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Book Talk 2/26/2020: What I’m Reading in YA Traci Kenworth
Book Talk 2/7/2020: What I’m Reading in YA Traci Kenworth Nefertiti’s Curse (a House of Night novella) by P.C. Cast and Kristen Cast, Bloodwitch by Susan Dennard, Sightwitch by Susan Dennard, The Book of Dust by Phillip Pullman, How to Write a Children’s Book from the Institute of Children’s Literature, The Vine Witch by Luanne…
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Let’s Talk with Matt Molgaard
Let’s Talk Traci Kenworth This is a new feature on the blog. Please welcome Matt Molgaard of Horror Novel Reviews. Matt is the author of The Belmont Brothers: Binds Part One; Horror Novel Reviews: Passages of Pain, Lyrics of Loss; My Hero, Peter Cushing; and his current novel, Say No to Drugs. Matt,…
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Horror Reveal
Horror Reveal Traci Kenworth Is it better to reveal the monster in the beginning all at once or to show glimpses as you go along? I prefer doing the snaps, the flashes that make the characters wonder: what’s out there? To tease the reader with your monster leads to a build-up that you must…
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Hybrids
Hybrids Traci Kenworth Hybrids seem to be popular right now. In fiction, in writing, in life. We all want to be more than we are, more than what we were. The constant deal of always stretching into a new role or area can sometimes be fun and sometimes frustrating. I…
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Things That Go Bump in the Night
Things That Go Bump in the Night Traci Kenworth I prefer the word Scary book to Horror. Most likely because most people think of horror as an abomination and although some of the things I write about, no doubt, are, I still prefer to leave the reader with something to think about on a…
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Do You Like Mystery in Your Horror?
Do You Like Mystery Involved with Your Horror? Traci Kenworth In the horror stories you read, do you like a bit of mystery involved with who/what the monster/evil etc. is? Or do you like to know up front what’s involved (vampires, werewolves, clowns) so you can dig into who the characters are and what…



