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Jan. 24, 2013 Update
Jan, 24, 2013: Update Traci Kenworth Editing is going well. I tend to pick at things writing-wise and it takes me longer than getting that first draft written which, I suppose, is as it should be. Editing takes times. It’s about looking at things and making sure you have everything…
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How I get Myself Unstuck from a Scene…
How I get Myself Unstuck from a Scene Traci Kenworth I’ve come up against walls more than a few times when it comes to scenes. There’s a recent one when I needed a character to have certain powers—I just couldn’t figure out what those would be, so I procrastinated about it for days until…
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How to Breathe Life into Your Characters VI
How to Breathe Life into Your Characters VI Introductions The way you bring your hero/heroine onto the page is important. Some say to start with a big bang, but that doesn’t allow your character enough time for the reader to come to identify with him/her. You want to begin with the inciting incident, for…
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Let Me Look in the Mirror Already!
How to Breathe Life into Your Characters Part II: Let Me See in the Mirror Already! A character’s looks. How important are they? Some say the less description the better, but I’ve read in an agent’s recent blog(and I concur)that the readers wants to know what your character looks like, warts and all.…