About
Tracey Buchanan
Words, dashes, semi-colons, commas, and exclamation marks (I love a good exclamation mark!) have tumbled out of me for years. My journey pursuing the perfect sentence has been both straightforward and circuitous. I’ve written nothing but the facts, and I’ve created worlds out of pure imagination. Either way, I love telling the story. Stories are connectors. They bridge our experiences and help us understand each other better.
View My BookA little about me
I crashed into the literary world when I was six and won my first writing award. Fast forward through years as a journalist, mom, volunteer, freelance writer, editor, artist, small business owner, and circus performer (not really, but wouldn’t that be something?) and you find me happily planted in the world of fiction with my debut novel, Toward the Corner of Mercy and Peace.
My Story
My story began in the bootheel of Missouri but quickly moved to a little corner of western Kentucky called Paducah. My husband, an engineer, operates out of the left side of his brain, while I doggedly remain on the right side. His facts and my feelings are a nice balance actually—together we manage to have a complete brain. Our forty-plus-year marriage produced two married sons, seven grandchildren, and a kooky little dog, all of whom keep us entertained.
"The act of writing is an act of optimism. You wouldn't take the trouble to do it if you felt it didn't matter."
--Edward Albee, Playwright
News & ResourcesMy blogs
Mom And Dad’s Great Move-In Adventure
It’s done!My parents built a house next door to us, and after months of work, beaucoup decisions, many delays, life…Fabulous Go-To Recipes To Feed A Crowd
My friend Molly has a big family! And they all come to dinner every Sunday. So, what do you cook…My Sis-in-Love Promises Success With Her Favorite Desserts
Everybody I know is celebrating National Eat Dessert First Month...Okay, not everybody. But everybody should! I mean, why wouldn't you…