Today’s my day to blog at Inkspot, the blog for authors of Midnight Ink. I discuss book covers, why they’re so important, and some of the challenges I’ve had with mine.
http://midnightwriters.blogspot.com/2017/04/judging-book-by-its-cover.html
Enjoy!
Tracy Weber
All four books in the Downward Dog Mystery Series are available at booksellers everywhere!
Today’s my day to blog at Inkspot, the blog for authors of Midnight Ink. I’m discussing my experience as a birth doula (limited though it may be), how it transformed me, and why I chose to write about being a doula in my fourth Downward Dog Mystery, A Fatal Twist.
http://midnightwriters.blogspot.com/2017/02/of-life-and-birth-and-mysterious.html
Enjoy!
Tracy Weber
All four books in the Downward Dog Mystery Series are available at booksellers everywhere!
I had so much fun during my book launch this month! Below are a few photos and highlights from early book reviewers. Thanks to those of you who joined me. If you haven’t read A Fatal Twist yet, I hope you’ll give it a try!
Edmonds Bookshop Art Walk: The Edmonds Bookshop is truly my favorite little gem of a community book store. Be sure to check it out the next time you’re in the area. Ask them about the book of poems by dogs. So cute!
Seattle Mystery Bookshop—hanging out with the awesome Gigi Pandian! Look at all of those pretty books!
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Whole Life Yoga Book Birthday Party. What a bunch of awesome fans and killer prizes!
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Blog Tour Reviews: I’m so pleased with the initial reviews of my newest book. Loving it!
…a funny story and the author does a wonderful job with the characters and scenes. ~Bab’s Book Bistro
With Tracy Weber we get an abundance of education while having fun…The action and troubles seem to never cease. ~Laura’s Interests
The author has created characters that are fun and entertaining…I highly recommend this book (and series) to all readers! ~A Date With A Book
Kate is the main character in this cozy mystery. She has a great sense of empathy for others and I loved how she was determined to make sure the right killer was charged. ~Texas Book-aholic
The characters are all well-written and have depth to them. The plot is captivating with so many different possible outcomes. ~Socrates’ Book Reviews…
I have several reasons for loving these stories, there is always a great mystery, the characters are genuine and continue to grow, relationships are fluid, there is humor in all the right places and I always learn something new. ~Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book
Definitely a great series for those who love yoga, babies, and puppies. I found myself unable to put this book down and don’t think you will either! ~Community Bookstop
Writing each Downward Dog Mystery takes about a year, and involves more hours than you can even imagine. I’m already looking forward to next year’s launch events!
Enjoy, and let me know what you think!
Tracy Weber
All four books in the Downward Dog Mystery Series are available at booksellers everywhere
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I’m so excited! A Fatal Twist, the fourth book in my Downward Dog Mystery series, launched on Sunday, January 8!
As always, it’s going to be a month of celebrations. The Facebook Launch party was yesterday, but there are still lots of ways you can join in the fun.
Blog Tour:
Great Escapes is hosting me again for a fabulous nineteen-stop tour. Book blasts, reviews and a few articles written by yours truly. I hear there will even be a prize or two!
Book signing events:
I’m scaling back a bit this year on the book events, so mark your calendar for one of these three:
Edmonds Bookshop
Thursday, January 19th, 5:00 – 8:00 PM.
Make an evening of it in this delightful Western Washington city. Participating businesses feature local artists, and there are even wine tastings. This is one of my favorite places to hang out with readers!
http://www.edmondsbookshop.com/events.htm
Seattle Mystery Bookshop
Saturday, January 28th, 12:15 – 1:15 PM.
This time I’m doing a joint signing with author and friend, Gigi Pandian, so you get two authors for the price of one! (aka free!) This lovely mystery shop is a Seattle gem, so please join me and help support it.
http://www.seattlemystery.com/event/tracy-weber-signing-fatal-twist
Whole Life Yoga Book Birthday Party!
Sunday, January 29th, 12:30 – 2:00 PM.
No, we don’t do yoga at the party, but we do have music, prizes, yummy vegan desserts, and a bottle of bubbly or two. I generally talk or read for about 15 minutes at 1:00, then it’s all party and prizes all the time!
http://www.wholelifeyoga.com/bookLaunch.html
I hope to see you at one or more of the events. Please know that I adore each and every one of my readers. Without you I would have given up on writing years ago.
Tracy Weber
All four books in the Downward Dog Mystery Series are available at booksellers everywhere!
A Fatal Twist can be found at Amazon and Booksellers everywhere!
I’m practically jumping up and down about the cover of my fourth Downward Dog Mystery, A Fatal Twist. Last year’s cover reveal contest was so fun, I’ve decided to do it again! Here’s how it works:
Each day for the next seven days, I’ll post an element of the cover on my Facebook author page https://www.facebook.com/TracyWeberAuthor. Before midnight that day, leave a comment naming the object pictured and you’ll be entered into that day’s contest. “Liking” my author page or “Friending” me on Facebook while you’re there is good Karma, but not required.
While you’re there, be sure to make a note of the object for the grand prize round.
Then, any time between when I post the final object on Sunday, July 3 and Wednesday, July 6 at midnight, send me an e-mail at Tracy@WholeLifeYoga.com with all seven objects, and you’ll be entered to win the Malice Prize Pack: a copy of Malice Domestic Murder Most Conventional, the Malice 28 book bag and program, the coolest author swag I scooped up at the event AND an autographed, advanced copy of A Fatal Twist when it is available in August.
Here are the prizes!
NOTE: By entering, you acknowledge that Facebook is not liable for any part of the contest. The contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook. 😉
Namaste and good luck!
Tracy Weber
Come visit Whole Life Yoga in Seattle, and check out Tracy Weber’s author page for information about the Downward Dog Mysteries series. KARMA’S A KILLER, A KILLER RETREAT and MURDER STRIKES A POSE are available at book sellers everywhere!
