Summer in New York Giveaway news!

Posted Jul 14 2015

What’s better than spending a relaxing day on the water reading a good book?  How about several books?  My writing sisters and I are giving away this awesome Summer Days prize package. Just sign up for all four newsletters and we’ll pick a random winner!  Inside, there’s a  fluffy beach towel, sunglasses, Yankee Candle “Tranquil Beach” candle,  decorative […]

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Character Interview Blog Hop – Heroines

Posted Jun 16 2015

Hello! Welcome to my Character Interview Blog post about Heroines. I really hoped you enjoyed meeting Lillian Marek’s heroine, Lady Emily Tremaine. If you missed that post, here are the details:    Lady Emily Tremaine longs for adventure. In LADY EMILY’S EXOTIC JOURNEY, an historical romance, she finds that and more.    Link to website: lilmarek.indiemade.com […]

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Firecracker Awards

Posted May 29 2015 in

I am so proud and excited to announce I’m the winner of the Firecracker Award for my YA novel SOME BOYS.  What an honor to be listed in such distinguished company.   

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April’s Fool

Posted Apr 22 2015

I’m blogging over at YA Outside the Lines. Learn how I earned the nickname Saint Patty.     

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My family needs your help

Posted Apr 11 2015

My niece was just diagnosed with form of cancer called Hodgkin Lymphoma. Please help us treat her — click this link. If you can donate, wonderful! But if you can share the link with everyone you know, even better!  http://www.gofundme.com/nocancer4jen

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YA Scavenger Hunt!

Posted Apr 2 2015 in ,

The hunt is closed. Thanks for playing! From the comments below, “Kassiah”, you’re my winner. Please email me at pattyblount3 at gmail dot come and I’ll send you the NOTHING LEFT TO BURN sneak peek!    *******   Welcome to YA Scavenger Hunt!   This bi-annual event was first organized by author Colleen Houck as […]

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Interview with a character: Dan Ellison

Posted Mar 17 2015

Welcome to pattyblount.com. If this is your first visit here, I write mostly young adult contemporary novels and also have a grown-up romance called Goodness and Light available, too. In case you missed last week’s blog, here’s how you can find author Lillian Marek, whose hero Lucien Chambertin is a French adventurer (or is he?).   […]

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New blog post at YA Outside the Lines

Posted Feb 22 2015

I’m blogging about cliches over at YA Outside the Lines today!   

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Favorite Book-to-Screen Adaptation?

Posted Jan 26 2015

I just saw IF I STAY and OMG, it was amazing!  I’d read that book years ago and fell in love with Adam and even participated in Gayle Forman’s Team Adam contest, in which we all designed a logo she eventually made into buttons (Nope, my entry didn’t win!) I adore all the book to […]

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Vote for SOME BOYS

Posted Dec 4 2014

Vote for Teen Choice Book of the Year! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SLXJ2G3  You can choose 5 titles. Scroll down to the S’s to nominate SOME BOYS! 

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