I Wrote a Book or 30!

This is what Pamela Tracy looks like today

This is what I looked like in 1999 

This is my 30th book!

This was my first book

In looking at the pictures, the only thing that hasn't changed are my Spock eyebrows.

In looking at the books, a lot has changed.

It Only Takes a Spark was written on a computer that didn't have the world wide web
When I printed it, it was on dot matrix paper.
I got the idea because I accidentally turned in my personal journal to the library.
 It was a bookclub book (mailing list), not in stores.
It lead me to the girls of Barbour, years of friendship, and a learning curve I've still not mastered.

Second Chance Christmas was written on a Mac where I could do research in a matter of seconds.  I now know more than I dreamed possible about the Lost Dutchman Mine.
I never printed it.  I emailed it right to my editor.
I got the idea because of a chance remark a kindergarten mother said to me more than 20 years ago.  She was a social worker.  She told me about going to a home and laying down on the floor in order to get the head of the family to actually look her in the eye.  The idea amazed me.
It's in book club, but also in brick and mortar stores as well as ebook.
My world is one of writers.

Critique Group Christmas 2015

I'm the chubby one you see first. Next to me is my best friend Cathy McDavid (Harlequin American).  Across from her is Marina Myles (Kensington) and across from me is Connie Flynn (multi-published).

They read most of Second Chance Christmas. 

They could tell you that the heroine has a  hard time forgiving herself.

They could tell you that the hero doesn't give up on anyone.

They could tell you that life wasn't always fair to Elise and Cooper.

They could tell you that small towns, in my book, are characters too.

They could tell you that risk, redemption, and romance are my mottos.

They could tell you, but they won't, because they want you to read the book for yourself.  Go ahead.  It has a happily ever after, too.

What a surprise.  

Thursday Sisterhood with Pamela Tracy

Family Status: Husband (grumpy plumber; good kisser - age 49) Son (hates homework; loves legos - now age 9) Cat (seven toes; eats too much - age 3)

What Is Your Favorite Beverage: Diet Dr. Pepper 

What Is Your Favorite Food: Shrimp Fajitas

What Is Your Favorite Thing to do During Free Time: Free time?  What is that?  LOL, once work, little league, homework, and writing are out of the way, I most like to read. 

Who Has Been the Most Influential Person in Your Life: 

How do you answer something like this?  My life’s not over.  It’s a timeline answer... First both my parents, who adopted me when I was four days old and never considered me anything but theirs. (That's my dad to the left.  You can't tell by the picture, but he's wrapped around my little finger) Then, it was my high school best friend Patty McCoy who explored with me, cried with me, got in trouble with me, and is forever the friend of my heart. As a young adult, it was fellow teacher and mentor Elizabeth Weed. In the writing world, it's best friend Harlequin American author Cathy McDavid (There we are, at a booksigning, all blurry to the right).  Now it is my husband Donald Osback (standing next to me below) and my son, who both teach me patience and that love is glue with occasional bubbles.  And throughout time, Jesus.    

First Book You Fell in Love With: The Betsy Books by Carolyn Haywood

A Book You Wish You’d Written: The House at Riverton by Kate Morton

First Book Published: It Only Takes A Spark (Barbour Heartsong) 1999.

Most Recent Book: What Janie Saw (Harlequin Heartwarming) 2014 - it released just last week!  (To win a copy, click here Heartwarming Contest ) 

Out Next: Holiday Homecoming (Harlequin Heartwarming) November 2014 

How Many Have You Written:  Twenty-four published, Five under contract 

What Do You Know Now That You Wish You’d Known Then: To stop thinking that somewhere around the bend is more free time LOL

What is Your Favorite Bible Story: The Prodigal Son 

What is Your Favorite Bible Verse: Matthew 2:28 “A voice is hear in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted because they are no more.”  This verse has always spoken to me because it showed me how much emotion could be taken down to just one sentence.  One sentence.  Wow

 hat is Your Favorite Hymn: (Please Click)  The Greatest Command

What is an Ongoing Prayer Request You Have: That my husband becomes a believer