Hi,I just learned that my award-winning novel, SOMEONE I USED TO KNOW, is on sale for $1.99 for e-book versions! This is great news because I also recently learned this novel was BANNED in a Florida school district and that just infuriates me. In a f...
Hi!Thank you to all of you who sent me your opinions on pen names. The Nays have it! No pen name for me. The winner of the gift card is Lana R! Congrats and thank you all for helping me with this decision.If you'd like to watch the random drawing, he...
Hi! It's November already! Where is the year going? My birthday is next week; may I ask you for a special gift to me, your friendly neighborhood author? I'm hard at work revising THE CHRISTMAS STRIKE and DON'T BELIEVE A WORD. Both projects are new ge...
Hi,I'll be a guest on The Lady Executive YouTube channel tomorrow. Join us for a lively discussion about story, about inspiration, about the publishing process. Tomorrow, (Saturday, 10/30/21) at 9:30 AM Eastern. https://youtu.be/5cffAMvJ6i8 As a spec...
Hi,Welcome to all you new subscribers! I'm Patty, your friendly neighborhood author. I write contemporary novels for both Young Adults as well as adults and will hopefully soon be adding a rom-com and a romantic suspense series to this list. If this...
Hi again! So-o-o-o-o sorry, but there's apparently a glitch with the shortened link. Please try the long link to the giveaway:https://www.booksweeps.com/giveaway/july-2021/steamy-contemporary-romance-xmas-in-july/Hello from hot and steamy Long Island...
Hello from hot and steamy Long Island! day, I have a fun surprise to share with you...I’ve teamed up with 45+ fantastic authors to give away a huge collection of Steamy Contemporary Romances to 2 lucky winners!Oh, and did I mention the Grand Prize wi...
Hello from cold and snowy Long Island! The weather sure is wacky these days. When the weather is bad, I usually spend that time writing like mad, but lately, the writing hasn't been going well and even all the time from this awful weather isn't helpi...
Hello from Long Island!The holidays are here already... I feel like I've been living in Groundhog Day since March and still can't quite accept that it's December. The year's been a strange one.I'm looking forward to 2021 and hope it brings us all goo...
We're just weeks away from the most important election in our country's history. If you're a teen voting for the first time, or even if you're a seasoned voting veteran, you may find this information fun and enlightening. A group of authors like me h...
