A lot of great tips have been given in interviews over the years, this blog attempts to bring it down to the basics. Or, at least, what works for me. I like to begin with the setting. As in, making it almost a character within the work. Take…
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Spiral Nightmares
Spiral Nightmares Traci Kenworth Vagen hesitated on the first step of the spiral staircase. The murder happened here. And though the killer may not always return to the scene of the crime, the ghost did. She placed her hand to the railing and shuddered at the ice-cube feel of it. This definitely ranked up there…
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What Scares You?
What Scares You? Traci Kenworth You’re searching for clues on what to use to bring the horror alive in your story. Well, there’s a simple answer really: what scares you? Gooey, flesh-eating, brain-stealing zombies? Blood-drenched vampires? Savage werewolves? Or is it the unknown? I like to think we can have so many more options by…
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Eat Dirt
Eat Dirt Traci Kenworth We found the car stuffed with dirt, both under the hood and inside. So much for a quick escape. No choice but to continue on foot. “What happened to it?” Darla whispered as we clung to groups, still jumpy and nervous that they could be on us any moment.…
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How to Put the “Creep” into Your Stories Part III
How to Put the “Creep” into Your Stories Part III.
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How to Put the “Creep” into Your Stories Part III
Putting the “Creep” in Your Story Part III Traci Kenworth World-building: 1. The people. Here’s where all that pay-off comes in for studying your fellow man/woman/child and learning from their habits/reactions/personalities. The first ones you normally start with are your hero or heroine but it’s not unusual for a minor character to spark…
Forgiveness, Redemption, Hope
Traci Dowe/Kenworth Gothic Fantasy
Traci Ashbe Dark Fantasy Author
Redemption, Forgiveness, and Hope
http://www.tracidowekenworth.com 2025
Traci Ashbe Dark Fantasy Author 