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! Join me Saturday, 10/30/21 at 9:30 AM for a LIVE YouTube interview on “The Lady Executive” Channel! We’ll be talking about story, inspiration, the publishing process and more! The post Patty LIVE on YouTube! appeared first on Patty Blount, Author...

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! I hear so many young adults complain that school didn’t do a good enough job preparing you for real life. You were taught things like geometry, trigonometry and calculus but you can’t balance a checkbook or file your taxes or understand health in...

Traditions abound at this time of year and one of those traditions is holiday baking.  Every year, I bake mountains of cookies and every year, I get requests for this one, in particular: The Italian Rainbow Cookie   This year, I won’t get to spend th...

It’s that time again! YA Scavenger Hunt time! If you love YA fiction like I do, you’ll know why I’m singing right now.  It’s also the LAST hunt. That’s right, the amazing coordinators of this amazing blog hop of books and prizes are hanging up their...

I had such fun being interviewed by author Jonathan Yaekey for his YouTube series, The Most Important Writing Tips Ever!  The post I’m on YouTube! appeared first on Patty Blount, Author.

Hello, YA Scavengers! Welcome to the Spring 2020 edition of our Scavenger Hunt. This is my favorite event in YA publishing. I’ve been participating now for years. In fact, this is my 10th time!  This bi-annual event was first organized by author Coll...

Welcome to this leg of the Filles Vertes Publishing LOVE ON MAIN blog hop! If you somehow landed on this page and haven’t heard about the blog hop, click here:  I’m Patty Blount and my short story, SILVER FOR GOLD, takes place in The Hamptons on Long...

Hi! I’m so excited to tell you about the LOVE ON MAIN STREET Anthology coming in February. Yes, I have a story in this amazing collection of love stories AND!!! *tingles* today is the day we share the cover with you!  But first, let me tell you a lit...

Welcome to YA Scavenger Hunt, spring edition! I LOVE the scavenger hunt. This is such a fun way to discover new authors and win amazing books.    image by Derek Murphy This bi-annual event was first organized by author Colleen Houck as a way to give...

Get ready to hunt for YA novels!   The YA Scavenger Hunt – Fall Edition — starts on October 1st. I’m Team Blue. Join me and dozens of other authors for a cool virtual hunt through blogs and websites. All you have to do is visit each author’s site, co...