Pat Hauldren

It’s November, and not even a super virus can stop NaNoWriMo!

I’m chugging along on a novel I started on a previous NaNo hoping to finish the very rough draft this year. It’s called The Downingand it’s a space opera type story with a rough-and-ready-Hans-Solo-type of adventurer and an abducted-but-takes-matters-into-her-own-hands heroine. They get chased, shot at, kidnapped, drugged, and…

I just got an email that I scored an Honorable Mention in the Writers of the Future Contest for Apr-Jun quarter! I’m so excited!

It’s not a place, where 1st thru 3rd get prize money and the 1st place gets a shot at the yearly grand prize, but it’s a start!

I’m seriously jumping up and down. Something like this can give a writer a huge ego boost and really instill a sense of urgency to…

If you look at a hundred successful business websites, you’ll see a lot of things that are different. One feature that they’ll almost always have in common is a blog. The best marketing experts know just how important a blog is to bring in new patients. Blogs can be created in different formats including traditional written blogs, vlogs (video), and audio (podcasts).

Many independent…

The Winged Warrior, an epic fantasy novel currently in work, uses a conglomerate of desert-dwelling societies. One of my first images that came to mind when I was writing this novel was the Bedouins, part of a predominantly desert-dwelling Arabian genetic group traditionally divided into tribes or clans, known in Arabic as ʿašāʾir (عَشَائِر)..

According to Wikipedia(which is not used for the…

Ready to read! New short story SHORT & TWISTED WESTERN TALES ed. @BeckyBurkheart #westerns #scifi #specfic #paranormal #amreading

Finally! My short story “Justice” is published and ready to read!

Short & Twisted Western Tales ed. Becky Burkheart

“Saddle up and hang on for a wild ride! Cowboys, robots, donkeys and a prostitute with a heart of gold. Spirits, local legends and ancient mythology – is anything what it seems to be?”

~ Amazon.com blurb

My good friend and excellent writer Becky Burkhearthas a series of…

Worldbuilding Wizardry Online! Sun Mar 22 at 10:30am cst. #worldbuilding #writing #workshop #wordfest

Since WORDfest has canceled the live event, we’ve moved online!

I will be presenting my

Worldbuilding Wizardry Workshop Sunday, March 21, at 10:30am CST.

The entire WORDfest event is this coming Saturday & Sunday March 21 & 22, 2020.

CLICK HERE TO RSVP

What is “worldbuilding”?

Worldbuilding is certainly setting: time, place, space. But it’s so much more than that!

World…

Seems that way, doesn’t it?

All planned events are as of this writing closed.

Some are hustling to find online venues, like:

WORDfest where I was to present a workshop on Worldbuilding, is going online. I’ll post more on that as soon as I find out more.

NTSFW, the North Texas Speculative Fiction Workshop, monthly meetings will be online only, usual time and date, on Skype. (Skype me…

Beall Poetry Festival, Waco Texas March 25-27 at Baylor Univ.

The 26th Annual Beall Poetry Festival March 25-27, 2020

A three-day celebration of some of the finest contemporary poets, with readings, a panel discussion, and the Virginia Beall Ball Lecture on Contemporary Poetry.

Featuring

Forrest Gander, Layli Long Soldier, Evie Shockley, Meghan O’Rourke, and a Poetry Panel

About the Event

Baylor University’s 26th annual Beall Poetry…

Writing for the money? Are you kidding me?

 Today, I read an article at lithub.com that said:

Writer’s Guild says: “80% of all authors earn less than what most people would consider a living wage.” https://lithub.com/authors-guild-releases-grim-50-page-rep…/

Who in the world would want to be a writer if they ONLY wrote for the money? (insert big guffaw here). Most writers write because…

What’s in YOUR writer’s wallet?

What’s in YOUR writer’s wallet?

So, I got a beef. People are always dunning writers for money–writers group dues, conventions, workshops, editors, help with promotions, etc. I understand a nominal fee. Places have to be rented, speakers lured, etc.

Then there are the ones wanting the poor usually unpublished and unpaid writer to pay to be published, a bad thing. There is no end to the…

WordFest Mar 21, 2020! at TCC NE Register free and we'll see you there! @NTSFW @PatHauldren @EditAlley

Saturday, March 21, 2020 WORDFEST

TCC NE Campus

WORDfest returns – bigger, greater, and more festive than ever! Last year, this big-tent ‘all-you-can-meet’ literary event brought over 20 North Texas writers organizations and more than 300 writers together at Tarrant County College’s Northeast Campus for a day of unforgettable creative connection.

Whether you’re a beginning writer…

Author Website Advice #1-In general

I’m titling this #1, because this will be a bit of a series of advice posts to help my fellow authors and anyone who wants to build their own website.

In my writing group lately, we have been discussing author promotion and book promotion and one of the top topics there is having a website and how to use it. I cannot tell you every single thing about how to build your website, but I can give…

Enlightenment Is Not Just One State

Ducati Island represents a rich history of bringing together motorsports enthusiasts from all over the world to celebrate their shared passion for racing.

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Bike Shed: “Cafe Racer Festival”

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Achieving perfection is tough

A set of letters he did for his new nephew, Joel. His sister-in-law wanted a transportation theme. Printed on canvas, stretched around wooden frames.

Who studied German literature, German literature is, who is studying medicine, is doctor who studies physics is physics, but who studied philosophy, this will by no philosopher.

But I would say that the study of philosophy according to…

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