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Today is The Day I get to Show You My New Book

Tricia Lott Williford October 14, 2020 8 Comments

This Book Is For You Loving God’s Words in Your Actual Life. By Tricia Lott Williford Coming Soon in 2021 [...]

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Blogging to Build Your Platform

Tricia Lott Williford March 30, 2020 2 Comments

In the writing world, your “Platform” is the broad term for “the people who listen to you.” The size of [...]

I Have Something to Tell You: I Wrote A Novel.

Tricia Lott Williford March 27, 2020 4 Comments

Strapp held his wife’s hand as he drove, stealing glances at the photograph she held. This was the only picture [...]

Scribbling in the Dark

Tricia Lott Williford January 3, 2020 No Comments

“Mom, is that what you’re wearing?” They are teenagers now – one teen and one almost-teen – and they take [...]

Notes on a Life

Tricia Lott Williford December 12, 2019 2 Comments

“I was reading a book a few weeks ago – I like to read first thing in the morning these [...]

You’re Invitied to the Tattered Cover This Saturday!

Tricia Lott Williford November 21, 2019 3 Comments

If you’re in the Denver area this weekend, I’d love to see you on Saturday as The Tattered Cover at [...]

“I Just Peed.”

Tricia Lott Williford October 17, 2019 24 Comments

We were in the car one day. The radio was on. The air conditioning was blowing at me. All three [...]

I Have This Theory.

Tricia Lott Williford September 14, 2019 14 Comments

I have this theory. It’s tested but unproven, and I’ll never know if it’s true as long as I’m on [...]

Chicago Hot Dogs and Audio Books

Tricia Lott Williford August 25, 2019 19 Comments

I am both horrified and mortified to tell you this, but it is true. I gained ten pounds in Chicago [...]

I Accidentally Attended a Buddhist Retreat

Tricia Lott Williford July 5, 2019 2 Comments

Once upon a time, I accidentally attended a Buddhist retreat. It was actually a writer’s retreat, but the instructor was [...]

That’s Some Serious Staying Power

Tricia Lott Williford July 2, 2019 1 Comment

When death comes at the end of a long life, we don’t wonder if it was time. We don’t wonder [...]

Just. You. Wait. – The Final Countdown!

Tricia Lott Williford July 1, 2019 3 Comments

You guys, it’s time. We are in the final countdown to the release of my new book, Just. You. Wait. [...]

Just. You. Wait. – LAUNCH TEAM!

Tricia Lott Williford May 3, 2019 1 Comment

Hands down, this is one of my favorite parts about writing a book: the launch. Writing is a solitary journey [...]

A Free Book for You: Love Better Sooner

Tricia Lott Williford December 28, 2018 4 Comments

As a collaborative author and ghostwriter, sometimes I cannot tell you what I’ve been working on. But sometimes I can. [...]

Walkie Talkies and Free Will

Tricia Lott Williford November 27, 2018 2 Comments

If you have children who have grown out of car seats but are not yet allowed behind the wheel, let [...]

“Mom, I have nothing to read.”

Tricia Lott Williford November 15, 2018 12 Comments

“Mom, I have nothing to read.” “Sure you do. There’s a whole bookshelf in the hallway. And three in the [...]

Introducing the New Book: Just. You. Wait.

Tricia Lott Williford October 25, 2018 9 Comments

One of the fun things about a manuscript that’s nearly finished – aside from the exhaling blissful release of being [...]

The Book I Want Everyone to Read

Tricia Lott Williford October 2, 2018 2 Comments

This book is remarkable, beautiful, and tangible. So few things in the world are all three. I want everyone to [...]

The Stages of The Carpool Lane, and also I Wrote a New Book

Tricia Lott Williford August 24, 2018 3 Comments

The carpool lane might be one of the world’s best arguments for homeschooling. If there’s one thing that most consistently [...]

The Sparkling Moment

Tricia Lott Williford May 22, 2018 10 Comments

I have wanted to meet her for a long time. Natalie Goldberg is the queen bee of memoir, and she [...]

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