Apr 22, 2016 | For Writers | 0 Comments
Recently, I received feedback from one of my beta readers about a YA short story of mine, and they pointed out that I had set the reader up for a surprise ending but hadn’t delivered. And of course, they’re right. In this draft, the narrator tells the... read more
Apr 20, 2016 | For Readers, More Personally | 6 Comments
My debut picture book, Chicken Wants A Nap, is coming soon from Creative Editions! And maybe you’re thinking, “Tracy, you worked at a literary agency. You’ve negotiated a book deal before. Your editorial clients sell books. So it’s the first... read more
Mar 14, 2016 | For Readers, More Personally | 0 Comments
Apologies for my silence these last six weeks or so. I was tinkering in my top secret duck-lair and am almost ready to announce some BIG. EXCITING. NEWS! But in the meantime, I can share a bit about life since we last spoke. Hot Ticket made it all the way up to 36 or... read more
Jan 27, 2016 | For Readers | 4 Comments
“One child, one teacher, one book, and one pen can change the world.” – Malala Yousafzai For The Right To Learn: Malala Yousafzai’s Story is a beautifully designed book and a strong introduction to Malala Yousafzai’s story. The book opens with... read more
Dec 16, 2015 | For Readers, More Personally | 0 Comments
As I write this, I’m very much off-target for reading the 100 books I set as a Goodreads goal for 2015. For comparison, in 2014 I read 156 when my goal was 100. At the moment, I’m sitting at 60. A few things changed this year from last in terms of my... read more
Dec 1, 2015 | For Writers | 0 Comments
Dan asks: I’m writing a novel that would be described, I guess, as epistolary; in that possibly a third to a half of the book uses letters, diary entries and even several short-short stories written by the central character. Question I have is how to format... read more
