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Saturday, August 30, 2008

Do the Dead Mourn the Living? The Case of Bobby's Trace

Haunting, my novel, Bobby’s Trace, is a most unusual ghost story. Readers have contacted me with questions concerning the title spook, because they have never encountered anything like him before. Traditionally, literary ghosts are either vengeful, ethereal, wise, or desperately trapped. Bobby may... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

First On-Line Book Signing a Success

First On-line Book Signing a Success I want to thank my readers and all those who came to the first-ever On-line Book Signing and Reading of my novel Surviving an American Gulag on August 24th and the encore on August 26th. A complete review of the event can be read at the following link -... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Edward C. Patterson To Hold First Ever Digital Book Signing Event This Week

Edward C. Patterson To Hold First Ever Digital Book Signing Event This Weekend Author Edward C. Patterson will hold what is believed to be the first ever digital book signing event this Sunday at GotoMeeting.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRLog (Press Release) – Aug 21, 2008 – “Surviving an American... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, August 18, 2008

Invitiation to On-line Book Signing and Reading - August 24

Invitation to all for an On-line Book Signing and Reading Next Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008 from 2:00pm - 2:30pm EST Surviving an American Gulag by Edward C. Patterson will be spotlighted in a new Webinar e-book reading and signing. Go to the following link to reserve your space at the webinar meeting:... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Self-based Protagonist - Truth vs. Dare

In a recent BLOG, a question was raised concerning writing novels based on an author’s direct experience. The crux of the matter was whether an author could remain objective while presenting situations that they had personally lived through. Would an author gloss over darker detailed to obscure... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, July 24, 2008

The Case of Bambi Stern - Real vs. Stereotype

Lately, there has been some discussion on the character of Bambi Stern in my novel Cutting the Cheese. Bambi is a hefty Lesbian, who smokes cigars, wears a man's suit and fedora, and is motivated by cocktail weenies. She is also the president of the Gay & Lesbian Activists of New Birch and Sipsboro.... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, July 13, 2008

In the Works - Turning Idolater (A Snippet)

For my readers (and, of course, potential readers), I am hard at work on my next offering - Turning Idolater, a mystery novel inspired by Melville's Moby Dick about Gay Internet Twink Strippers and... well, there hangs a tale. However, let me share a pargraph from the opening of Chapter Four, where... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, July 5, 2008

Surviving an American Gulag - Deep, Dark Secrets

Just why I want to promote or even sell a book that holds some of my deepest, darkest secrets - things that I thought would be interred with my bones, is beyond my understanding. Still, the army experience of a gay man in 1967 is too important to shut away and be lost. Surviving an American Gulag... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, June 30, 2008

Surviving an American Gulag is Available

Available in Paperback or in Kindle format Private Winslow Gibbs has been drafted in 1967 at the height of the Vietnam war. He is out of shape, two-hundred and seventy pounds and a bundle of nerves. He also has issues of a different nature, but in these days before the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Surviving an American Gulag - A New Novel by Edward C. Patterson

Coming on June 30th Private Winslow Gibbs has been drafted in 1967 at the height of the Vietnam war. He is out of shape, two-hundred and seventy pounds and a bundle of nerves. He also has issues of a different nature, but in these days before the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy, these are dealt with in... Sign in to see full entry.

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