Witch Eyes (25 page)

About the Author

Scott Tracey aspired to be a writer from a young age. Today, he is a member of The Elevensies, with his debut novel
Witch Eyes
, and is an active blogger and vlogger alongside fellow YA authors at TheBookanistas.com and YouTube.com/YARebels. Tracey lives near Cleveland, Ohio, and can be found online at his home site, www.Scott-Tracey.com.

Acknowledgments

First and foremost, there wouldn’t be a book without Colleen Lindsay. Gratitude doesn’t begin to cover it. And many thanks to Leah Clifford, the first person to read, the first to tear the book to shreds, and the first to declare her love for it. I will never forgive you for the tiny pine trees, but at least this is an easier way of making an impact.

Thanks to the good friends who’ve been there for me along the way: Tiffany Schmidt, Gretchen McNeil, Karsten Knight, Lisa and Laura Roecker, Courtney Summers. You’re always there when I need something—thank you. To Jessica and Lee Verday, the best cheerleaders ever when I suffered from Panic Face. Patrick MacDonald and everyone at Querytracker, who helped me refine the query that landed me an agent.

My editor Brian Farrey, for resonating with Braden’s story from the minute he read it. And thanks to Steven Pomije, Marissa Pederson, Ed Day and everyone else at Flux who has been so supportive since day one. To Ginger Clark, thank you; you make my life easier on a daily basis.

My appreciation to all the friends who never understood the writing process, but were supportive anyway: Jacinda Espinosa, Daniel and Ryan (the brothers Burnett), Erin Saar-Hanes; to my friends from Team Sparkle and the YA Rebels, thank you so much. The English teachers who always chided me for reading in class: Mary Primm, Elaine Hurst, and Kathy Knox; all of you encouraged me to write and taught me how to do it well.

Last, but definitely not least, to my family, who believed in me when I said, “I’m going to write a novel,” and supported me when I could not support myself.