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A Philistine Reads About Art

Posted on August 28, 2018 by Pat Bowne

I’ve read too many fantasy books about artists recently and it has left me with a tendency to slam things down on the table and shout ‘Bullshit!’ at intervals, which was not a good way to begin mandatory inservice at … Continue reading →

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Why I am not Burned Out on Writing

Posted on December 14, 2017 by Pat Bowne

Kristine Kathryn Rusch has had a few writing posts about burnout lately. This one came at an odd time for me, because I have just had an ‘aha’ moment with the WIP which reminded me why I’m not burned out … Continue reading →

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In Which I Write Vaporware

Posted on November 23, 2017 by Pat Bowne

I’ve had a rash of sales that haven’t come to fruition. I shouldn’t be too sad, because I already got paid handsomely for one of them: but I really look forward to seeing the stories in print. I sold The … Continue reading →

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Pantser

Posted on November 17, 2017 by Pat Bowne

I’m a total pantser when it comes to writing. If I know the story’s end, it will never get written; if I know who I’m writing it for and what its purpose is, it will be a dismal failure. I … Continue reading →

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I Amn’t Dead (Writing-wise)

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Pat Bowne

Seems as if we’ve all had a lot to think about for a long time, writing being low on the priorities list, but I did publish in another 18th Wall anthology. I sold a retooled version of The Knight of the … Continue reading →

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Credible Fiction

Posted on September 10, 2016 by Pat Bowne

I read a book this week that lacked credibility. It wasn’t a non-fiction book, so those criteria of credibility didn’t apply. It was a novel about a well-defined phenomenon – the decline of the Jesuit order after Vatican II – … Continue reading →

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Stuff That Enrages Me, and Why I Read It

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Pat Bowne

The story is that one of my favorite Victorian writers, Charlotte Yonge, used to submit all her manuscripts to her father before she sent them to publishers. He would then ruthlessly excise anything which was improper, making sure that the … Continue reading →

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Is it time for unabashed Community fiction?

Posted on November 29, 2015 by Pat Bowne

Sarah Avery has a long and fascinating essay at Black Gate about serial novels and why. It’s one of those essays that I hope will become a classic, because it names something that is definitely out there but I haven’t … Continue reading →

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Let’s do the Time Warp Again

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Pat Bowne

Last night this song was playing on the radio as I drove home. This morning I was reminded of it again as I read the medical news in order – I hoped – to keep my pathophysiology notes up to … Continue reading →

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Podcasted!

Posted on September 19, 2015 by Pat Bowne

WOOHOO! Fantasy Scroll chose my story The Adjunct for their latest podcast! And they did a fantastic job of it too. This is the first time I have ever been podcasted. I can tick off another box on my bucket … Continue reading →