Posted May 5 2021 in cancer, insurance, medical care, school doesn't prepare you for this, young adults
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 insurance. You do have health insurance, right? If you’re over the age […]
Read More...Posted Dec 11 2020 in Baking, Christmas, Cookies, Covid, Italian, Rainbow cookies, Venetians
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 the holiday with my oldest son. He lives out of […]
Read More...Posted Sep 29 2020 in authors, bonus content, Collen Houck, Helen Vivienne Fletcher, Scavenger Hunt, YA Scavenger Hunt, YASH
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 lucky numbers. I’m ridiculously grateful to founder Colleen Houck […]
Read More...Posted Jun 1 2020 in authors, interview, Jonathan Yaekey, video, writing tips, youtube
I had such fun being interviewed by author Jonathan Yaekey for his YouTube series, The Most Important Writing Tips Ever!
Read More...Posted Mar 31 2020 in Contests, giveaways, Scavenger Hunt, teen reads, YA, YASH
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 Colleen Houck as a way to give readers a chance to gain access […]
Read More...Posted Jan 6 2020 in Anthology, Filles Vertes, Love on Main Street, young adult romance
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 Island and follows Ethan Lewis and Alli Santanta, […]
Read More...Posted Dec 16 2019 in Anthology, Love on Main Street, love stories, young adult fiction
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 little about my story. It’s called Silver […]
Read More...Posted Oct 1 2019 in books, Contests, Exclusive Content, giveaways, I read YA, Raffles, Scavenger Hunt, teens, YASH
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 readers a chance to gain access to exclusive bonus […]
Read More...Posted Sep 24 2019
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, collect their favorite numbers, and complete […]
Read More...Posted Sep 22 2019 in author changes, author regrets, author wishlist, YA Outside the Lines
Authors tend to be perfectionists. We can spend hours — days — weeks — on a single sentence, trying to make it perfect. I definitely have things I’d like to change, to fix, to do better in my published work. Visit the YA OUTSIDE THE LINES blgog to see what I’d change in my first […]
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