Tracy Wong is a well-known Chinese-American writer. But her writing skill was something she picked up by herself. After her first job , teaching disabled children, she became a part-time writer for IBM. Then, writing stories was simply a personal interest. Tracy sent three of her stories to a publisher(出版商). Interested, they immediately suggested that she put them together to make a single one long story and paid Tracy a $ 50,000 advance. "A pretty money," said the publisher, "for an unknown writer.”
Even though Tracy's characters are interesting, her stories sometimes leave readers uneasy: those about the supernatural. "My mother believed I could connect with the afterlife world," she told a close friend. "She used to have me speak with my grandmother, who died many years ago."
"Can I? I don't think I can," Tracy said with a laugh. "But l do have moments when things come to me for no reason. " Once, she was wondering how to complete a scene set in ancient (古代的) China. Suddenly the doorbell rang. It was a FedEx delivery man, with a copy of a book on Chinese history. It came without her having ordered it.
Though she has published 10 books, Tracy has remained unchanged by her fame. She lives in the same way she lived 27 years ago - although in a mom comfortable home. There' s more room for joy in her life - and it wasn’t just writing
Even though Tracy's characters are interesting, her stories sometimes leave readers uneasy: those about the supernatural. "My mother believed I could connect with the afterlife world," she told a close friend. "She used to have me speak with my grandmother, who died many years ago."
"Can I? I don't think I can," Tracy said with a laugh. "But l do have moments when things come to me for no reason. " Once, she was wondering how to complete a scene set in ancient (古代的) China. Suddenly the doorbell rang. It was a FedEx delivery man, with a copy of a book on Chinese history. It came without her having ordered it.
Though she has published 10 books, Tracy has remained unchanged by her fame. She lives in the same way she lived 27 years ago - although in a mom comfortable home. There' s more room for joy in her life - and it wasn’t just writing