Posted Oct 7 2011 in author, homeless, Patty Blount, Sachem, teens
Author Bill Cameron posted this link to a story about a homeless teen in Oregon. I am upset by it but even more than that, I wonder how isolated an occurrence teen homelessness is? Ironically, Bill told me last night that his school district is using Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs as their theme for the year. I wonder, […]
Read More...Posted Oct 6 2011 in author, chocolate, Halloween, Miscellany, Patty Blount, phobia, scare
Yeah, yeah, I know that saying is ‘scare the crap out of me’ but chocolate is a much nicer visual, yes? Yes. Well, here we are in October again. Another year is just about over. As we get closer to Halloween, I thought it might be fun to talk about scares. Not the tragic ones […]
Read More...Posted Oct 2 2011 in author, Chocolate Sunday, fiction, Patty Blount, RWA
On Saturday, the Long Island Romance Writers met for a workshop led by the wonderful Laurie Schnebly Campbell. After a day spent with plots, goals, and motivating factors, a few of the members went out to dinner to continue our bonding. We hit a great restaurant in Garden City, where we were treated well by […]
Read More...Posted Sep 29 2011 in author, banned books, fiction, parenting, Patty Blount
It is Banned Books Week and to celebrate, my son and I thought this blog post would be a good start. I READ BANNED BOOKS! Yep, in shouty capital letters, I admit this. Even better, I urge my sons to read banned books, too. Why? Because I support the free exchange of ideas. Because I […]
Read More...Posted Sep 24 2011 in bullying, cyber-bullying, Jamie Rodemeyer, Patty Blount, social networking, suicide, teens, violence
The following blog post was written by my oldest son, Rob, and pre-empts this weekend’s usual chocolate post because the subject is too important to trivialize. I warn you – this is not easy to read and as Rob’s mother, I promise you, it’s even harder to bear because each time I read it, I […]
Read More...Posted Sep 23 2011 in author, parenting, Patty Blount, teens
Lately, I’ve been hearing a lot of people share encounters with ill-behaved children. One friend recently had a run-in with a charming little boy on the playground who called her a liar, and pushed a baby. Worse, the boy’s mother verbally attacked her after she corrected him. Another friend blogged about her encounter with teens […]
Read More...Posted Sep 22 2011 in author, book club, Book Hungry, Harry Potter, Miscellany, Patty Blount, What I'm Reading, YA
Our Book Hungry members were chatting one day when the subject of the Harry Potter books came up and several members admitted never having read them. *pause for gasp* As they have become a publishing phenomenon, this astounded me. I’ve read the series several times over now but decided to re-read our selection this month […]
Read More...Posted Sep 20 2011 in Miscellany
Over at Janet Reid’s blog, there is a contest happening. Write a ‘stack of books’ poem. Here is mine: UNREQUITED With a FINAL SCREAM I shout, I’M NOT HER But your INKHEART will show me NO MERCY. You don’t want me! Why will you NEVER LET ME GO? I know IF I STAY, I […]
Read More...Posted Sep 18 2011 in Miscellany
Today’s post is a public service announcement that answers, “Patty, how do I know if my chocolate is BAD?” *shivers* Bad chocolate. That’s an oxymoron, right? I mean, is there really such a thing as bad chocolate? I did some research and the answer may surprise you. Even though chocolate is a food product, it has […]
Read More...Posted Sep 12 2011 in author, fiction, Patty Blount, YA
It’s that time again – time to start a new novel. The story I’m working on now is actually a reincarnation of a book I finished about seven years ago, this time – with a Young Adult focus. It’s got ghosts and mediums, muscle cars and yeah – a bit of romance. I’m in the […]
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