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August 22, 2014
Where I’ve Been
Everyone says, “Oh, I’ve been so busy.” I have, too, but in a low-key way. In January of this year, my brother-in-law Dennis was diagnosed with Stage 3 lung cancer. I had just made a rigorous plan for my books, writing, and marketing for 2014, and had gathered full momentum already. But I realized that some things are more important than writing blog posts or tweeting about my writing projects. So I put most of my work aside and made…
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August 18, 2013
Bright lights, big cities
Busy days. (Note to self: why is “busy” spelled this way but sounds like “bizzy”?) I know, I’m addicted to busy, but life is full and there’s always a lot to do. Indulge me, will you? April and May were full of Tongues of Angels adventures, because Indie-Visible released the novel as a 10-year anniversary edition, and I was all over the place online, in several blog-carnations. It was good. It was busy, but it was good. That firmly under way, I turned to…
May 7, 2013
New Fabulousness to Report
Catching up here at blog-central with some announcements and news and previews and hints at future nonsense… 1) The Doris Diaries is doing beautifully. So beautifully that we won two awards in the past week. In the past day, actually. Yesterday, Monday, May 6, I got news from two separate book contests that I’ve Got Some Lovin’ to Do did very well. Not quite the winner, but close. Which is better than the proverbial poke in the eye, no? The San Francisco Book Festival gave IGSLTD…
May 7, 2013
Enter for Free Copy of Tongues of Angels!
Goodreads Book Giveaway Tongues of Angels by Julia Park Tracey Giveaway ends May 31, 2013. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to win
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May 6, 2013
New (Excellent) Review Posted for I’ve Got Some Lovin’ to Do!
BWW Reviews: Party Lines and Party Dresses – A Look at New Work from Julia Park Tracey by Karen Biscopink “I’m beginning to rebel. I crave adventures. I want to live. Not merely exist.” So writes Doris Bailey, a fifteen-year-old diarist living in 1920s America. Editor Julia Park Tracey has compiled a portion of her great-aunt’s journals in her newest book, “I’ve Got Some Lovin’ To Do: The Diaries of a Roaring Twenties Teen.” Doris’s documentation of her teenage years…