Five Links 8/29/2020 Traci Kenworth Writing: 1. https://killzoneblog.com/2020/08/have-your-characters-say-what-you-wish-youd-said.html “We’ve all been there. We’re driving home from a party where we were engaged in robust conversation. Someone said something boneheaded and we thought, That was a boneheaded thing to say. But not wishing to hammer that very obvious nail, we did not reply. Now, halfway home, it comes […]
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Book Talk 8/28/2020 Traci Kenworth
Will have another review soon.
Three Senryu and a Short Story Traci Kenworth
Mementos scatteredacross the map of the worldpictures of times past all recallhappier days nowsinged in ash journalsthe spyglassno clues Keepsakes Traci Kenworth How long had it been? Those stolen moments? Those discovered treasures. She pressed her fingertips to each. Oh, how she missed him. Days scattered into weeks and months. And finally, years. She picked […]
Writerly Things 8/24/2020 Traci Kenworth
Writerly Things 8/24/2020: Settling in to a New Routine Traci Kenworth Things are finally starting to settle into a new routine for me with driving the kids to their work, errands, cleaning, and writing. Thankfully, the kids work at the same place and the same hours but not always the same days off with the […]
Writerly Things 8/17/2020 Traci Kenworth
Writerly Things 8/17/2020: Forgiveness as We Age Traci Kenworth Mistakes run the course of our lives. So does forgiveness, if we let it. God doesn’t just forgive you one time and if you backslide, that’s it. He does so infinitely. We can be disappointed in ourselves when we realize the error of our ways but […]
Book Talk 8/14/2020 Traci Kenworth
Nothing this week. Bestselling in College Cleaning Essentials. Dark Circles Treatment. Bathroom Shelf Saver. Braun Wet & Dry Shaver for Men. Glamburg Six-piece Towel Set. Colgate Overnight Whitening Pen. Moen Aromatherapy Shower Capsule.
Three Senryu and a Short Story Traci Kenworth
Colleen’s Weekly Tanka Poetry Challenge using the words Circled and Squared, synonyms only. The sketch encompassedher day of who he was, thisbalance boy and man he seemed allshadows and light bothbrash and bold girdedby life inkand bone The Rival Traci Kenworth All day she sat, sketching him first then adding ink. He leapt off the […]
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 […]
Five Links 8/9/2020 Traci Kenworth
Five Links 8/8/2020 Traci Kenworth Writing: 1. https://stevelaube.com/realistic-language-in-fiction/ “I’m a former crime reporter and trauma survivor with lots of counseling writing a suspense novel. I’m trying to balance Christian fiction guidelines with the speech and behavior I’ve seen in police stations and at crime scenes. I’ve come up with some of my own ways to […]
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 […]
