{"id":113064,"date":"2024-10-04T11:13:32","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T15:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/?post_type=bu-article&#038;p=113064"},"modified":"2024-10-28T12:25:09","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T16:25:09","slug":"protecting-ones-castle","status":"publish","type":"bu-article","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/record\/articles\/2024\/protecting-ones-castle\/","title":{"rendered":"Protecting One\u2019s Castle"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-leadin record-block-editorial-leadin is-style-side-by-side has-media has-box has-media-focus-center-middle has-secondary-theme\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-lockup\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-leadin-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1053\" height=\"1579\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2024\/10\/Sierra-Author-Photo-Alyssa-Fortin-Phtography.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Tracy Sierra (&#039;09)\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/10\/Sierra-Author-Photo-Alyssa-Fortin-Phtography.jpg 1053w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/10\/Sierra-Author-Photo-Alyssa-Fortin-Phtography-424x636.jpg 424w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/10\/Sierra-Author-Photo-Alyssa-Fortin-Phtography-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/10\/Sierra-Author-Photo-Alyssa-Fortin-Phtography-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/10\/Sierra-Author-Photo-Alyssa-Fortin-Phtography-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/10\/Sierra-Author-Photo-Alyssa-Fortin-Phtography-551x826.jpg 551w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/10\/Sierra-Author-Photo-Alyssa-Fortin-Phtography-455x682.jpg 455w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/10\/Sierra-Author-Photo-Alyssa-Fortin-Phtography-688x1032.jpg 688w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/10\/Sierra-Author-Photo-Alyssa-Fortin-Phtography-881x1321.jpg 881w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/10\/Sierra-Author-Photo-Alyssa-Fortin-Phtography-229x344.jpg 229w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/10\/Sierra-Author-Photo-Alyssa-Fortin-Phtography-353x529.jpg 353w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/10\/Sierra-Author-Photo-Alyssa-Fortin-Phtography-459x688.jpg 459w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/10\/Sierra-Author-Photo-Alyssa-Fortin-Phtography-706x1058.jpg 706w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/10\/Sierra-Author-Photo-Alyssa-Fortin-Phtography-910x1364.jpg 910w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/10\/Sierra-Author-Photo-Alyssa-Fortin-Phtography-667x1000.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1053px) 100vw, 1053px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-editorial-leadin-caption wp-prepress-component-caption\">Alyssa Fortin Photography<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-words-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-words-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-prepress-tag\">Books<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProtecting One\u2019s Castle\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"deck\">Tracy Sierra (\u201909) incorporates lessons from her legal career in her debut thriller novel.<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar record-prepress-layout-metabar\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-date\">October 4, 2024<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-credits\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul data-credit-type=\"By\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/record\/authors\/kimberly-miragliuolo\/\">Kimberly Miragliuolo<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-share js-bu-prepress-share-tools\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-action\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2024\/10\/Cover-Art_Nightwatching-421x636.jpg\" alt=\"Book cover of &quot;Nightwatching&quot; by Tracy Sierra\" class=\"wp-image-113067\" width=\"246\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/10\/Cover-Art_Nightwatching-421x636.jpg 421w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/10\/Cover-Art_Nightwatching-678x1024.jpg 678w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/10\/Cover-Art_Nightwatching-768x1160.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/10\/Cover-Art_Nightwatching-1017x1536.jpg 1017w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/10\/Cover-Art_Nightwatching-547x826.jpg 547w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/10\/Cover-Art_Nightwatching-452x682.jpg 452w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/10\/Cover-Art_Nightwatching-683x1032.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/10\/Cover-Art_Nightwatching-875x1321.jpg 875w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/10\/Cover-Art_Nightwatching-228x344.jpg 228w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/10\/Cover-Art_Nightwatching-350x529.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/10\/Cover-Art_Nightwatching-456x688.jpg 456w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/10\/Cover-Art_Nightwatching-701x1058.jpg 701w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/10\/Cover-Art_Nightwatching-903x1364.jpg 903w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/10\/Cover-Art_Nightwatching-1094x1652.jpg 1094w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/10\/Cover-Art_Nightwatching-662x1000.jpg 662w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2024\/10\/Cover-Art_Nightwatching.jpg 1213w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 246px) 100vw, 246px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">While following pandemic guidelines to shelter in place, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tracysierraauthor.