Dead windows wait forthe joy of the children onceroomed within their walls curtains hanglimp with dust as astillborn cries pictures decay while tears drop The House on Vasket Street Traci Kenworth They’d moved in three months ago. Dreams full. Hopes high. Delaney inspected her face in the passenger mirror window. Her face had filled out. She patted […]
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The Muse Story: The House Traci Kenworth 3/13/19
The House Traci Kenworth Fifteen-year-old, Jandy Burrows started up the stairs of the old, decaying house. He’d been here two hours. Only rusty nails and dust greeted him. He was sure he’d have better luck in the attic. The smell in the air turned to Sulphur, he could taste the ruin on his tongue. Ashes […]
The Muse Story: The Sky Library by Traci Kenworth
The Sky Library Traci Kenworth Lindora stared at the volumes of books before her. How to choose just one? Above her, the library ceiling disintegrated to a picture of the sky. Images of clouds bathed the spines of the books. She stepped back. Had the world changed? Or just the library? If she listened close, […]
Writerly Things 12/10/18: Plans for New Year
Writerly Things…12/10/18 Plans for the New Year Traci Kenworth Considering Are any of you considering changes to your process, blogs, marketing, etc. this year? This is the time of year, I sit down and figure out what I want to do for the new year. It’s one of my favorite times of the year. […]
Writerly Things…Carrying On When it Feels Like an Uphill Battle
Writerly Things 12/3/18: Carrying on When it Feels Like an Uphill Battle Traci Kenworth Rejection Everyone experiences it sooner or later. Someone who writes professionally continues to face the guillotine over and over. Even those at the top of the chain, I’m sure. It’s a part of the publishing life. Sometimes it feels like […]
Writerly Things…11/12/18 Rounding Out the End of the Year
Writerly Things…11/12/18 Rounding Out the End of the Year Traci Kenworth Trying New Things Don’t be afraid to try new things. That’s how you learn. That’s how you grow. It gives you courage. It gives you strength to keep on risking things. I’m doing a bit of these with rescheduling Writerly Things on Mondays […]
Writerly Things…11/5/18 The Battle for Time
Writerly Things…11/5/18 The Battle for Time Traci Kenworth Do You Struggle to Find Time to Write? Like everyone, time is precious to me. For years, I struggled to find time to write. Something always seemed to come before it. The job. Family. Keeping up with the to-do list. In 2009, I learned a secret. […]
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…9/23/18
Writerly Things…9/23/18 Traci Kenworth This week was a mixture of business and illness. I think because of the flu shot I got a couple weeks ago. I have to keep up on them because of the shot I take each week that can lower my immunity system. I also have to take care of […]
Writerly Things…6/10/18
Writerly Things…6/10/18 Traci Kenworth It was as usual, a busy week for me but now I have some days off to catch up on a lot. Well, hopefully. I’ve moved forward with my research of publishers who take manuscripts without an agent. I’ve found over a hundred-and-fifty and thirteen are big five publishers. You […]
