Tag: Writing and Poetry

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…

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June 22, 2020

Writerly Things 6/22/2020 Traci Kenworth

Writerly Things 6/22/2020: Does War Bring Out the Best in Our Characters? Traci Kenworth You’ve seem numerous battle scenes. Men and women walking toward their doom or into victory. The question is: does war bring out the best in our characters? Does It Make Them Stronger Individuals? For some perhaps. Others, it makes cowards of.…

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June 8, 2020

Writerly Things 6/8/2020: Your Hand Upon This Door Traci Kenworth

Writerly Things 6/8/2020: Your Hand Upon This Door Traci Kenworth Since I was young, I’ve always had the vision of the world’s people as one. That’s why I try to write stories with diverse populations. We can always walk toward a better world, a better option. Peace for women and men. Since the beginning of…

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June 5, 2020

Book Talk 6/5/2020 Traci Kenworth

Nothing this week. Camping time? How bout some sleeping bags? A lantern? Cast Iron Skillet? Camping chairs? Fishing rod? Lures? Emergency radio?

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May 25, 2020

Writerly Things 5/25/2020: How Chores are Like Writing Traci Kenworth

Writerly Things 5/25/2020: How Chores are Like Writing Traci Kenworth Everyday, we do things we like to and things we don’t like to. Most of the “don’t like to” falls under the category of chores. I know there are those obsessed with their lawns (like my neighbor next door). He mows continuously even on days…

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May 23, 2020

Five Links 5/23/2020 Traci Kenworth

Five Links 5/23/2020 Traci Kenworth Writing: 1. https://killzoneblog.com/2020/05/thrillers-bring-the-light.html “Yes, this unsightly wasp with its ugly orange head and relatively large body mass, has arrived on our shores intent on killing innocent little honey bees and, indeed, the occasional human. But just when we think we are in the midst of a Stephen King nightmare, along comes…

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April 19, 2020

Writerly Things 4/20/2020: Should You Pass on Putting Real Events in Your Story? Traci Kenworth

Writerly Things 4/20/2020: Should You Pass on Real-Life Events in Your Novel or Include Them to Display Realism in your Stories? Traci Kenworth Do you add real-life events to your stories as you go along, and they occur or do you just skip as though they never happened? Once upon a time, as a young…

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March 6, 2020

Colleen’s Weekly Tanka Challenge 1/12/2020 Traci Kenworth

Colleen’s Weekly Tanka Challenge A Haiku with the 5/7/5 formula 3/06/2020 Traci Kenworth only doves may grace nature’s calm serenity leaves twist with a peace

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February 26, 2020

Colleen’s Weekly Tanka Poetry Challenge 2/26/2020: Poet’s Choice Traci Kenworth

This is an update to an early posting. The first is a Haiku with 2/3/2 form with season changes. Seasons blood moon night erupts cat sees Storm Rising This is the 5/7/5 frame with nature in mind. lightning flashes pinkclouds burst across the nighttimesky reflections deep At lastly, 3/5/3 about change in general. a small…

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