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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?
September 9, 2014 by
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 Mermaid’s Call” A short story by Tracy Shawn
August 18, 2014 by
(Please note: "The Mermaid's Call" was first published in Psychology Tomorrow Magazine: www.psychologytomorrowmagazine.com) Michele watches from the beach, questioning what she is seeing. … [Read more...]
A Novel About A Heroine’s Journey From Anxiety by Tracy Shawn
August 11, 2014 by
First Published in www.ExpertClick.com My intent in writing The Grace of Crows was to present readers with a heroine's journey that would help them feel less alone with their anxieties and … [Read more...]
The Healing Power of Animals in Our Age of Technology
August 5, 2014 by
(First Published in: PsychCentral.com) I think I could turn and live with animals, they’re so placid and self-contained, I stand and look at them long and long. ~ Walt Whitman (1819-1892), Song … [Read more...]
How Book Giveaways Benefit Both Author and Reader
July 28, 2014 by
by Tracy Shawn, MA (First Published in: http://www.expertclick.com) Book giveaways are perfect opportunities for readers to expand their book-reading horizons and for writers to further their … [Read more...]
Strategies for the Chronically Overworked
July 21, 2014 by
By TRACY SHAWN, MA (First Published in Psych Central Magazine: http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/author/tracy-shawn/) The following is an interview with Dr. Greg Marcus, … [Read more...]
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...]
The Courage That Comes with Anxiety
July 1, 2014 by
First Published in Psych Central By Tracy Shawn, M.A. author of "The Grace of Crows," a novel about a woman's journey through anxiety “Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather … [Read more...]
