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When to Scrap Your Chapters(and begin Anew)
When to Scrap Your Chapters(and begin again)… Traci Kenworth Recently, this happened to me. I thought my chapters were all set, headed in the right direction. But the comments I got weren’t very encouraging. It was recommended I scrap them and begin anew. All the frustration that settles in at those words can be hard…
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Fanfares
“The scent wafted through the cracked window, reminding (him/her/they/it) of….” This is something new for the Muse blog this week, working off a single sentence, so let’s see how this goes… Fanfares Traci Kenworth The scent wafted through the cracked window, reminding me of the day I came to be in this god-awful place. Once…
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To Tattoo or Not to Tattoo…
To Tattoo Or Not To Tattoo? Traci Kenworth No, I’m not in the market for one, but my characters are. I need something different though. I mean, I know what it looks like, but I’m unsure where to place it. Has the shoulder been done to death in fiction? I can’t say. I just know…
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Let’s Chat for a Bit
Let’s Chat for a Bit (Revisions, Editing, and All That Good Stuff) Traci Kenworth Revisions. A word that leaves a nasty taste in your mouth, but oh, so necessary. Why you say? Because editing allows us to tenderize the meat so it satisfies the palate. When I write a book, my first draft tends to…



