My new paperback, TROUBLED SOULS, will be available to buy after mid October - just in time for Christmas shopping - from feedaread.com. The back cover synopsis, below, give you the overriding theme. It's an action-packed fantasy charting the progress of real, deceased, individuals as they try to reach The Kingdom of Heaven.
And another novel is on its way about a young woman, almost deranged by the loss of her purse. But there's a lot more to it than that - of course. Still in its early stages, I'll say more later.
Hope you've all enjoyed a great summer. New for the autumn is my poetry book: POLITICS IN WRYM. There are 29 tongue-in-cheek rhymes appertaining to UK politics in recent years, ending with August 2018. Beware! This is my own interpretation of politics and none of the 'facts' or 'quotations' can be trusted but might bring a smile to your face. It covers UK general elections, Scottish referendum, EU referendum, Labour party chaos, Brexit, BBC pay policy, MPs' expenses scandal ...and more.
This is my second themed poetry book. There's also RHYME AROUND THE LAKES, nature poems inspired by the English Lake District and, on its way, ENTWINED IN RHYME, concentrating on love and attraction (expect some humour). More on that when it's published. Remember all books can be ordered from www.feedaread.com. Just search Julia Patten. Here you can read synopses and first pages without obligation.
Best wishes for now. Julie
Lots of talent and a great atmosphere last night at the spoken word event, VERBALISE, at the Warehouse Gallery in Kendasl's Brewery Arts Centre. A packed house. I stuck to simple nature poems from my booklet RHYME AROUND THE LAKES (55 nature poems). As we are only given a few minutes each, poems can be easily tailored to this kind of event. My nature poems alwayse seem a bit tame compared with offerings from other talented writers
but I had a few specifically written for summer, so they were entirely appropriate.
I have completed the first draft of my new novel, TROUBLED SOULS, a fantasy about characters who die but find themselves on the strange Province of Nebula instead of going straight to Heaven. Lots more work to do on this. Hopefully I will get most of it done during the month of August. We'll see.
Please contact me through my contact page if you would like to know anything more. All my books can be viewed, first pages read no obligation, and purchased through www.feedaread.com Just search for Julia Patten and all my books will pop up.
Enjoy the August holiday. Julie