AN INTERVIEW WITH PATTY WISEMAN

I am thrilled to be an Author, BUT, it’s so discouraging that it costs so much for promotion and getting your name out there. It seems everyone wants a piece of your book until it ends up you make almost nothing. We have to live too. I would love to learn how to do promotion without it costing an arm and a leg.

I am on a fixed income, so it is very important that I am careful with whom I put my trust in. I’ve had to learn by hard knocks in the last ten years. Not fun.

My motivation is to help others to realize the dream of becoming published. My books have progressed from entertainment for the reader to really dealing with the issues of the day as in my latest book.

Silver’s Redemption. The main character is a fifty-six-year- old woman who finds herself out of a job after a twenty year career as a PR exec. Replaced by a twenty something bombshell. She takes a hard journey to find her self-worth again.

The positive thing is how I champion women in my books. I come from a line of strong women in my family and I show that in my characters.

An Unlikely Arrangement – 1st in the series. 2nd place Forward National Literature Awards 2011 Ruth Squire defies her parents to live the high life of the young people in 1929 Detroit, Mi. Handsome and responsible Peter Kirby worked diligently to make his family’s life easier. Rich and powerful Eric Horton held the fates of many families in his hands.
These three lives intertwine through the differing worlds of high society, middle class life and organized crime, culminating in an engagement, a kidnapping, a misunderstanding and a murder.

An Unlikely Beginning – 2nd in the series – First Place Texas Association of Authors 2013 in Romance. 1929 Detroit can be a dangerous place. Seventeen-year-old Ruth Squire’s fiancé, the love of her life, disappears on their wedding day, and it’s up to her to find him. A blue feather is the only clue she has, which leads her down on the docks to a seedy nightclub.
The risk to save Peter Kirby is enormous. Can she rescue him, or will she only put him into deeper danger? Disguised as a jazz singer, Ruth steps on the stage, knowing her life is on the line. Knowing she may never escape.

An Unlikely Conclusion – 3rd book in the series – First Place Texas Association of Authors 2014. A train wreck threatens her future. A long-kept secret threatens her past. Just when she begins to feel safe, the terror begins again.
One moment in time, on what should be the happiest day of her life, changes everything. Does Ruth Squire have the strength to fight the chain reaction that finally reveals a shocking secret?
Detroit in 1929 may be the scene of an unlikely conclusion.

An Unlikely Deception – 4th book of the series. Honorable Mention Texas Association of Authors 2017. Secondary characters of the first three books take hold in the fourth book. Hattie Taylor has unfinished business. An unexpected death and an unwanted guest bring chaos to her newlywed euphoria. Was her marriage a sham?
A mysterious key turns the lock in her heart and reveals a dark side she didn’t know was there. Will her marriage survive, or will an English aristocrat destroy her happiness?

An Unlikely Elegance – 5th book in the series. COMING SOON in 2021. Another secondary but colorful character is featured in this book. Fanny Zapelli, the mob moll!
That One Moment – a stand alone romantic suspense. First Place 2018 Texas Association of Authors Ricki Sheridan traveled a long way to seek refuge at Wolf Den’s Lodge high in the mountains after a devastating betrayal. Heartbroken, she signed up for a survivalist backpacking trip to live off the land and forget.An injury on the first day puts her in the capable hands of the handsome trail boss, Kory Littleton. The attraction is instant, mutual, and terrifying. She trusted her emotions once and vowed never to make the same mistake again.
Kory’s heart, trampled and bruised, is unprepared to ever love again, until his unexpected reaction to Ricki reveals some things are worth taking a chance on.When evil finds its way back into Ricki’s world, their fragile bond is tested, forcing them to face their greatest fear: can a wounded heart ever trust anew?

Silver’s Redemption – a stand-alone romantic suspense. Voted Indies Rising Outstanding Author 2019. Fifty-six-year-old Silver Fellowes was living the dream. A great apartment, a decent social life, and a career she loved as a high-powered executive with an elite PR firm. Until the day a twenty-something bombshell replaced her.
Refuge is found on her late father’s abandoned ranch twenty miles west of Diamond Gulch, Texas. Under the starlit West Texas sky, she struggles to regain the confidence she once possessed.Time healed the emotional bruising, but she fights the restless spirit urging her to rejoin the human race.Ash Ericcson, tall, blue-eyed, and younger is captivated by her ageless beauty.
Together with eclectic friends Rosalee and Smokes, Ash watches Silver take on a crooked deputy sheriff who tries to steal her ranch.
What comes next will have you cheering for the spirit of this woman who discovers the power of age and experience always has the upper hand.

Somewhere Between – a ghost story. Voted Indies Arising Outstanding Author 2018. 1856 Texas. Phebe Whiteside, a thirty-seven-year old governess, finds new employment at Queens Court Acres, a stately mansion in South Texas. She also finds a ghost.
The three-story mansion harbors the spirit of Edmund McAdams, the former owner of the estate. His murder was never solved.
Old mysteries are revealed, and Phebe begins a quest to bring Edmund’s tortured spirit peace and reunite him with his lost love. A Pandora’s Box of secrets and lies are unleashed as she digs deeper into forbidden territory. Everyone has something to lose if the secrets come out. One will kill to see that doesn’t happen.

Rescue at Wiseman’s Pond – A children’s book and a true story. First Place Children’s Family Life 2018 This is a tale of a daring rescue by a little boy named Ronnie and his dog, Cutter. A heavy rainstorm floods the pond by Ronnie’s house and 2 baby foxes are stranded in the mud. Ronnie’s friends work together to save the babies. Each character plays a part. Mrs. Barnswallow sounds the alarm. Cutter prods Ronnie to follow him. Fred The Turtle keeps watch the pond. Working together they all help to save the babies. A kind fireman gives Ronnie advice on what to do next, which results in a big surprise.

Success Your Way – a motivational book about fulfilling your dream. Make a wish, then make a plan. You’ve always had a dream, but you put it off, didn’t know how to begin, or simply thought it was too insurmountable. What you didn’t have was a plan.

Oh, I would definitely say take some online writing courses. These helped me a great deal. Also, join a writer’s group. Most cities have local writer’s groups, just google them.

Hanging out with fellow author’s is a huge benefit. Also, don’t let the trolls out there discourage you. They have nothing better to do.

Don’t give up!

I really don’t think I believe in writer’s block. I think if you do writer sprints, leave your manuscript for a while then come back, join a critique group who can get you back on track, that you can refresh your mind without too much frustration.

Well, money is one. It costs to have an editor, a cover artist, doing promotion. It seems the writer does all the work, but a lot of these other entities get paid a lot more than we do. It costs so much to publish a book.

Another problem is jealousy, people who don’t want to share their expertise with you, things they learned, but keep to themselves. I’m a sharer. I tell everyone the new things I learned. It gives me joy to help someone else.

I mostly write romantic suspense because I like mystery with my romance. I want to keep the reader intrigued and turning the pages. I also wrote a motivational book because I like to share my experience and I wrote a children’s book because it was a true story that happened to our family.

Don’t wait! I could have started much younger. I wish I would have listened to that inner voice!

Oh, that’s a good question. I go for original every time, but I also use elements of what I know the reader wants. It makes my voice unique.

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