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tracy Sierra<\/a> was surrounded by inspiration: getting acclimated to a three-hundred-year-old home with many noises and secret spaces. She was often home alone with her young children overnight while her husband, a doctor, worked. The combination of an antique house, anxiety about a potential intruder, plus her decade of legal practice equipped Sierra with a unique perspective ripe for storytelling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Sierra\u2019s novel, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/726145\/nightwatching-by-tracy-sierra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Nightwatching<\/em><\/a>, a mother and her two small children must defend themselves against a home invader during a nor\u2019easter blizzard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The thriller has been widely celebrated by critics and was selected as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tsierraauthor\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spring Read Winner of the Jimmy Fallon Book Club<\/a>. <em>The Record<\/em> met with Tracy to learn more about her legal and writing careers. (No spoilers, we promise.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a record-block-editorial-q-and-a\"><div class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-title\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-title-heading\">Q<span>&amp;<\/span>A<\/h2><h4 class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-title-subheading\"><\/h4><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-question\"><span class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-name\">The Record:<\/span> <span class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-content\">Can you share your career path with us? What led you to law school?<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-answer\"><span class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-content\">I was an English and history major in college. If you\u2019d asked me as a kid, what I wanted to be, I would have said, \u201ca writer.\u201d But, I was a responsible person; my mom had been sick for a long time, and it was clear that I was going to need to self-support. It was a logical next step to go to BU Law. I lost my mom a month before I started law school, so it was an emotionally difficult time my first year. I really enjoyed my time there; I made great friends and had amazing professors.<br><br>I experimented in different areas of the law, including the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/experiential-learning\/clinics\/civil-litigation-clinic\/\" target=\"_blank\">Civil Litigation Clinic<\/a>, which was fantastic\u2014and one of the inspirations for <em>Nightwatching<\/em>. I also interned for a summer at the US Attorney\u2019s Office.<br><br>Even though I found that work to be super valuable, it was very difficult for me. I took the asylum cases very personally. My clients were all women, and they were all survivors of violence and abuse.<br><br>After graduation I went into the proverbial Big Law, working in corporate and mainly doing private equity work. I wanted to continue helping survivors, so I tailored my <em>pro bono <\/em>activities to represent women\u2019s shelters with corporate law needs such as grants and governance.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-question\"><span class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-name\">The Record:<\/span> <span class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-content\">Can you tell us more about the inspirations you drew from your time in the civil litigation clinic to inform <em>Nightwatching<\/em>?<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-answer\"><span class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-content\">While in the clinic, I was working with law enforcement officers who approached cases from what I call \u201cthe place of doubt,\u201d condescension, or a wanting to deny the truth.<br>&nbsp;<br>Conversely, when working in the prosecutor\u2019s office, I saw incredible law enforcement officers who interviewed survivors of crimes with sensitivity\u2014it taught me the spectrum of law enforcement. Targets of crime are treated in different ways by different law enforcement, which is a big part of <em>Nightwatching<\/em>.<br>&nbsp;<br>As human beings, we don\u2019t want to believe in evil. We don\u2019t want to believe bad things can happen to good people. Family members of survivors of violence would even deny very visible evidence because it was painful to admit that they had failed to protect. There are a lot of reasons for disbelief.<br>&nbsp;<br>In <em>Nightwatching,<\/em> the characters are put in a difficult position as to what to believe. I have a lot of sympathy for the law enforcement within the novel trying to puzzle out what happened, even though they\u2019re far from perfect. I gave them a difficult task [<em>laughs<\/em>].<\/span><\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-bu-pullquote record-block-bu-pullquote is-style-pop has-dark-theme has-dark-theme-text\"><div class=\"wp-block-bu-pullquote-inner\"><blockquote><div class=\"container-lockup\"><div class=\"container-icon-outer\"><div class=\"container-icon-inner\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container-text\"><hr\/><div class=\"quote-sizing\">[The clinics] gave me a certain amount of exposure to how systems can fail you. They are human creations, and they\u2019re not perfect. Sometimes studying the case law, you don\u2019t see that.