{"id":981,"date":"2020-02-11T10:25:49","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T16:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/digital-arts-culture\/?p=981"},"modified":"2020-02-11T10:25:49","modified_gmt":"2020-02-11T16:25:49","slug":"tracey-s-phillips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/digital-arts-culture\/tracey-s-phillips\/","title":{"rendered":"Tracey S. Phillips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-984\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/digital-arts-culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/342\/2020\/02\/Phillips-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"284\" height=\"232\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By Hailee Jeske<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On Tuesday, February 4, I had the chance to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">see<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Tracey S. Phillips, author of<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the new novel<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boswellbooks.com\/book\/9781643852270\"><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Best Kept Secrets<\/span><\/i><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, do an interview with\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Marianne Flynn Statz, a former City of Madison Police detective.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For this event<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, I ventured<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0off campus<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to Boswell Book Company<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0on Milwaukee\u2019s east side.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I ha<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0never been to Boswell, but the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0dull lighting, quiet music playing<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">aesthetically<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0pleasing organization of the books w<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">as<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">char<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ming, and I can\u2019t wait to go back.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Phillips came and introduced herself to me prior to the interview, which was a unique experience, as I\u2019ve never met an author before. She started her talk by sharing her background. Phillips\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">shared that she came from a family of creative souls. Her\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">grandmother was a pianist<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">her mother<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">an artist. Phillips\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">added<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0that she went to Berkel<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">e<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">y College\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to study music, where she started\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">getting<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0into jewelry making, drawing, painting<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and cooking. With\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">all<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0these unique talents, Phillips described herself as<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0a \u201cserial artist<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u201d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Phillips\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">noted<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0that her book was\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">put to life<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0because she had \u201cstories tumbling in my head that I needed to tell.\u201d These stories morphed into her four<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th manuscript, which was published\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">from a connection made\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">via Twitter<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Her book,\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Best Kept Secrets<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, combines experiences\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of Phillip\u2019s life, as well as fictional aspects<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">T<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ogether\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">they\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">comprise a murder mystery set in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Indianapolis<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Indiana,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">where Phillips grew up<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">One quote that Phillips shared that<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0shaped her w<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">riting\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">i<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">from Shannon L. Alder<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0which said, \u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Your perspective on life comes from the cage you were held captive in.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Phillips s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">tated<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0that she has an estranged brother<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">and a large part of the plot of her book deals with her main character having an estranged brother. Phillip\u2019s so<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">n, also a creative soul,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">contributed<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">his ideas on what the cover art should look like<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">and it became the cover art of the book.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">To close\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the conversation<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Phillips shared tips on how to become a better writer. She\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">said<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0that having peer reviewers is one of the ways she became so successful<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Without having critiques, it is impossible to grow as a writer. In the same way, this is important in any form of art, whether graphic design, media graphics, journalism, etc.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0An individual can only grow if they get outside\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">opinion and<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">learn<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0from these critiques.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Hailee Jeske On Tuesday, February 4, I had the chance to\u00a0see\u00a0Tracey S. 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