Hey all! This week I’m blogging at Inkspot (the blog for the writers of Midnight Ink).
I’m so excited I can barely see straight! A Killer Retreat, the second book in my Downward Dog Mystery Series, was a BookBub featured deal on Saturday! It is still on sale for only $1.99 (normally $10.99) on Kindle, Nook, and Kobo!
Sale ends April 23, so don’t wait!
In honor of the special sale, I’ve shared a few mini-excerpts from the book and the photos that inspired them. Here’s a teaser photo of the dog that started it all, my German shepherd, Tasha. If you want to see the rest, you’ll have to go to the link!
http://midnightwriters.blogspot.com/2016/04/killer-excerpts-and-killer-prices.html
Please share the sale links below with your mystery, yoga, or dog loving friends! Sale purchase links are below.
Happy reading!
Tracy Weber
Until I was a writer, I rarely read the acknowledgements section at the beginning of a book, but I know now that it represents the village of people it takes to write a novel. So, for your reading pleasure, here is a pre-view of the kudos coming when my book is released this Friday. I’m sad that my mom never got to see the dedication, but I was able to tell her about it before she passed.
Dedication:
To my mom, Marcia. Your support of my writing means the world to me.
Acknowledgements:
First of all, I’d like to thank every reader who has contacted me to tell me that they enjoy my work. Each e-mail, Facebook post, and letter makes my day. Without you, I’m not sure I’d have the fortitude to continue writing.
Karma’s a Killer has a special cast of supporters I want to acknowledge.
My yoga students continue to listen to my grumblings, join in my cheering, attend my events, and support my writing in more ways than I could ever have hoped for. Special thanks to Katie West, who addressed and mailed a seemingly infinite number of packages to my street team members, and Katie Burns, who proofed the manuscript before I submitted it to Midnight Ink. Thanks also to my agent, Margaret Bail, editors Terri Bischoff and Sandy Sullivan at Midnight Ink, and freelance editor Marta Tanrikulu, who all continue to give me invaluable help and feedback.
Special thanks go to Michael Westerfield, author of The Language of Crows. Michael graciously answered my many questions about crow behavior. His insights about crows raised as fledglings and released to the wild were invaluable. Of course, if there are any errors in this work—about crows or anything else—they are completely mine.
My husband, Marc, and my real-life Bella, Tasha, continue to be the lights of my life. Anything I accomplish is only possible through their love and support. Marc gets extra kudos for designing and maintaining my author website. Tasha gets credit for introducing me to her crow friends and fueling my fascination for these intelligent, underappreciated creatures.
Finally, thank you to all of my street team members. These dedicated individuals spread the word about my writing, pass out my bookmarks, and make me smile on days that otherwise seem glum. The best part of writing has been connecting with all of you.
Tracy Weber
Purchase my newest mystery, KARMA’S A KILLER, now at Amazon Barnes and Noble, or a bookstore near you!
Check out Tracy Weber’s author page for information about the Downward Dog Mysteries series. A KILLER RETREAT and MURDER STRIKES A POSE are available at book sellers everywhere
Today is my monthly posting at InkSpot, the blog for the writers of Midnight Ink. You don’t want to miss this one–it’s a preview of the first chapter of my next book, Karma’s a Killer, which will officially be released on January 8! Enjoy, and let me know what you think!
http://midnightwriters.blogspot.com/2015/12/i-present-to-youkarmas-killer.html
PS–Purchase Karma’s a Killer before January 8, 2016 and e-mail me at Tracy@WholeLifeYoga.com to receive an autographed bookplate!
Tracy Weber
Purchase my newest mystery, KARMA’S A KILLER, now at Amazon Barnes and Noble or a bookstore near you!
Check out Tracy Weber’s author page for information about the Downward Dog Mysteries series. A KILLER RETREAT and MURDER STRIKES A POSE are available at book sellers everywhere
Today is my monthly posting for Inkspot, the blog for authors of Midnight Ink. The article is a reprint of a recent piece I wrote for the Sisters in Crime Guppies First Draft Newsletter. In it, I share my process of writing (aka revising) from the first draft to the thirtieth! Enjoy!
http://midnightwriters.blogspot.com/2015/11/revisions-bloody-revisions.html
Namaste
Tracy Weber
And if you want to show me some love, you can preorder my newest mystery, KARMA’S A KILLER, now at Amazon Barnes and Noble.
Yee haw, yippee, and yahooey!
Check out Tracy Weber’s author page for information about the Downward Dog Mysteries series. A KILLER RETREAT and MURDER STRIKES A POSE are available at book sellers everywhere
http://midnightwriters.blogspot.com/2015/11/revisions-bloody-revisions.html
Not long ago I lamented to my husband how exhausted I was. He looked at me oddly and reminded me that I’d been on sabbatical for the past six weeks. I understand his confusion. I reminded him, in a very kind and gentle way 😉 that I was, indeed, still working. In many ways harder than normal.
I call my time off from teaching every August a sabbatical, but really I should call it a time of refocus. These days, that refocus is around writing. So for those of you wondering what I did on sabbatical, here’s a partial list of things both fun, not-so-fun, and surprising. I don’t feel like as much of a slacker when I read it!
What I did on my summer sabbatical:
What I didn’t do that I planned:
So, all, I’ve missed you, but I’ve been busy! I look forward to being back teaching starting tonight. I hope you all had a fantastic summer, filled with love, joy, and lots of play.
How did you spend your summer vacation?
Tracy Weber
My newest mystery, KARMA’S A KILLER, is now available for pre-order at at Amazon Barnes and Noble, and Whole Life Yoga!
Yee haw, yippee, and yahooey!
