Blogs Posts on "Pat Bertram"
Message in a Novel by Second Wind Publishing on Nov 15, 2009After watching the movie, The Jane Austen Book Club, which followed several couples whose stories mirrored those in Austen’s books, I decided to reread Sense and Sensibility. While plowing through the incredibly long and obtuse introduction to the...
Keeping conversations real by Second Wind Publishing on Nov 10, 2009Learning “tricks of the trade” about writing is part of what my journey with Second Wind Publishing is all about. Will I ever know all of the tricks and bring an end to my learning curve? I lean toward the belief that I won’t, and m...
Writing Without a Reader is Like a Kiss Without a Partner by Second Wind Publishing on Nov 2, 2009I do so enjoy getting fan mail! How wonderful to wake up to a message such as this: I just finished Daughter Am I, and have to tell you how very much fun I had on that ride. I’ve always been a fan of happy endings, most especially if the charac...
Book Giveaway & Guest Author – Pat Bertram by Book Reviews By Bobbie on Nov 1, 2009Pat Bertram, author of Daughter Am I I would like to welcome our Guest Author for the day, Pat Bertram. I’m so pleased to be part of Pat’s DAUGHTER AM I blog tour and I hope that you enjoy today’s interview, excerpt and the gl...
The Internet is such a wonderful place. … by The Mind of Pat Bertram on Oct 22, 2009The Internet is such a wonderful place. Today, day five of my blog tour, I am in Florida with author Nancy J. Cohen talking about dialogue. Virtually speaking, that is. Physically, I am in Colorado, listening to leaves falling like rain. In Florida,...
Blog Tour 2009 by Bertram's Blog on Oct 18, 2009Today is the first day of the Daughter Am I blog tour, and frankly, I’m a bit nervous. Although I always intended to post to my own blog every day, I’ve only managed to average three or four times a week, yet here I have committed myself...
Share in the Fun of Daughter Am I by Second Wind Publishing on Oct 17, 2009It’s almost three in the morning. This will be the fourth night this week I stayed up late to prepare a blog, update a website, or plan a cyber party. No one is making me do all this work — it originates in the same place where once the...
Happy Bloggiversary to Us! by Second Wind Publishing on Oct 5, 2009One year ago today, we at Second Wind Publishing started to blog. Many of us had never blogged before, but we wanted a forum to connect with our readers, and so we learned. While learning how to blog, we also learned how generous readers are with the...
With Gratitude – by Deborah J Ledford by Second Wind Publishing on Oct 2, 2009I’ve been thinking for days what I should present for this book launch blog promoting my debut thriller Staccato, and my thoughts kept returning to how grateful I am, not only to have this novel in print, but to all of those tireless and committed...
My Greengage Summer by Second Wind Publishing on Sep 26, 2009Would you push your way through a thicket Travel unknown paths Brave hordes of grasshoppers And wasp nests For a plum? If the plums are greengages, you would. Think of the sweetest plum you’ve ever eaten, the most perfect apri...
