Welcome to the official blog of where you can find all the details of my virtual book tour for The Lost Soul, the second book in The Hoarding series. The book tour will begin on the release of The Lost Soul, June 1st. Keep your eyes peeled for special announcement of interviews, podcasts, and book [...]
I had everything lined up as I approached my second book: the skills, the schedule, the mindset, the story. I thought after writing one book, a second book would be a walk in the park. However, as I came to the end of my three-year project of writing the sequel to Junkland, I began to [...]
Interview by Paper, Ink, and Lizard (February 2020) Downtown Ramsey magazine (April 2018) Collegiate Times Virginia Tech (January 2018) Interview by Edward Anthony (June 2017)
9/17/2018 I have officially moved into my new home for the next eight months in San Roque, Spain; I am no longer homeless! Wow is it beautiful. There’s a little café across the street called La Ermita. I live right next to the pool and gym, and attached to it there's a soccer field [...]
Date: 9/16/2018 I told my new roommate I’d move in with him on Monday. I wanted to take one day to relax and do absolutely nothing. I also wanted to enjoy one more night with air conditioning. Spain is fricken HOT! And it is unusual to have air conditioning here so I wanted to [...]
In my previous post, I started talking about my goals. Goals are important because they are what get you up in the morning, ready to start the day and improve your life. When you were a kid, your goals were set for you: graduate and get a job. Well, now that those goals have [...]
After arriving to Spain and recovering on the beach, it was time to figure out my life. The first thing on my list was to get out of the stone age and get a phone plan. I was afraid to leave my Airbnb without data. So I searched for my destination on Google Maps [...]
After my nice sleep that didn’t end up being too sweaty, I woke up and said my goodbyes to my Airbnb hosts. I stepped outside into the bright sun and enjoyed my first day-views of Marbella, Spain. I had the giant La Concha mountain before me, shooting straight up into the air, almost touching [...]
Stephen Hillenberg, the creator of Spongebob Squarepants, was a big reason why I pursued writing. I always admired his journey from a marine biologist to becoming a famous cartoon writer. But not just a cartoon writer, the creator of one of the greatest shows of all time. And it’s the simplicity of the creative [...]
I only had three beta readers for Junkland. Now, for The Lost Soul, I had fourteen people willing to be a beta reader, and most of them reached out to me demanding I put them on the list. This is the support that keeps me going, when people show interest in what I am doing. These [...]
AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is a draft of the prologue of The Lost Soul, book two in The Hoarding series. This chapter will change in the final draft, but it will be similar. I hope you enjoy it! Prologue They were lost. They had discovered footprints in the snow—human footprints. To think that there were [...]
Dream. Believe. Pursue. This motto has gotten me through all the negativity and hardship that has come with following my passion. It was what kept me on track when family, friends, and my conscious told me to focus more on my stable engineering career. However, I knew deep down, I did not want that [...]
And the birthday celebrations continue! I'm not going to lie, the one year anniversary of Junkland came out of no where for me. Especially with it mixing into my big move to Spain. I just can't grasp the thought that it really has been one whole year. And what a year it has [...]
Every author has a spark of inspiration that gives birth to a story. Whether that spark comes from being delayed on a train traveling from Manchester to London King’s Cross or from working on another project which sparks a vivid scene of finding direwolf pups, every story has a beginning before the beginning. But [...]
Fascination, awe, and curiosity are all expressed when I tell people I wrote a bestselling fantasy novel. Especially when I mention my background was in systems engineering, and how my whole life revolved around math—the two fields are totally different! People always wonder how an engineer-type mind could possibly write a fantasy novel. Well, [...]
Happy Birthday Junkland! Today is the one-year anniversary of the day I released my first book, Junkland, the first book in The Hoarding series. It is also the day I became an official author, beginning a wild journey. November 7th, 2017 will forever be engraved in my head as one of the greatest accomplishments [...]
I made it to Spain! After a long, exhausting trip, I finally made it to the Malaga airport around 8:00 pm at night. But my journey wasn’t over yet. My destination was La Línea de la Concepción: the very southern tip of Spain. There wasn’t a direct bus to La Línea de la Concepción [...]
Last I left off, I said my goodbyes to Mamma Johns at the airport, ready to start my adventure. My new flight from Newark, New Jersey was delayed by an hour and a half, but so far, I would make my connecting flight in Paris. I arrived to the airport at 11:00 pm, two [...]
You’ve all probably been wondering, what the heck has Author Pat been up to these past few months? And where the heck is book 2 of The Hoarding Series? Well, let me update you. I sent book 2, The Lost Soul, to my Beta Readers back on August 9th. Some people are probably thinking, [...]
Wow. What just happened? I don’t even know what day it is…My trip to Spain was a disaster. Let me think back… I planned to leave for Spain on Monday, September 10th at 11:00 pm. I booked my trip through Kiwi.com, and I was flying from Newark, NJ to Paris, France with Iberia Air. [...]
Welcome to My Journey Through the Disney Films I’m on a journey to watch every classic Disney movie. I believe these stories contain themes and elements that relate to living a better life. These stories show us how to become better people, how to grow as individuals, how to enjoy the simple things in [...]
On March 21st, 2018, I took a trip to Spain. This was my first time out of the country by myself. It was a trip filled with fear, questions, excitement, and a great time with my friend Jesse who lives in Granada. This blog post includes my day-to-day experience of my journey from five [...]
Making the Amazon bestseller list seemed like a far off dream for me. I thought I would have to write and complete two book series before I would make top 100. But I found an open window when I started running a Kindle Countdown Deal and realized it could be a possibility. I decided [...]
Welcome to My Disney Journey I’m on a journey to watch every classic Disney movie. I believe these stories contain themes and elements that relate to living a better life. These stories show us how to become better people, how to grow as individuals, how to love and sacrifice, how to overcome betrayal and [...]
Do you ever feel like time speeds up the older you get? Let’s face it, our minds are filled with daily chores, activities, stress, and hobbies. It always feels like there’s not enough time in a day to get everything done. But remember when you were a kid and you could enjoy the great [...]
Have you ever had a surreal moment in life, especially when it comes to pursuing your dream? A moment when the whole world is trying to bring you down, telling you to quit what you are pursuing, but something, or someone, tells you to keep doing it? That maybe someone from above is actually looking [...]
The first draft of The Lost Soul is complete! The Lost Soul is the second book in The Hoarding series and takes place immediately after the events in Junkland, the first book in The Hoarding series. The Lost Soul is an epic fantasy adventure that focuses on Jahrys Grent and other important characters who [...]