Hi, I’m B. Patterson, author of Communion.
Firstly, thank you for having me.
Communion is my debut novel and, after working on
several books, this is the one that I want to share with the world.
I’ve always wanted to be a writer, but I haven’t always acknowledged it. I wrote stories all the time as a kid. Back in grade school, I finished all my
classwork early so I could spend the rest of the time working on a story. In college, after changing my major several
times, I chose creative writing. My
parents gently told me they wouldn’t
pay for me to go to school to major in creative writing; I ended up switching a
fourth time, to psychology.
Despite lacking a sense of direction, I never gave up writing in my
spare time. I was even able to graduate
in 4 years. Eventually I took a position
as an academic advisor at a community college (ironic, given that I had no idea
what I wanted to do for my own career).
After working there for some time and realizing graduate school was not
in my future, I decided it was time to give my dream of being a writer a fair
chance.
This brings us to last year, 2012, when I worked on two novels. The first wasn’t that great, but I finished
the second novel and gave it to some friends to look it. The feedback was mostly positive, but there
were still major flaws in it. I had a
dozen ideas of what I could add to improve that second novel, but lacked the
motivation to do so. Deciding to take a
break from it, I began writing Communion
to occupy my time.
Fast forward to January of this year.
I set aside the whole month to come up with ideas for Communion and get a basic plot
outline. Halfway through, I realized I
had a gem. I grew bored of planning and
was ready to sit down and write this bad boy.
I quickly became obsessed with Lester, Gwynn, and the rest of the
cast. The dialogue was a breeze as there
was so much chemistry between these characters.
My dhampir intrigued me. I wanted
a creature that stood out as unique among the wide and diverse range of
vampires in this genre. While there are
enough similarities for traditional vampire fans to recognize, I added my own
special features, like my dhampir’s ability to see the emotions of those
they’re bonded to as colors. Oh, and
just wait until you read about Ascension!
And the other plot twists! There
are so many turns you won’t see coming!
Working on Communion was the
most fun I have ever had writing a novel.
Make Communion your vampire—
er, dhampir— read this Halloween season.
Thanks for reading this post.
I’m always willing to chat with fellow readers and writers. You can find me at:
Blog: www.bpattfiction.com
Twitter: www.twitter.com/bpattfiction
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Communion
B. Patterson
Genre: YA/Urban Fantasy
Number of pages: 155
Word Count: Approximately 46,000
Cover Artist: Jason Alexander
Book Trailer:
Book Description:
"Lester Fuller knows isolation well. It has been his only friend since Jadarius Singleton humiliated him last year. But one night after Jadarius's taunts go too far, Lester stumbles upon Gwynn's body. He's sure she's dead. Until she bites him.
Vampires are extinct. There are only the dhampir.
Now something more than human, Lester struggles to determine where he fits in this new society. Just what secrets about the dhampir are his friends keeping from him? And what will he do when a notorious figure from dhampir history sets her eyes on him?"
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About the Author:
I’m a 25 year old writer. I’m a graduate of North Carolina State University where I majored in Psychology and minored in Japanese. I currently live in Maryland.
I wrote a lot as a kid. I began a new story (or 3 or 4) every school year, but rarely finished them. I finally finished one when I was 16. It was about ninjas. It was really bad.
Communion, my first completed novel worth publishing, will be released October 1st. I have that and many other works coming down the pipeline. I plan to be writing for many years to come.
My values as a writer include:
Writing high-quality books
Diversity
Integrity
Entertainment
Writing high-quality books
Diversity
Integrity
Entertainment
Blog: http://bpattfiction.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bpattfiction
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7 comments:
This sounds like it will be a great read. Thank you for the opportunity to win.
Sure to be a great read! More power B. Patterson!
Sounds like an intriguing book with a unique world of Dhampirs. Thanks for sharing it and the giveaway. evamillien at gmail dot com
Interesting cover
I really love the cover very unique and eye catching
I can not wait to read this book
Love the cover! Thanks for the awesome giveaway!
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