Book Review: The Girl From the Well Rin Chupeco by Traci Kenworth

Book Review: The Girl From the Well Rin Chupeco by Traci Kenworth Book Blurb: “[A] Stephen Kinglike horror story…A chilling, bloody ghost story that resonates.”― Kirkus From the highly acclaimed author of the Bone Witch trilogy comes a chilling story of a Japanese ghost looking for vengeance and the boy who has no choice but to […]

Pimples That Invade Our Writing by Traci Kenworth

The Pimples That Invade Writing Traci Kenworth Pimples can ruin your day. I remember many a day gazing into the mirror, seeing that horrible red invader. It always showed up in the midst of a big event. Prom. A date. The day of your wedding. Always inconvenient. Always hideous. You just wanted to crawl back […]

A Little Bit of Rouge There… by Traci Kenworth

A Little Bit of Rouge There, A Little Bit of Shade to Our Characters Traci Kenworth Foreshadowing has never been my strong suit. I see authors such as J.K. Rowling that have snuck items in books that the reader wouldn’t have even noticed in the beginning. And then you just look back in awe. How […]

The Beauty of Writing by Traci Kenworth

The Beauty of Writing Traci Kenworth I was probably twelve or thirteen when I began using makeup. Eye shadow. Liner. Rouge. Lipstick. Any and all of it. I wished in later years, that I’d taken it slower like my one friend in high school whose parents only allowed her lipstick for many years. Of course, […]

Teen Topics to the Tune of Characters: Heartbreak Traci Kenworth

Teen Topics to the Tune of Characters: Heartbreak Traci Kenworth Can you imagine waited bated breath as your crush focused on his best friend, your current best female friend as well? The torture suffocated her. Oh, why couldn’t he look at her that way? She knew every angle to his face. Every deep lash that […]

The Three Types of Premise

The Three Types of Premises Traci Kenworth   As stated in How to Write a Damn Good Novel by James N. Frey, premise is a statement of what happens to the characters as a result of the core conflict of the story. Today, we’re going to discuss 3 types. Type 1: Chain Reaction: This is […]

Thankful for…

  Thankful for…   Traci Kenworth       Today, I just wanted to give a shout out to those who’ve helped me along the way. Sometimes we don’t take the time to say how much we appreciate other’s help and this is my way on reflecting that I need to do so, with coming […]

There’s Trees Out There, But What Else?

There’s Trees Out There, But What Else? Traci Kenworth   Sometimes it’s hard to decide what should be in your stories. A hidden brook? An enchanted forest? Elves? All can be fun and yet, just as discouraging. You don’t quite want to bring someone else’s tales to life. You want different. Unique. Where to begin? […]

Finding My Way between Genres

  Finding My Way between Genres   Traci Kenworth       I know I’ve said I write scary before, but it occurred to me recently that I also bring in the whole world-building of fantasy as well. I find myself teetering between genres. My stories definitely have all the horror elements but the world […]

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 […]