Monthly Archives: January 2014

Speed Date Improv #3

More bonus speed date footage is here! The third “gentleman” who sits down across from Kate is confident, well put together, and seemingly successful. What could go wrong, right? Well, the last guy looked the part, too, and look at how that turned out… This guy knows what he wants, but what he wants is

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Do you lead with your heart or your head?

I’m carefully examining every bit of email that comes to me about writing these days, and one the headlines posed the question of “heart or heart” in relation to writing. It is certainly a valid question in that context, but it sent me off on a completely different path, and I started thinking about it

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Speed Date Improv #2

Today brings us another bit of bonus footage from the web series. You’ll remember from the other day that while we were filming a speed date scene for the series, we had the guys do a special series of improvs around the idea. I had no idea what the guys would come up with, only

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Speed Date #1 and Leaps Forward

The last seven days has been another one of those periods where it feels like long-gestating projects are making big leaps into being. It’s exciting, but it’s also a little dizzying, as I try to keep track of it all. Book My Letter to Fear (Essays on life, love and the search for Prince Charming)

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The “Things that Scared Me” Weekend

This weekend was all about doing things that scare me, and I’m not just talking about the root canal I had on Friday. And along the way, I completed some things on that never ending list of the broken or undone. Friday started off with a bang—root canal time. I found out I needed one

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Find Courage

I was texting with a friend last night, and I was struck by the realization that something vital had been left off of my new year’s resolution list. It turns out that among the career goals, I had inadvertently left off “Find Courage.” I don’t actually think of myself as a timid or fearful person

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My Letter to Fear Book Update

If you are a long-time reader, you know that I have been working on a series of essays based on true stories—both mine and from a number of different women. What started out as a small project of about 20 perspective pieces swelled to 60 different essays on life, love and the search for Prince

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My Letter to Fear Book Update

  If you are a long-time reader, you know that I have been working on a series of essays based on true stories—both mine and from a number of different women. What started out as a small project of about 20 perspective pieces swelled to 60 different essays on life, love and the search for

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Where Can You Find Me?

It’s time for the annual “Where is Patricia?” update.  Here are all the places (other than this blog) where you can find me: Facebook Writer Page This page combines all of my writing projects (blog, travel, script, book, etc). If you are a Facebook person, give my page a “like,” and you’ll stay up-to-date with

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