I’m one of the featured authors on the Book Hippo website today. For those of 
you unfamiliar with it, this is a
Author: patsy
There’s one on the way
I’ll be releasing a new collection of my family themed short stories soon, but first I’m going to
Paint Me A Picture by Patsy Collins
A review for my novel Paint Me A Picture.
Write Club podcast.
I was interviewed for a Write Club podcast. I mainly talk about
I’ve been busy
As well as writing and writing related stuff, I sometimes work as an assistant to my husband. Gary is a maritime photographer – the best there is! This can be a tough job, lugging gear for miles in the cold and wind. Somehow though he never gets round to producing photographic evidence of that. Instead all I have to show for my efforts
(other than his undying love and gratitude obviously) are pictures of me topping up my energy levels for such tasks.
Online Love
My Weekly have republished one of my romances on their website.
If you’ve not already seen it, I hope you enjoy it. You
Book Haul
Valentine’s Trip
I sometimes describe myself as a romantic novelist – meaning both a writer of romance stories, and a romantic person who happens to write. Just to prove it’s true, Gary and I spent Valentine’s Day in the same place we started our honeymoon (different van though).
Friends in Fiction
I’m very pleased to have a story in the special Valentine’s issue of Ireland’s Own. The issue also includes a story by Maeve Binchey and another by my writing friend S. Bee, so I’m in really good company!
My story, Thirty Years On, is about a couple celebrating their 30th wedding anniversary with a trip to the same seaside resort, Harrington-on-Sea, where they had their honeymoon. They eat quite a lot of cake, so
Dying for votes!
I have a 100 word story called ‘Deathbed’ in this competition. I hope you enjoy it and that if you do, you’ll email in a vote for STORY #5.