Patrick Matthews
Writing
Writing requires a surprising mix of creativity, endurance, and courage. It presents moments both of extreme challenge and of unbelievable elation. I hope these articles can help you with your own writing journey.
The story behind the story
Curious about The Boy With The Sword? Here’s the story behind the story, how Dragon Run and The Boy With The Sword came to be.
Getting emotional on the new year
This started as a New Year’s article, but went quickly to a writing problem I’m struggling with. I hope you enjoy it!
A surprise poem
Have you ever written a poem just for yourself? It’s an idea I never paid much attention to, until now.
Want to be a writer? Listen.
Its the ultimate question, and it took me a while to come up with an answer. I hope it helps!
Be Your Own Audience
Have a project that you’re feeling burnt out on? This may just help. It does for me!
The Art of Being Critiqued: 7 Rules to Die by
How do you not just survive a critique session, but benefit from it? Here are seven guidelines that might help.
Interview at AuthorTurf
I just did a fun interview at Author Turf. It’s easily the longest interview I’ve ever done, with lots of interesting questions.
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