I love mermaids, and have since my mom brought home a VHS tape of the Hans Christian Anderson version of The Little Mermaid when I was five. At the same time, I still teach one or two classes a semester plus have three very active sons and I’m constantly trying to strike a balance between family life and writing time. I write all day when an encroaching deadline is close-and since I write 7 books a year, that’s more often than not. I can’t imagine not writing for young readers, to be honest with youĭo you have any rituals? Do you write all day? There are also a lot of heavy duty choices-not necessarily between human and mermaid as Tempest must decide, but still, a lot of decisions that are both thrilling and frightening. First loves, first hurts, first responsibilities.
From 12-20 you experience a lot of firsts and as a writer, there’s nothing more exciting than writing about those firsts. I remember being in second grade when I wrote my first short story-it was written in aqua marker and was a paranormal romance, though I didn’t know to call it that at the time 😉 From the moment I created my first characters for that story, I knew this was what I wanted to do with my life.īecause I’m hopelessly immature J I spent a number of years teaching junior high and high school before moving to teaching college freshmen and sophomores, and I love the age-the humor, the attitude, the fun. I have always wanted to write-pretty much from the time I understood that letters made words.
Below is a complete transcript of her interview with Cracking the Cover.īackground - Have you always wanted to write? Why? Tracy Deebs is the author of the Tempest books - “Tempest Rising,” “Tempest Unleashed” and “Tempest Unveiled” (forthcoming).
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