WORDField 2019

What a great opportunity to attend the two-day gathering on March 23 and 24. Packed with presentations and panel discussions, every session fired me up to get back home and get after the writing. To break up the sessions, vendors and authors were set up to promote their services, books, or organizations. Moreover, specialists in […]

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Pat to speak at Texas A&M Silver Leos

On April 10, 2019, Pat will travel to Commerce, Texas to speak with the alumni writing group, Silver Leos. They left the subject open for her, so she’s developed a new presentation entitled “Listen to the Voice(s) in Your Head.”

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McKinney Square Book Festival, June 3, 2017

McKinney Square Book Festival The first annual McKinney Square Book Festival is just around the corner. That’s less than two weeks away, so c’mon out and have a great time with book readings, children’s’ events, and good old country music. Downtown McKinney is a happening place all year around. I’ll be there with other Texas […]

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Pat Speaks at the Writers Guild of Texas Meeting

In August, I tag-teamed with Scott Bell for a talk about Power up your Prose, in which we shared key tools that writers must use to create engaging prose.

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2015 Texas Writers Journal Competition Results

I received notification that my short story, “The Trickster” won the Reader’s Choice and the Editor’s Choice Awards. You’ll find it in the 2015 Annual Winners Issue on sale through the Texas Writers Journal website.

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Pat Speaks to Van Alstyne Students

Pat teaches 5th graders about writing

A Middle School 5th Grade Reading class invited me to speak to them about elements of story-telling and provide some tips. They were an attentive group and asked relevant questions.

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