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You Can Do This: A Book Cover Is Born!

Tricia Lott Williford November 14, 2016 No Comments

They say you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. But sometimes I think it’s okay. Like right now. With [...]

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The Good News is… There’s a Book!

Tricia Lott Williford August 9, 2016 5 Comments

I have good news and I have bad news. And the bad news isn’t really very bad news unless you [...]

We are Back in Business. :) :)

Tricia Lott Williford August 6, 2016 9 Comments

Yesterday, I announced that this very mind-numbing blogging situational glitch happened that left me with 26 readers. 26 subscribers = Sad [...]

Breaking Up Over Email … and then Getting Back Together

Tricia Lott Williford August 5, 2016 6 Comments

I have no idea how it happened, but it seems as though I’ve broken up with a few of you [...]

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Questions, Macchiatos, and the Future of Punctuation

Tricia Lott Williford June 27, 2016 No Comments

Sometimes people write to me because they’re in an English or Writing Class that requires them to interview an author. [...]

I’m Teaching and I Really Want To See You There

Tricia Lott Williford September 10, 2015 No Comments

Ever feel like you just have to pretend you’ve got this thing together? Pretend you’re brave? Pretend you’re normal? Tricia [...]

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True Stories Told Well: Tricia Lott Williford

Tricia Lott Williford August 24, 2015 No Comments

Recently, FaithHappenings featured my writing in their Author Spotlight. Here’s my interview with a splash of personality. What do you love to write and [...]

“and life comes back” – in My Very Own Voice

Tricia Lott Williford August 22, 2015 1 Comment

I’m in the studio this week, laying tracks for the audible recording of And Life Comes Back. I’m kind of [...]

4 Things I Learned When My Toddler Locked Me In His Bedroom

Tricia Lott Williford June 30, 2015 5 Comments

It’s a blast from the past, you guys: one of the favorites from the archives of my life as a [...]

Jon Acuff and That Thing Writers Don’t Talk About

Tricia Lott Williford April 28, 2015 2 Comments

Remember how I told you that Jon Acuff is my friend, if only because I made a fool of myself [...]

Maybe It Wasn’t Writer’s Block

Tricia Lott Williford April 14, 2015 1 Comment

Last week, shortly after the UPS man delivered my copies of Let’s Pretend We’re Normal, my writing mind stopped working. [...]

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Let’s Pretend We’re Normal: A Book Giveaway Contest!

Tricia Lott Williford April 6, 2015 2 Comments

So, the UPS guy came this weekend, which always makes me every kind of happy, and especially when I’m within One [...]

My Motto

Tricia Lott Williford November 13, 2014 1 Comment

I Can Finally Tell You: Here Comes Another Book!

Tricia Lott Williford September 2, 2014 7 Comments

Let’s Pretend We’re Normal Adventures in Rediscovering How To Be a Family When Tricia Lott Williford’s thirty-five-year-old husband died suddenly [...]