Dear Reader
Traci CheeA quick roundup of book-related news & events, thoughts on writing & creativity, and other things I think you'll like
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Fear & Affirmation
One of the most frequent questions I’m asked as an author is about writer’s block. What do you do about it? How do you overcome it?
My usual response is to say that I have a short, unhelpful answer and a longer, more helpful one.
The shor...
Rituals of Fire
In my experience, publishing is an industry that elicits big feelings. Maybe it’s because I’ve got the tender soul of an artiste. Maybe it’s because there are so many unknowns. Even now, I don’t always know what’s normal. I don’t always hav...
When in doubt, make more art.
Today’s post is a decade in the making.
I wrote the first part of it in 2015, a few months after I signed with my literary agent and then the book deal for The Reader, which was to come out in 2016. It’s about querying, rejection, and a bo...
Concern & Control Part II: Goals
This is Part II of a two-part series on dreams, goals, and the creative life. If you’d like to catch up on Part I, you can read it here.
In my last newsletter, I talked about the concepts of circles of concern (things you care about...
Concern & Control Part I: Dreams
This is Part I of a two-part series on dreams, goals, and the creative life. If you’d like to receive Part II directly to your inbox when it drops, subscribe below.
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Traci Chee is a best-selling and award-winning author of books for young people, including The Reader Trilogy, We Are Not Free, A Thousand Steps into Night, and her latest title, Kindling. She lives in California with her fast dog.
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