<\/div><footer class=\"caption\">Tracy Sierra (&#8217;09)<\/footer><hr\/><\/div><\/div><\/blockquote><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a record-block-editorial-q-and-a\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-question\"><span class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-name\">The Record:<\/span> <span class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-content\">What made you decide to start writing fiction?<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-answer\"><span class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-content\">I had been working for about eight years at the point where my husband and I were financially stable, and I could take a step back and stay home with my kids.<br><br>My mom had her own business and was a successful, wonderfully ambitious human being. When she was sick and we were talking about any regrets, she said she wished she had spent more time with my sister and I during the stage when we were little, that she felt she had missed out on that. While as a kid, I was always proud of her, and now, working the hours I was as a mother of young children, for the first time I understood her regret.<br><br>I liked being home with my kids more than I thought I would. But I\u2019m still my mother\u2019s daughter and needed something else, frankly, because it was strange. As a lawyer, you are being paid for your time. But, small children have zero interest in what you\u2019re saying. It was jarring to go from this very adult, serious world to that. I realized that for my own self, I needed an adult outlet. And it was naturally writing.<br><br>I wrote a book that ended up getting me into a mentorship program, which was wonderful. Then I began <em>Nightwatching<\/em> in 2020, when I was locked in the house. Once I got an agent and we sent a version out to publishers, within three weeks I signed with Penguin Random House.<br><br>Every journey is different for every writer. The first book I wrote, I had more than one hundred rejections, which is not unusual. It\u2019s a very long process with a lot of luck and timing involved.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-question\"><span class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-name\">The Record:<\/span> <span class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-content\">The title of your book insinuates a theme of surveillance. What made you want to explore that?<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-answer\"><span class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-content\">The idea of an intruder in the home is a primal and universal fear. While in law school, we studied castle doctrine and the history of defending your home from trespassers.<br><br>In the earliest version of these laws, and in some states still, somebody doesn\u2019t even have to get into your home, and you can attack them. It\u2019s unusual in law that that exists, but that makes logical sense to many people because that fear is in all of us. That\u2019s supposed to be our safe place, that\u2019s where we sleep, it\u2019s where we\u2019re most unguarded. We all know that break-ins happen, and it\u2019s scary to all of us.<br><br>The story explores the themes of human monsters and what it means to protect.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-question\"><span class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-name\">The Record:<\/span> <span class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-content\">You mentioned a writing mentorship \u2013 was there anyone during BU Law that served as a mentor?<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-answer\"><span class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-content\">The clinical program folks were very present for the students and understanding of the emotions. The hardest thing for me was witnessing a deserving asylum client not being granted asylum due to an interview scheduling error.<br>&nbsp;<br>I remember talking to Judy [Clinical Associate Professor of Law <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/record\/articles\/2015\/bu-law-salutes-retiring-faculty\/\">Judith <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/record\/articles\/2015\/bu-law-salutes-retiring-faculty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Diamond<\/a>] about the fact that these systems are not perfect. Things are not fair in life. She talked to us about how we were dealing and made sure the client had a support system. She was very emotionally available. It gave me a certain amount of exposure to how systems can fail you. They are human creations, and they\u2019re not perfect. Sometimes studying the case law, you don\u2019t see that.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-question\"><span class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-name\">The Record:<\/span> <span class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-content\">Is there anything else about the writing process or your law school experience that you would like to share?<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-answer\"><span class=\"wp-block-editorial-q-and-a-content\">When folks have found out that I\u2019m a lawyer by trade, they ask \u201cWhy are many lawyers authors?\u201d<br><br>It\u2019s threefold: First, we\u2019re exposed to a lot of interesting stories.<br><br>And second, especially as you proceed through your career, you get less intimidated by a massive project. 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She was often home alone with her young children overnight while her husband, a doctor, worked. 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