Anne Patrick's Blog, page 30

TK Toppin Interview

Joining us today is author TK Toppin. Here is TK's Bio:  I was born and raised in Barbados where I currently live with my husband. For the last twenty-odd years, I have been working as a freelance graphic artist. My world has only ever orbited around that field. Writing has always appealed me and it's something that I would eventually like to do full-time in the future. Early in 2008, after whining about it, a friend said to just do it. So, I decided to just jump right in and make a start. Th...

How true should you be to your characters?

This is a question I've been asking myself for several months now in light of a new project I'm working on. You can read the first four chapters by clicking on the link in the sidebar. A Familiar Evil is undoubtedly one of the toughest stories I've attempted to write. My main characters are not Christians and are currently separated in marriage. I don't want to offend my readers, but at the same time I feel (after careful prayer and consideration) that I must be true to my characters. So ther...

Melanie Atkins Interview

Joining us today is Melanie Atkins.  Melanie is a multi-published author of romantic suspense, a fan of crime dramas, and an avid reader. Writing is more than an escape for her—it's a way of life. She grew up in the Deep South listening to tall tales and penning stories about her cats. Now she writes gripping stories of love, suspense, and mystery with the help of her furry little feline muses.


[Anne:] When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer?

[Melanie:] In high school, but I didn't k...

Interview with Jennifer Hudson Taylor

Joining us today is the award winning Christian author, Jennifer Hudson Taylor. Here's Jennifer's bio: Jennifer Hudson Taylor writes historical Christian fiction set in Europe and the Carolinas. Her fiction has won awards in the American Christian Fiction Writers' Genesis Contest, and her work has appeared in national publications, such as Guideposts, Heritage Quest Magazine, Everton's Genealogical Publishers, and The Military Trader. Jennifer graduated from Elon University with a B.A. in Jou...

Fire and Ash Cover

I'm thrilled to reveal the cover for my July release, Fire and Ash.  Jennifer Ranieri, w/Desert Breeze Publishing, did a fantastic job, don't you think?

I thnk you're going to like Saddie and Quinn's story.  They are both great characters and I really enjoyed getting to know them.  Here's a sneak peak.

Blurb:
Fire Investigator Sadie McGregor is called to her hometown of Emerald Point, Missouri to investigate a suspicious fire which claimed the life of a local college student. By appearance the f...

Author Interview - Cheryl Pierson

Joining us today is Cheryl Pierson. Here is Cheryl's Bio: Cheryl was born in Duncan, Oklahoma, and grew up in Seminole, Oklahoma. She graduated from the University of Oklahoma, and holds a B.A. in English. She has taught numerous writing classes and workshops over the past years and also works on an individual basis with many of her students, and other authors, locally and nationwide.

Cheryl's most recent publications include her debut novel, released through The Wild Rose Press in May of 2009...

My Summers at Thunderbird Speedway

I'll begin with a little history about the legendary Thunderbird Speedway, in Muskogee Oklahoma. It originally started out as a horse track way back in the 1910's. It didn't become an actual speedway until the late 1950's. It was one of the only 1/2 dirt tracks in the region. Every Friday afternoon drivers from the tri-state area would pull into the pits at Thunderbird, unload their late model race cars and begin to tune them up and get them ready for a night of racing on the oval dirt track....

Book Signing was a success!

Today I had my first book signing in two years and sold out of books in two hours, and spent the next hour taking pre-paid orders. Wow! The book signing was hosted by the Phoebe Circle of the United Methodist Church and was held at the beautiful Coffee Loft in Garnett KS. Friends I hadn't seen in years stopped by, and I made some new ones. I have to be honest though, I was a nervous wreck. I'm normally a pretty shy person, so to be thrust out there in the lime light, so to speak, is a pretty ...

Author Interview - Linda Rettstatt

Joining us today is Linda Rettstatt. Here is Linda's Bio: Linda began her writing career while clerking at The Brownsville Telegraph, her small Pennsylvania hometown newspaper. Though hired to take classified ads, Linda eagerly agreed to assume the task of writing reviews for community theater productions, for which her sole compensation was a by line. (It was a job no one in the newsroom wanted.)

Her passion for writing led Linda into the world of women's fiction and contemporary romance. Wri...

Summer Treasure Hunt: Dig for Clues and Win Contest!

This extravaganza will run through the first week of July, with yours truly participating as one of the proud sponsors.

A few words from Joyce DiPastena, our fearless leader extraordinaire:

Welcome to our second annual Summer Treasure Hunt: Dig for Clues and Win Contest! Last year, some author friends and I put together a month long contest where we gave away a prize a day for the entire month of June. The contest was so successful that my friends and I have decided to do it again only this ti...