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August 10, 2020

Writerly Things 8/10/2020 Traci Kenworth

Writerly Things 8/10/2020: Do People Take Fantasy Writers Serious? Traci Kenworth There’s a saying that people don’t take fantasy writers seriously. Somehow, they think that all the creativity that goes into the writing makes it easy to write fantasy. After all, it’s all made up, right? So, it shouldn’t take a whole lot of talent…

blogs, Craft, fantasy, MG & YA, Reading, writers, Writing and Poetry, YA

blogs, Craft, Reading, Writing, YA
August 7, 2020

Book Talk 8/7/2020: Brigid Kemmerer’s A Heart So Fierce and Broken Traci Kenworth

Book Talk 8/7/2020: Brigid Kemmerer’s A Heart So Fierce and Broken Traci Kenworth A Heart So Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer. YA. 2020. Bloomsbury. Amazon’s blurb: In the sequel to New York Times bestselling A Curse So Dark and Lonely, Brigid Kemmerer returns to the world of Emberfall in a lush fantasy where friends become foes and…

blogs, fantasy, Historicals, MG & YA, Reading, traditional, YA

blogs, book reviews, Books, Reading, The Cursebreakers series
August 6, 2020

Three Senryu and a Story 8/6/2020 Traci Kenworth

Dead windows wait forthe joy of the children onceroomed within their walls curtains hanglimp with dust as astillborn cries pictures decay while tears drop The House on Vasket Street Traci Kenworth They’d moved in three months ago. Dreams full. Hopes high. Delaney inspected her face in the passenger mirror window. Her face had filled out. She patted…

#tanka #haiku #poetry, a bit of seriousness, blogs, Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge, Craft, Muse, Reading, senryu, Short stories, Writing and Poetry

blogs, Craft, Poetry, Writing & Poetry
August 3, 2020

Writerly Things: Why Do Movies of the 1980s Seem Scarier Than Those of Today? Traci Kenworth

Writerly Things 8/3/2020: Why is It the Best Horror Movies Seem to Have Been Made During the 1980s? Traci Kenworth I’ve been re-watching The Hitcher starring C. Thomas Howell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Rutger Hauer. It’s credited with the most shocking and disturbing scene in cinema history ever. That is when Jennifer Jason Leigh’s character,…

blogs, Craft, horror, Mystery/Thrillers

1980s, blogs, C. Thomas Howell, movies, Rutger Hauer, scary, The Hitcher
August 1, 2020

Five Links 8/1/2020 Traci Kenworth

Had a chaotic week with my mom going into hospital, family stress, and my son getting a job. All in all, things are looking up and we’re on the road to recovery. Five Links 8/1/2020 Traci Kenworth Writing: 1. https://killzoneblog.com/2020/07/the-vision-on-the-stairway.html “Forty years ago—today—I went to a birthday party for one of my best friends from…

blogs, Craft, Links, Links, MG & YA, Reading, Short stories, writers, Writing and Poetry, YA

blogs, Craft, Links, writing & reading links
July 31, 2020

Book Talk 7/31/2020 Traci Kenworth

Nothing new this week. I should be doing a review soon. Bestselling in Baby. Huggies Snug & Dry Diapers. Water Wipes Sensitive & Newborn Skin Baby Wipes. Luvs Newborn Diapers. Goodnights Bedwetting Underwear for Boys. Dr. Brown’s Original Nipple. Pull-ups Girls Training Pants. Breastmilk Storage Bags. Walk Through Baby Gate.

blogs, MG & YA, Reading, YA

blogs, book reviews, Books, Reading, YA
July 27, 2020

Writerly Things 7/26/2020 Traci Kenworth

Writerly Things 7/27/2020: Back to the Basics Traci Kenworth How many have you been away from your writing life for a while? The Covid-19 shut down shop for more than just regular jobs across the world. It took it’s toll on writing as well. So how do we get back to where we were? Draw…

blogs, Craft, writers, Writing and Poetry, YA

blogs, Craft, Writing, Writing and Poetry, YA
July 26, 2020

Five Links 7/26/2020 Traci Kenworth

Five Links 7/25/2020 Traci Kenworth Writing: 1. https://megdowell.com/2020/07/24/10-tips-for-eliminating-not-so-obvious-writing-distractions/ 2. 3. 4. 5. Research & Fun Tidbits: 1. https://coldhandboyack.wordpress.com/2020/07/25/technological-nightmares-and-extra-work/ “I’ve been working on my storyboards in drips and drabs. Right now I have six in various stages of completion, and some are nearly complete. There are two stand alone novels, the finale of the Lanternfish trilogy,…

blogs, Craft, Links, Links, Reading, Short stories, writers, Writing and Poetry, YA

blogs, Craft, Links, writing & reading links
July 20, 2020

Writerly Things 7/20/2020 Traci Kenworth

Writerly Things 7/20/2020: When Things Unravel, You Make New Plans Traci Kenworth Oftentimes, in the midst of life when major changes occur, we stumble and try to find an even keel. We’re not quite sure if we should go on with things the way they were before. Change radically. Or fall somewhere in between. This…

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blogs, Craft, Writing, YA
July 18, 2020

Five Links 7/18/2020 Traci Kenworth

Five Links 7/18/2020 Traci Kenworth Writing: 1. https://www.livewritethrive.com/2020/07/13/keep-pressing-on-no-matter-what/ “Today’s guest post is by Kristina Naydonova, twelve years old Why is it that we don’t believe in ourselves? Are we too scared to know what it feels like to hit a wall of failure? Do we feel the need to bring ourselves down for validation? Allow…

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