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Smoke and Bones
Second Campaigner Challenge Traci Kenworth I have decided to take Rache Harrie’s challenge and do a 200 word flash fiction piece with it based on the following prompt picture: Smoke and Bones The Iaeleter glanced at the bones, a gruesome twist to her lips. “Cremated,” she told my partner, Deid and I. Her gaze…
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Book Review 2: 2012
Cover of The Fallen (Nine Lives of Chloe King) Book Review 2: 2012 The Nine Lives of Chloe King: The Fallen by Liz Braswell Traci Kenworth YA Horror Simon Pulse “Dying can really change a girl’s life.” Warning: plot spoilers. I thought I would break down the three novels of…
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Synopsis Stress
Synopsis Stress Traci Kenworth It’s my least favorite part of querying: the dread synopsis, but I understand why they’re a necessity. It gives the agent a chance to see the broad-strokes of your novel. I start by going through my manuscript and writing a chapter-by-chapter summary. Four or five lines for each are good,…
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Five Things for Inspiration
Five Things for Inspiration Traci Kenworth In no particular order of importance: Music. Whatever kind you like, play it soft, play it loud, anyway you want. Fantastic for inspiring stories, movie scripts, what have you. Books. Sometimes it’s a character, sometimes the setting, that bounces of the page and gives you a new idea…
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When it’s Okay
When it’s Okay to be in Love with Your Writing & when it’s not Traci Kenworth Okay, so you just know you’ve written the one. You’re trembling with excitement, on fire with ambition, ready to shoot past the stars. Hold on there. Have you ran your brilliant creation past your critique groups and beta…
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Fairytales
Fairytales Traci Kenworth Casper struggled to get the chest open. In it lay the only chance to get back to her world, her time. Oh, why had she made the dumb wish? And played into the faerie’s hand? She’d only wanted to visit a fairytale for a little while, not be stuck in one,…
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The World of Querying
The World of Querying Traci Kenworth Well, I’m about to take off in that direction soon again. All I have to do is wrap my manuscript up and get it out to betas with a pretty bow included for luck (just kidding). Except for the luck part. We all know what it’s like to…