Seven Links…7/13/19 Traci Kenworth Writing: 1. https://killzoneblog.com/2019/07/22029.html “And so it ends, after 67 years. One of the great American institutions, Mad Magazine, is closing up shop. Gone but not forgotten will be the famous Mad mascot, Alfred E. Neuman, whose mysterious background is discussed here. So popular was he that he occasionally ran for president, with the slogan: “You could […]
Writerly Things…10/29/18
Writerly Things…10/29/18 Traci Kenworth How Do You Find Your Inspiration? Inspiration can be found in anything around us. Take a walk for instance. Fallen leaves, isolation, a campground might inspire you to write a scary tale. A trip to the city might bring up corruption, brutality, and homelessness. Driving down the road might tip […]
Writerly Things 6/29/2020: How Important is Appearance with Your Characters? Traci Kenworth
Writerly Things 6/25/2020: How Important is Appearance in Characters? Traci Kenworth Do you take the usual path? Describing a character in details galore? Draw back just a little. What’s most important about them? What sets them apart from others? Is it Their Eyes? Stan is at the coffee corner table and sips his Dragon fruit […]
A Thousand Miles of History XXXVI: House of the Ancestors
Originally posted on France & Vincent:
Our next stop was only about half an hour’s drive from the Templar Church, and the road took us through the silent green of Bodmin Moor. With a long drive still ahead, I restrained myself, albeit barely, from turning aside at every interesting signpost, but I was determined to…
Five Links 6/27/2020 Traci Kenworth
Five Links 6/27/2020 Traci Kenworth Writing: 1. https://killzoneblog.com/2020/06/why-im-writing-40s-style-pulp.html “In the comments to last Tuesday’s post, Kris asked me about the series of pulp-style stories I’m doing for my Patreon community. It doesn’t take much prompting to get a writer to talk about his work, now does it? So here I go. My parents were friends with one […]
The 5 Rs of Refreshing Your Writing Goals – by Debra Eckerling…
Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog:
on Writers on the Move: So much has changed over the last several months. In-person events have been cancelled, projects have been delayed, and many businesses and publications have shut their doors. On the flip side, a lot of organizations have pivoted, a variety of…
Thursday – A Little Personal – Call of the Wild – Lucy and Twiggy
Originally posted on Fiction Favorites:
How about a tense jungle game, Lucy?” “Sounds fun. You the Puma and me the Watter Buffalo?” “As usual.” “The Puma carefully and with great skill pokes the Water Buffalo to see if it still lives.” “Very funny. Of course, the Water Buffalo lives.” “The Puma makes a thrust for…
Poetry Friday ~ Live Your Best Life!
Originally posted on The Writer Next Door | Vashti Q:
“…Lives of great men all remind us???We can make our lives sublime,And, departing, leave behind us???Footprints on the sands of time…” It’s the fourth week of the month! Time for a theme prompt at Colleen’s 2020 Weekely Poetry Challenge. Pat R. from last month’s challenge picked the theme.…
Welcome to Day 10 of the “SIR CHOCOLATE AND THE ICE CREAM RAINBOW FAIRIES” Blog Tour! @bakeandwrite @4WillsPub #RRBC.
Originally posted on Robbie's inspiration:
Author and blogger, Mark Bierman, hosted Day 10 of my Sir Chocolate Books tour. Thank you, Mark. Do have a look around while you are there, Mark has an excellent book too called Vanished. You can read my review here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/RXWSOR0RKZSNL Thank you to 4Wills Publishing for organising this…
A Thousand Miles of History XXXIV: A Lake of Legends…
Originally posted on France & Vincent:
Next morning we were once again up and away early, though this time our first stop was only a mile or two down the road and still on Bodmin Moor, a place where there must be as many legends as there are people who visit the place. We had…
Book Talk 6/26/2020 Traci Kenworth
Nothing this week.
Gossamer threads
Originally posted on Kitty's Verses:
P.C :- Shutterstock Sleek gossamer threads, Effortlessly were they built? Infinite attempts, Trials and tribulations, If only those threads could talk, Tales of faith, recount, Resilience he possesses, Diligent weaver. Poetry Form :- Oriental Octet (5/7/5/7/7/5/7/5 syllables) This is my first attempt with this form. Thoughts behind this piece…
