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Gerry Gribbon for his "Soft Skills Don't Have to Be So Hard" self-help book pitch.https://patriciaperrydonovan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/thebookdoctorsbook.jpgTheBookDoctorsBookEckstut and Sterry have written the primer on shepherding your book to publication.https://patriciaperrydonovan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/judging-blog-post.pngJudging blog postJury duty: did having my own writing judged qualify me to judge other authors?https://patriciaperrydonovan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/briellepitch2018_dog_book.jpgBriellePitch2018_dog_bookPitchapalooza, Jersey Shore style: More than 20 authors had 60 seconds to pitch their books to The Book Doctors Arielle Eckstut and David Henry Sterry.2018-06-03T18:58:39+00:00monthlyhttps://patriciaperrydonovan.com/2016/05/01/on-deliver-her-launch-day-reliving-the-journey/https://patriciaperrydonovan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/tw_dh_birthdaycakegiveaway-e1525177754591.pngTW_DH_BirthdayCakeGiveawayhttps://patriciaperrydonovan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_4026.jpgIMG_4026Playland pilgrimage on DELIVER HER launch day.https://patriciaperrydonovan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/playland_pool1.jpgplayland_poolhttps://patriciaperrydonovan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/playland_pool.jpgplayland_poolhttps://patriciaperrydonovan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_5495.jpgIMG_5495https://patriciaperrydonovan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/playland_dragon_painting.jpgplayland_dragon_painting2018-05-01T12:32:02+00:00monthlyhttps://patriciaperrydonovan.com/2012/10/01/protective-custody-naming-your-characters/https://patriciaperrydonovan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/billie_chug.jpgBillie_chugMeet Billie.2018-04-30T12:19:24+00:00monthlyhttps://patriciaperrydonovan.com/2017/10/08/roadmap-to-a-poem-reluctant-verses-from-my-love-galaxy/https://patriciaperrydonovan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/poetry_carmen3.jpgpoetry_Carmen3My Haiku, with all its warts.https://patriciaperrydonovan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/poetry_carmen2.jpgpoetry_Carmen2https://patriciaperrydonovan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/poetry_carmen1.jpgpoetry_Carmen1Step 1: Free-flow writing.2018-04-23T13:35:43+00:00monthlyhttps://patriciaperrydonovan.com/2017/12/19/who-gives-my-characters-their-voice-qa-with-audiobook-narrator-teri-clark-linden/https://patriciaperrydonovan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/teri_small.jpgteri_smallhttps://patriciaperrydonovan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/awe_audiobooks.jpgAWE_audiobookshttps://patriciaperrydonovan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/teri_home_booth.jpgteri_home_booth2018-04-23T13:34:16+00:00monthlyhttps://patriciaperrydonovan.com/2017/10/29/after-hurricane-sandy-cooking-up-comfort-one-soup-at-a-time/https://patriciaperrydonovan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/roastedveggiesoup.jpgroastedVeggieSoup2018-04-23T13:33:36+00:00monthlyhttps://patriciaperrydonovan.com/2018/04/23/book-cookies-quilts-and-facing-my-12-year-old-self/https://patriciaperrydonovan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img-3141.jpgIMG-3141Pam, Carol, me and Nancyhttps://patriciaperrydonovan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img-3140.jpgIMG-3140Book and wine pairings...https://patriciaperrydonovan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img-31301.jpgIMG-3130Recreating Maeve's welcome home table.https://patriciaperrydonovan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img-3129.jpgIMG-3129Mermaid Cocktail, anyone?https://patriciaperrydonovan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img-3170.jpgIMG-3170The Book Cookies book club. 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See you this fall with AT WAVE'S END.https://patriciaperrydonovan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_050413.jpgIMG_0504[13]change caption here2017-05-08T13:33:56+00:00monthlyhttps://patriciaperrydonovan.com/2017/05/01/deliver-her-birthday-party-giveaway/https://patriciaperrydonovan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dh-birthday-giveaway-blog.pngDH Birthday giveaway bloghttps://patriciaperrydonovan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/pat_child_birthday.jpgpat_child_birthdayLooks like I loved a party (AND bangs!) from a very early age.https://patriciaperrydonovan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/pat_dh_launch_booktowne.jpgPat_DH_launch_BooktowneHappy first birthday, DELIVER HER! Enter to win one of five signed, personalized paperback copies.2017-05-01T10:40:13+00:00monthlyhttps://patriciaperrydonovan.com/books/2017-04-30T12:05:18+00:00weekly0.6https://patriciaperrydonovan.com/home/https://patriciaperrydonovan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/awe_thumbnail.jpgAWE_thumbnailPre-order AT WAVE'S END in paperback, Kindle and audiobook.https://patriciaperrydonovan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/deliver_her_final_cover.jpgDELIVER HERComing May 1, 2016https://patriciaperrydonovan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/mg_0862_web.jpg_MG_0862_web2017-04-05T13:05:26+00:00weekly0.6https://patriciaperrydonovan.com/2017/03/27/at-long-last-at-waves-end-cover-reveal/https://patriciaperrydonovan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/final_donovan-atwavesend-21927-cv-ft-v6a.jpgFINAL_Donovan-AtWavesEnd-21927-CV-FT-v#6A2017-03-26T18:18:39+00:00monthlyhttps://patriciaperrydonovan.com/2017/03/07/exclusive-one-day-deliver-her-giveaway/https://patriciaperrydonovan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/deliver_her_scarf_promo.jpgdeliver_her_scarf_promoEnter to win a signed copy of DELIVER HER, gift-wrapped in a purple pashmina.2017-03-08T15:05:43+00:00monthlyhttps://patriciaperrydonovan.com/2017/03/02/on-world-book-day-accepting-alternative-facts-in-fredrik-backmans-alternative-universe/https://patriciaperrydonovan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/grandma_backman.jpggrandma_backmanMy current read: Fredrik Backman's "My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry."2017-03-03T01:22:50+00:00monthlyhttps://patriciaperrydonovan.com/2017/03/01/30-lake-union-authors-primed-for-march-7-twitter-chat/https://patriciaperrydonovan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/deliver_her_scarf_promo_pillow.jpgdeliver_her_scarf_promo_pillowDon't miss out on unique author giveaways during the March 7 Twitter chat.https://patriciaperrydonovan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/lu_twitter_party_header_author_names.jpglu_twitter_party_header_author_namesLet's chat! 30 Lake Union authors will take questions and award prizes during our March 7 live Twitter chat.2017-03-01T18:50:12+00:00monthlyhttps://patriciaperrydonovan.com/2017/02/15/in-race-for-oscar-gold-live-action-shorts-shine/https://patriciaperrydonovan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_5006.jpgimg_5006Photo: Author's own.2017-02-14T14:15:52+00:00monthlyhttps://patriciaperrydonovan.com/2016/12/17/resurrecting-a-darling-conclusion-of-mias-story/2016-12-17T13:35:05+00:00monthlyhttps://patriciaperrydonovan.com/2016/11/06/nanowrimo-2016-why-its-a-novel-idea-for-me/https://patriciaperrydonovan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/nano_logo-830912ef5e38104709bcc38f44d20a0d.pngnano_logo-830912ef5e38104709bcc38f44d20a0dAnother day, another two thousand words.2016-11-06T13:47:45+00:00monthlyhttps://patriciaperrydonovan.com/2016/09/09/resurrecting-a-darling-mias-story-part-2/https://patriciaperrydonovan.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/croatiancemetery.jpgcroatiancemeteryCemetery, Dubrovnik, Croatia. 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