Why Invite an Author to Your Book Club?

by Tracy Shawn, MA author    By Tracy Shawn, M.A., Noozhawk Columnist | First Published on 02.06.2015 3:41 p.m. in Noozhawk.com   If you are in a book club, you’re definitely not … [Read more...]

Shorty Award Nominee Speech for #Author Category by @TracyShawn

Why Fiction is Important By Tracy Shawn, M.A. PLEASE CONSIDER VOTING FOR ME IN THE #AUTHOR CATEGORY WITH THE SHORTY AWARDS BY SIMPLY TWEETING: I nominate @TracyShawn for a Shorty Award in #author … [Read more...]

What Should Aging Gracefully Really Mean?

By Tracy Shawn, M.A., Author of The Grace of Crows | @TracyShawn |First Published on 01.15.2015 5:25 p.m. on Noozhawk.com When I was growing up, I often overheard my mother debating with her … [Read more...]

Holiday Survival When Anxious or Depressed

By  TRACY SHAWN, M.A., Author    (This article was first published in PsychCentral.com) For those of us who suffer from anxiety or depression, the holiday season can prove especially … [Read more...]

3 Ways to Increase Hope and Motivation

 by Tracy Shawn, M.A. First Published in ExpertClick.com under title: “Three Ways to Keep Your Hope Alive (And Your Work Productivity High) “If we were logical, the future would be bleak indeed. … [Read more...]

A Simple Guideline on How to Write an Amazon Book Review (And Why it Matters!)

by Tracy Shawn, M.A. If you’d like to help your favorite authors get the word out for their books, writing a positive review on Amazon is a wonderful—and fun—way to help. The more reviews a book … [Read more...]

Why Should You Ever Buy a Book?

  by Tracy Shawn, M.A. Author of award-winning novel "The Grace of Crows"   Have you ever bought a movie ticket? Paid to see a concert or play? Handed over cash for entrance fee to a … [Read more...]

3 Creative Ways to Combat the Blues

By TRACY SHAWN, M.A. (This article was first published in Psychcentral.com) Often, stress, disappointments, and mundane realities of everyday life plague our inner worlds so much that it’s … [Read more...]

In a Book Club or Just Love to Read?

The Grace of Crows by Tracy Shawn (Cherokee McGhee, October 2013) has won the 2013 Jack Eadon Award for the Best Book in Contemporary Drama, Second Place for General Fiction for the 2013 Readers … [Read more...]

The Healing Journey of “The Grace of Crows”

by Tracy Shawn, MA After I had started writing my now-published novel, "The Grace of Crows," my anxiety and depression began to lift. I believe, in large part, this real-life transformation … [Read more...]