Inspiration for the Discouraged Writer

May 26, 2022 by

Please Note: This piece was first published in booksbywomen.org on April 22, 2022 by Tracy Shawn under the Title: Writing Through Depression, Pushing Past Doubt: Inspiration for Discouraged … [Read more...]

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The Care and Feeding of an Author

March 24, 2016 by

First published on www.writingandwellness.com on March 2, 2016  by Tracy Shawn as interviewed by author and editor Colleen M. Story  A while back I ran into my first writing teacher and made sure … [Read more...]

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Shorty Award Nominee Speech for #Author Category by @TracyShawn

February 5, 2015 by

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...]

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The Healing Journey of “The Grace of Crows”

August 25, 2014 by

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...]

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How Fiction Writing Helped Me Conquer Real-Life Anxiety

July 16, 2014 by

By Tracy Shawn, MA First Published in Psych Central Magazine   Anxiety, or mental unease, can be seen as the crying out of the internal artist: Let me out! Let me speak! ~ Frances … [Read more...]

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The Everyday Writing Process by Tracy Shawn, MA

May 12, 2014 by

Writing Process Blog Tour for Twitter #MondayBlogs By Tracy Shawn, MA Author of award-winning novel The Grace of Crows www.amazon.com/author/tracyshawn Thank you to the wonderful writer, Michelle … [Read more...]

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Author Interview

January 1, 2014 by

Below is an interview (published in the Santa Barbara Independent) in which I explain why I wrote a novel about anxiety, the inspiration for some of the characters, and the publishing … [Read more...]

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How to (Finally!) Finish Your Novel by Tracy Shawn

March 4, 2012 by

No matter if you’ve just started writing your novel or muddling though the middle of it, the thought of finally typing “The End” might very well feel like some far-off fantasy that’ll never … [Read more...]

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