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An Interview with Rebekah L. Purdy
An Interview with Rebekah L. Purdy Traci Kenworth Today I have with me a special guest, one of the ladies of YoungAdultFictionFanatics (YAFF), a good friend of mine, and one of my favorite writers: Rebekah L. Purdy. I can’t say enough about how much I admire her. She has been an inspiration and…
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Settings for Horror
Settings for Horror Traci Kenworth Settings for horror can happen anywhere. From basements to dining rooms, outdoors to in, present day to long ago. But you’re main concern here is what evokes terror for you? I’m talking: heart-pumping, sick to your stomach, ready to crawl through a narrow pipe to escape fear. It has…
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By the Roadside…
By the Roadside (Observations on life, books and the like…) Traci Kenworth Living where I do, in Amish country, is simple, easy, and a bit breath-taking. You see some quaint things you don’t see every day in the city. I think it’s part of the charm. Yet, more and more residents are having to…
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Eek, The Answer to Where I’d Go During Zombie Apocalypse
Eeek…The Answer to Where I’d Go During a Zombie Apocalypse(and Other Little Horrors) Traci Kenworth Okay, so me and the ladies we’re talking a bit about what we’d do if zombies suddenly occupied the streets. For me, living out in Amish country, I’d be a little late to the news. And I couldn’t rely…
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How to Choose Which Genre…
Choosing the Genre in Which to Write Traci Kenworth I’m going to divert from “How to Breathe Life into Your Characters” this week to discuss what genre you should think of putting your book in. There’s so many to choose from, and different shades of each. You have your Science Fiction-Fantasy that breaks up…
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How to Breathe Life into Your Characters Part V
How to Breathe Life into Your Characters V First versus Second versus Third This is where we get into narrative mode or First, Second, or Third person. For years I tried unsuccessfully to write in Third person. I had come to the writing table thinking it the “easiest” version to tackle. But it was…