Writer Patty’s Publication Adventure

Where Writer Patty Writes About Fiction Writing

Gems: A Strand of Shiny Grammar Pearls of Wisdom

writerpatty | April 30, 2009

Not being a daring person, I was nervous about the idea of sharing my stories with family, much less strangers. My desire to improve finally outweighed my bashful nature and I sent a story to a new internet friend. I was not worried about being critiqued as much as I was just nervous about whether [...]

Introduction to My Hunting Gems Series

writerpatty | April 28, 2009

In September of 1982, my parents gave me a diary for my tenth birthday. I started writing in it nightly. To this day, I can’t make out some of the words, but it was filled with the goings on of my young life. Every year after, while I was in school, someone gave me a [...]

What’s Going On

writerpatty | April 23, 2009

I have a conference to go tonight. I’m really looking forward to it. Friday should be the most fun as it’s all day with a nice break between morning and evening. I have plans for lunch that includes having a few people over to my house. One of them approached me [...]

Short Story: The Not-So-Brilliant Short Cut

writerpatty | April 22, 2009

Graphic artwork and story by Patricia Schuyler

Walking briskly with her arms swinging at her sides, Julie tried desperately to keep her fear at bay. Why, oh, why had she stayed so late? Her simple, white tennis shoes cut through the thin mist swirling over the concrete path that went through Clydesdale Cemetery. She paused and [...]