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KT WAGNER
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Zombie Short Story for Christmas
I'm testing the waters of Amazon's Kindle publishing with a holiday zombie short story titled, The Giving Season. It's been a learning experience, from editing to commissioning a cover, and I'm happy with the result. I'd love to hear what you think! Description: In...
7 Things About Me
Back in September, my friend, and writing-workshop instructor extraordinaire, Devon Ellington tagged me in her blog. The tag was a challenge to post "7 Thing About Me" here and nominate seven people to carry it on. I've been slow in responding, but here it is: 7...
Catching up!
I've spent a good part of the last two months traveling and attending writing-related conferences and conventions. In truth, it began back in mid-August when I attended the Cape Cod Writers Conference and met Devon Ellington and Faith Dincolo. Devon taught our...
Death Sparkles – A Short Story Anthology
It's a year since I last posted to this blog. Where has the time gone? Let me tell you: September 1st, 2011, I began a one-year novel writing intensive workshop led by Devon Ellington and hosted by Savvy Authors. I'd taken several of Devon's shorter writing...
Persuasive Writing Workshop: References and Links
Last night, I taught a persuasive writing workshop for Golden Ears Writers, as part of their Lobby Night series at The ACT. Thanks to everyone who came out. As promised, here is the reference list. Books: The Trivium: The Liberal Arts of Logic, Grammar and...
A setting I love to write (my characters may not agree)
Paths intrigue me. Who, or what, made them and why? In particular, paths in forest settings hide as much as they reveal. What destinations await the courageous traveler? What dangers lurk along the way? A mysterious setting reflects the emotion and heart of a Gothic...
A few of my indispensable fiction writing sites
For today’s rolling blog tour, we are sharing our favourite sites for writers. The internet offers thousands of excellent writer resources. Here are several sites I find particularly helpful: Fiction Writing Plot Development Story Boards - story board template...
Why should writers (and anyone else reading this) care about literacy?
Today’s blog tour topic - What can and should writers do to support literacy? - was my question, but then I tried to write an answer. I quickly realized I needed to back up a couple of steps and answer a different question: Why should writers (and anyone else reading...
Question: Do you, and should you, critique the work of other writers for “free”?
Welcome. The topic for today’s rolling blog tour: Do you critique for free? It’s a thought provoking question and I thought about it all day while tackling the carpet of weeds passing for my back garden these days. First, I believe critique from another writer (or...