Tracy C. Gold loves bringing characters to life and has published four picture books about family and nature, with more on the way. Tracy also writes short stories, essays, poems, and novels. Her work has been published in several magazines and anthologies. When she’s not working on her own writing, she helps other people become better writers as a freelance editor and teacher. Tracy earned her M.F.A. in Creative Writing and Publishing Arts and taught writing at the University of Baltimore. She earned her B.A. in English from Duke University. Tracy loves hanging out with her kid and playing with horses and dogs.