Patricia Davids's Blog, page 2
July 11, 2012
California here I come
The days are quickly ticking by. I'm really looking forward to my first trip to the Golden State. The RWA Convention is in Anaheim this year. I'll be signing books at both the Literacy signing,
2012 “Readers for Life” Literacy Autographing
Wednesday, July 25, 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Anaheim Convention Center, Ballroom (third floor)
http://www.rwa.org/cs/literacy_autogr...
and at the Harlequin Author signing on Friday July 27th.
I hope some of you can drop by to say hello. Now, back to writing.
Pat
2012 “Readers for Life” Literacy Autographing
Wednesday, July 25, 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Anaheim Convention Center, Ballroom (third floor)
http://www.rwa.org/cs/literacy_autogr...
and at the Harlequin Author signing on Friday July 27th.
I hope some of you can drop by to say hello. Now, back to writing.
Pat
July 2, 2012
Influences.
Someone recently asked me who or what has been the biggest influence in my writing career. It's an important question. It forced me to take an in-depth look at the people and events that shape my writing.
Nearly all writers were, or still are, avid readers. Books have been shaping how we think and how we see the world since our parents first read us a bedtime story. When I was young, I loved to read stories by Louis L'Amore. Cowboys, Indians, gunfights, the heroine in distress saved by the gunslinger turned hero, what more does an teenage heart need?
When I was a little older, I discovered Andre Norton and worlds beyond our own where human explorers battled or befriended alien creatures in the far reaches of space. I learned to look at the stars in the night sky in a whole new light and I was filled with wonder at what might actually exist out there. As I will forever remain a diehard fan of the orginal Star Trek and Stargate SG 1, that sense of wonder and curiosity has never left me.
It was in the 1974 that I first read a historical romance that blew my mind. The book was The Wolf and the Dove by Kathleen Woodwiss. What a hero! What a HEROINE! What GREAT LOVE SCENES!!! I was hooked on romances from that day forward. I read Regencies, I read about knights in shining armor and stories about desert Sheiks. I read and read and read until one day, I put down the book I had been reading and realized that I wanted to do that.
I wanted to tell stories about cowboys, knights, space travelers, cops, soldiers and whoever else. But most of all, I wanted to tell about the women who made a gunslinger, a disinhereted knight or a desert Sheik into a hero to die for. In the end, it is all about LOVE.
It wasn't until I heard the wonderful Deborah Raney speak that I saw my real path was going to be in inspirational romance. Thanks Deb. I wouldn't be here without you.
So there you have it. Books and the love of books have been the biggest influence on my writing career. From the pages penned by others evolved a dream that I would one day join their very special fellowship. To writers everywhere, I say ladies and gentlemen, take a bow. You have no idea how far your words will travel or how many dreams they may inspire.
Nearly all writers were, or still are, avid readers. Books have been shaping how we think and how we see the world since our parents first read us a bedtime story. When I was young, I loved to read stories by Louis L'Amore. Cowboys, Indians, gunfights, the heroine in distress saved by the gunslinger turned hero, what more does an teenage heart need?
When I was a little older, I discovered Andre Norton and worlds beyond our own where human explorers battled or befriended alien creatures in the far reaches of space. I learned to look at the stars in the night sky in a whole new light and I was filled with wonder at what might actually exist out there. As I will forever remain a diehard fan of the orginal Star Trek and Stargate SG 1, that sense of wonder and curiosity has never left me.
It was in the 1974 that I first read a historical romance that blew my mind. The book was The Wolf and the Dove by Kathleen Woodwiss. What a hero! What a HEROINE! What GREAT LOVE SCENES!!! I was hooked on romances from that day forward. I read Regencies, I read about knights in shining armor and stories about desert Sheiks. I read and read and read until one day, I put down the book I had been reading and realized that I wanted to do that.
I wanted to tell stories about cowboys, knights, space travelers, cops, soldiers and whoever else. But most of all, I wanted to tell about the women who made a gunslinger, a disinhereted knight or a desert Sheik into a hero to die for. In the end, it is all about LOVE.
It wasn't until I heard the wonderful Deborah Raney speak that I saw my real path was going to be in inspirational romance. Thanks Deb. I wouldn't be here without you.
So there you have it. Books and the love of books have been the biggest influence on my writing career. From the pages penned by others evolved a dream that I would one day join their very special fellowship. To writers everywhere, I say ladies and gentlemen, take a bow. You have no idea how far your words will travel or how many dreams they may inspire.
November 6, 2011
To Blog or not to Blog, that is the question.
I never though I would like using one of those new-fangled computers. That was 20 years ago and now I could barely live without one.
I hated the idea of having a cell phone. Who needs to someone be able to reach you every second of the day? That was ten years ago and now I text my grandson at the drop of a hat.
I still have trouble programing the DVD/Recorder thing. I doubt that will ever change.
Until today, I never thought I'd have my own blog? Who wants to know what I think? It turns out that quite a few people want to know more about me. So here is the start of my blog. What do I say? I guess I'll talk about my writing today.
I love writing Amish romances. Did you know that Amish weddings, which used to take place mainly in the fall because of the farm work, now take place almost any time of the year? Why the change? Because fewer and fewer Amish actually make a living farming. Many work in shops, mills and factories or own their own businesses. It allows them to take time off during the spring and summer to attend weddings as well as in the fall and winter.
Do you have questions about the Amish lifestyle? I'll be happy to try and answer them.
I hated the idea of having a cell phone. Who needs to someone be able to reach you every second of the day? That was ten years ago and now I text my grandson at the drop of a hat.
I still have trouble programing the DVD/Recorder thing. I doubt that will ever change.
Until today, I never thought I'd have my own blog? Who wants to know what I think? It turns out that quite a few people want to know more about me. So here is the start of my blog. What do I say? I guess I'll talk about my writing today.
I love writing Amish romances. Did you know that Amish weddings, which used to take place mainly in the fall because of the farm work, now take place almost any time of the year? Why the change? Because fewer and fewer Amish actually make a living farming. Many work in shops, mills and factories or own their own businesses. It allows them to take time off during the spring and summer to attend weddings as well as in the fall and winter.
Do you have questions about the Amish lifestyle? I'll be happy to try and answer them.
