How the Back Cover of a Novel Changed My Life
Julia Park Tracey I don’t remember seeing Peyton Place on television or the big screen (before my time) but I had heard the comment, “It’s a regular Peyton Place around there!” The paperback book,...
View ArticleThe Synchronicity of Your Story
“Take a small step in the direction of a dream and watch the synchronous doors flying open.”—Julia Cameron This post is about writing. It’s about dreams. It’s about shaping your reality. It’s about...
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Don’t Start Something New in 2014 (Finish Something Old)
Indigo Images. Photo by Jennifer Barney. I know the temptation of the New Year to clear the slate, push all those half-finished projects and goals of last year to the side and start fresh. The pressure...
View ArticleFinal Billing
(Short fiction. First published in Zaum magazine). Jack and I spent our first date walking through the wet grass at the new end of the cemetery, assigning fates to the dead strangers. Dutiful Mothers...
View ArticleWhere Did Our love (of craft) Go?
If you could only give writers one piece of advice, what would it be? I’ve been asked a variation of this question more times than I can count, or bear to answer it. The advice has changed as my...
View ArticleGoing Indie, a Year Later
One year ago today I experienced the giddy, slightly mortifying experience of publishing my novel, Forged in Grace (which I’ve made FREE all weekend in celebration). It wasn’t my first publishing...
View ArticleMysterious Inner Workings of the Writer Mind–Blog Hop
One of my favorite writers, Meredith Resnick, of The Writer’s Inner Journey, invited me to participate in this blog hop, started by Sandra Beckwith. You can read Meredith’s post here (and as I am in...
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A New Kind of Heroine?
I don’t know about you, but I get a little tired of romance novels where the protagonist is waiting for the man to complete her. I know it’s the old trope, and hey, I’m married–I like being partnered...
View ArticleThe Only Writing Advice You’ll Ever Need
There is an entire industry built around telling you what and how to write. Heck, I’m part of it, and proud to be. But I also understand that sometimes it’s daunting or even downright overwhelming to...
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Fallout
I’m honored to be among so many fine writers in The Coachella Review’s summer issue. Here’s a teaser from the opening chapter of my novel-in-progress, Fallout. Between the idea And the reality Between...
View ArticleDark Secrets, Dreams Deferred, Dance…Women in Red is Published
Friends, I’m so excited to tell you that my new novel of psychological suspense, Women in Red, is finally published by Booktrope. You can purchase the gorgeous print copy–with Greg Simanson’s amazing...
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Week in Review
I haven’t had time to blog regularly, so I’m going to bring you a recap instead. Tomorrow is Women in Red’s official launch party at BookSmart of Morgan Hill, 80 E. 2nd Street. 2pm. I hope you can...
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