Aaron M. Patterson's Blog, page 15

CHAPTER NINE: What to expect when you're expecting...

Are you expecting? Is the baby growing? I am not talking about a baby but a novel. The idea grows in your mind and you toil and labor to bring it to life and soon it will be born. Only there is one little difference. The friends and family will not coo and say how cute it is and in secret think that the poor child inherited all of the parents bad qualities.

A book is the inner most part of the mind and emotions and it is hard to let the thing go. And once it is out it is even harder to keep a...

CHAPTER NINE: Wedding Photography tips

So in the effort to keep some happy I am not going to go over the happy wedding. I decided instead to give some good advice for any want to be photographers out there that may want to do a wedding someday. Now, I am not the expert but I have done a few weddings and know how these things go.

The idea is to be invisible and to get in do the job and get out. Kind of like a spy or a hit-man. This will go into some detail and hopefully help someone out there.

1. Amount of photos. Well, 200-300 sho...

CHAPTER NINE: The wedding rant. Part One.

Yes.

I know.

I said I know!

Fine.

No!

Stop it!

Ok.

Whatever.

Drove up to Montana to go to my sister in law's wedding. Blah, blah and already told about the start of this wonderful day in my slow life. So this is the part we talk about the Rehearsal dinner.

I being the sly guy I am I made it out of the rehearsal by watching the baby and well, I needed to write. But dinner? No way dude. I was all over that... and boy did I wish I was not invited to that.

It was held at a Chinese place... yes, not a goo...

CHAPTER NINE: weekend update...

So, here we are in the great state of Montana. It is Missoula the one city that has more bums and hippie's and bikers than dogs. Seems if you keep giving a bum money they tend to hang around... just saying.

trip went well, kids were okay and only had one child blow out his jeans with poop. Yes, I said poop. It was bad, just ask my wife, she had to clean it up... no way I am getting near that thing!

Ever hear of the family bed? It is where everyone in the family sleeps in the same bed, the kids...

CHAPTER EIGHT: the beginning and the end...

With a long drive in front of my little family and two, yes two books on CD calling my name, I have mixed feelings about this upcoming Montana trip. My sister in law is getting married and we are going to help out and I am going to try to get in the way and be a pain, it's what I am good at.

Now the kids will make this experience memorable and I plan to have a camera on hand to capture the moments that will be implanted in the minds of all who attend this affair... What ever do you mean oh wr...

CHAPTER EIGHT: Misconceptions, marketing and mass madness most mock

I talk to authors and writers everyday and one thing I am finding or hearing a lot is this: "I want to be published by a traditional publisher because they will market my book for me." or "POD or Self-published authors have no help marketing."

This opened up a world of questions and tells me that if these are your thoughts you do not understand publishing. Here is what I mean.

Publishing is a business, writing is a art but if you want to do it for a living or even if you don't but just want to...

CHAPTER EIGHT: My head hurts...

I always get a headache when i go through a novel and get it ready for the printing process. 125k words and sitting for hours can make the old brain go to mush. I also am in the middle of a lively discussion on Facebook, it is fun and good to talk and think. Sometimes we believe something just because we always have.

This blog is not a single minded kind of thing. Most of this is my open thoughts and stuff I learned and maybe something I pass along might help someone else. That being said I w...

CHAPTER EIGHT: You know you like it...

If you follow this blog you know I tend to have what I call a rant every now and again. This is where I open up and just tell you how it is without putting up a filter to protect your feelings. So, if you are of a "be nice all the time" kind of person... here is your warning.

Advice: This is the topic today, advice. When should we give it and what should we say and where.

It is amazing to me how little people think sometimes. Most of these people are my age or younger so this is directed at yo...

CHAPTER EIGHT: When bad covers happen to good people.

Lets face it... the old line, "you can't judge a book by it's cover" is old and no one really thinks it is true. We all judge a book by it's cover... unless it is a well known author that could wrap the book in cardboard and it wouldn't matter. But for the rest of us the book cover is so very important.

Most people will see the cover and if it is good they will pick up the books and read the back, second most important thing is the back but that is a topic for another time. We are going to ta...

CHAPTER EIGHT: No time to write.

If you are like me you find that time is like a scared squirrel. Every time you think you have it cornered it runs up a tree and cackles at you. I have a job, ha, well not really a job but I am busy with publishing stuff and all the things that come along with that, and... (Big sigh) a family, with a Wife and three kids and Church and things to do like yard work, (Which i love but have not done much of this year) and I know this is a run on...

Did I mention I am busy?

I love writing and I need ...