Supernatural thriller author M.E. Patterson tells us we need to stretch our brain a bit

The Muse Next Door

By M.E. Patterson

Launching a writing career is a funny thing. You go to a party or a social gathering and, with your book now finally "on the shelf" (albeit maybe only virtual shelves), you finally have the confidence to answer the inevitable "what do you do?" question with the answer, "I'm a published author."

Man, that is an awesome feeling the first time you say it, though you also feel a bit like a fraud, because you're really thinking, "well, I'm no J...