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Hi Tracy, first, tell us a little about yourself.
I’ve been writing for twenty years, which is not quite half my life. I never expected to become an author, as I was naturally a math girl in school. However, God often has different plans than we imagine. And greater than we can dream. When I got the bug to write, I started with a love for stories and a desire to share the lessons God taught me, scribbling words in between nursing babies, homeschooling, and volunteering at my church. Now, it’s quite amazing to say that I have over twenty books published and 6 more scheduled in the next 8 months.
Were you an avid reader as a child? If so, what did you read?
As a very young child, I wasn’t an avid reader. I say I began reading by default because everyone else in my house would spend quiet winter afternoons (when there wasn’t a football game on) reading. Once I began reading, I read all the typical books of the eighties: Judy Blume books and Sweet Valley Twins. Thanks to my favorite aunt, I also read all the Nancy Drew books I could get my hands on. As an adult growing in my faith in the Lord, I made some different book choices.
Tell us about your latest book.
My latest release is Overflowing Hearts. It’s book 4 in my 9-book series focusing on Family, Friendships, and Faith. There are touches of romance and mystery but the books focus on a group of four friends as they traverse the ups and downs of life. In Overflowing Hearts, Jessica and Nate, still recovering from a devastating loss, are slammed with an unexpected upheaval when a social worker calls asking them to take in three children they knew nothing about.
What inspired you to write this particular book?
I have several friends who’ve fostered and adopted and wanted to tell a story highlighting both the beauty of fostering and adoption and the challenges. I never expected when I wrote the book that my husband and I would end up in a similar situation for a short time. Going through much of the process drew me closer to my characters and helped me deepen their story through the final edits. This story can touch all hearts, even those not involved or familiar with the foster system because we get to see the beauty of self-sacrifice for whatever God calls us to do, dealing with difficult family members, and forgiveness.
What do you love about this book? And what do you hope readers will tell others about it?
I love the way Jessica and Nate use their past lose and pain to pour out their lives on children going through deep trauma. I hope readers will share this book (and the whole series) with others because each story includes elements of walking with God in such a way that helps us draw closer to Him and grow in Him while telling an engaging, entertaining story.
Where do you get ideas for your books?
I always tell people that I never have problems coming up with books, I have problems stopping the ideas or finding time to write them all. My ideas can come from a single situation I experience or witness, a conversation, or even a dream.
How do you get to know your characters?
I sometimes start with a scene and develop my character from that experience and where I know I want them to go. Sometimes, I sit down and do an old-fashioned brainstorming session. Either way, I have learned to keep copious amounts of notes and sometimes even pull a picture off line that my character looks like that I keep close when working.
Are you a plotter or a pantzer?
It really depends on the book. Some I start with an idea and write an outline from step one. Others, I have a spark of an idea or scene and just have to get it on paper. Some books I’ll outline to a point, write, adjust, and then return to outlining if I get stuck.
Do you put yourself in your books?
I always has some element of myself in at least one of my characters. For example, in my YA novel, Riding the Wind, my main character dates a bull rider, which I did in high school. Sarah, my first main character in my Fruit of the Spirit Series, loves reading but is also a math girl at heart.
What are you working on right now?
Right now I’m finishing up the final edits for books 8 & 9 of the Fruit of the Spirit series and co-writing a new adult adventure novel with a college friend. I also have about 10 books I’ve started and or outlined that are waiting in the wings.
About Overflowing Hearts
When Jessica and Nate open their hearts and home to three neglected children in desperate need of love, they discover that healing comes in unexpected ways. Austin, Dakota, and Memphis arrive carrying deep wounds, but through patient love and unwavering faith, this makeshift family learns that God's plan often looks different than ours. As they navigate the complexities of foster care, court battles, and broken pasts, they find that hope can flourish even in dark circumstances.
This inspiring Christian fiction novel beautifully weaves themes of redemption, sacrificial love, and faith's transformative power. Perfect for readers seeking stories of spiritual growth and family restoration, Overflowing Hearts reminds us that God uses ordinary people to create extraordinary miracles. It's a poignant exploration of how grace can mend shattered hearts and create beauty from brokenness.
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Bio: Tracy's been writing for 20 years, She has 17 books published (self and traditional) and 8 books due to release in the next year. She loves sharing God's truths through story-telling and does so through fiction, nonfiction, and speaking. In addition to writing her own books, Tracy loves helping other authors produce works of excellence through editing, coaching, presenting at writers' conferences, and ghostwriting. She squeezes all this in the middle of being a wife, homeschool mom of 4 (3 graduated now!), volunteer at her church, and most recently running for her local Board of Supervisors.
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