Writer Patty’s Publication Adventure

Where Writer Patty Writes About Fiction Writing

Works In Progress is Now Available on Smashwords

writerpatty | March 27, 2011

I now have premium status over at Smashwords.  This means that I formatted my book properly the first time and my book is now available for Nook and Sony Readers, and more.  That was the last thing I…

I’m Back After a Long Absence

writerpatty | May 6, 2010

It was a very busy year for me and my family.  We moved twice–don’t get me started on how much I hated moving a family of seven twice in one year–and I was busy with keeping my home.  Things have…

Gems: Point of View Like a Jeweler’s Loupe

writerpatty | May 20, 2009

How does a jeweler view his gemstones? He uses a jeweler’s loupe. It’s through that lens that he inspects the gem. Point of view is the writer’s loupe and like the jeweler’s loupe, the writer’s lens can be of different…

Gems: The Gold Chain or Prose and Narration

writerpatty | May 15, 2009

goldchainpov1Prose and narration are the keys to holding a story together. In my own writing, this is where I really had to study. Prose is the ordinary everyday written language that we use in fiction to describe what is going