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Well, we have the author of varies Urban Fiction novels in the hot seat with us this afternoon.  Let's chat with Teresa D. Patterson and get to know her a bit.  Shall we? 1.   How do you spell your name ? T-E-R-E-S-A, P-A-T-T-E-R-S-O-N 2.   How old are you?    45 Do you care if I put your age in the article? No. 3.   Where do you live?   St. Petersburg, FL. Do you care if I put your hometown in the article? No. 4.   Tell me about your book . The Real Hood Wives of St. Pete. is set in the city of St. Petersburg, FL. It’s about three single mothers who live in the housing projects. Each woman is there for a different reason. It tells of their struggles of dealing with issues single mothers have to face on a daily basis. 5.  What inspired you to write? I was inspired to write by my mother who writes poetry and by my fifth grade spelling teacher. 6.   What is your writing process? I don’t really h...

1.                       Tell the group a little bit about your most recent book.   What inspired you to write your most recent book?                I love to write murder mysteries and I’ve always been interested in the Civil Rights Movement, having lived during that time.   I wanted to write a fiction novel that would be both a historical novel and a murder mystery. Writing Clothesline Blues allowed me to go back to the Civil Rights Movement while creating a murder mystery. 2.                       What do you find challenging with marketing your book?               THE MARKETING MONSTER!! Marketing is tedious, at least to me it...

Hello all, I am so honored to be interviewed today by Jeané Elliott Bennett in Universal Books America Group.   This is very exciting.              1.    Where do you live? Do you care if I put your hometown in the article? I have lived in Monongahela, PA most of my life. It is a small town south of Pittsburgh, PA. If you ever have the chance, please visit.   You will love the rolling hills and the Monongahela River that runs along the outskirts of town.               2.   Tell us about your book. My book, Finding My Life through the Children's Home, became my passion to write. Once I found out where the children's home was that I was adopted out of at 5 years of age, I had to write.   The more information I found, the more inspired I was to put this history of my life together.   I did not know how this would end ...

Hi, it’s good you could join us for Author Showcase today.   Do you mind if we get started with a few questions? Good.    1)          What do you do for fun?       Believe it or not, I love to dance    2)          Who would play you in the movie about your life and why?       I would have to say, Jill Scott because I believe she could portray my story and really bring my story to life.     3)        What types of books are on your bookshelf at home?       I have romance, motivational, thriller, and urban fiction, books about writing marketing and social media.     4)        Short answer favorites:   Dessert.   City.   Season.   Type of hero.       Desert:...

This is a Short Story that I wrote a while back... It's Science Fiction... The Los Angeles Rain, although practically seasonal, was still an object of fascination and relaxation to Patricia. Letting her work and her thoughts go by the wayside, she gazed out her window, trying to watch each drop of rain as it hit the concrete below, her attention only refocused by an occasional passerby, and her eyes would follow them until they walked out of her line of sight. The calming patter of the precipitation was slowly lulling her to sleep, as she pulled her head from her hands with a great deal of effort. It had been nearly two months since she she left Quebec, Canada to go to graduate school at the University of California at Los Angeles. Many people objected to her leaving, and sometimes she herself objected, even after the move. This was one of those times. She had a paper to do, and right now, she didn't feel like doing anything, but she managed to take the pen in her hand and star...