Pat's Potato Salad
I recently made my world famous potato salad for a party. After making it over the past many decades, I've decided to share my secret...
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Pat Dunlap Evans
- Mar 11, 2019
- 1 min
Googling Oneself
March 11, 2019 Wow. I googled my author name today and found some stuff I thought had been deleted. Also, I found a thing that teed...
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Pat Dunlap Evans
- Feb 22, 2019
- 4 min
The Spammer Awards
February 22, 2019 I wasn't chosen to present at the Academy Awards, so I'm presenting The Spammer Awards instead. I got a spam letter via...
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Pat Dunlap Evans
- Feb 17, 2019
- 3 min
Signing Off from the San Francisco Writers’ Conference
February 17, 2019 Whew! What a whirlwind four days, with more than 50 informative break-out sessions about publishing, skewed in tracks...
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Pat Dunlap Evans
- Feb 16, 2019
- 2 min
Live from the San Francisco Writers Conference
February 16, 2019 Three days into the mega San Francisco Writers Conference, I am a bit overwhelmed by the plethora of advice. When you...
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Pat Dunlap Evans
- Jan 31, 2019
- 2 min
To the One-Star Reviewer Who Didn't Say Why
January 31, 2019 Reviews and ratings are an author's lifeblood. We try hard to write stories that rate at least a good four stars, and we...
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Pat Dunlap Evans
- Jan 23, 2019
- 1 min
Addendum to My Earlier Dog Story
January 23, 2019 Our male Cockalier (Cocker/Cavalier) Lord Byron has a favorite spot upstairs, a covered porch off our TV-watching room....
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Pat Dunlap Evans
- Jan 12, 2019
- 4 min
A Tale of Two Dogs
January 12, 2019 Our two dogs are named Meryl Streep and Lord Byron. They are 26 and 30 pounds, respectively, long-haired, black and tan,...
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Pat Dunlap Evans
- Jan 8, 2019
- 3 min
The Sound of Music – The Backstory
January 8, 2019 I’ve just finished writing a novel called Backstory. It’s a fictional account that pretends to be the truth behind an...
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Pat Dunlap Evans
- Dec 10, 2018
- 3 min
’Tis the Party Season: Tips for Making Small Talk
December 10, 2018 I don’t know how many parties you’ve been to this season, but my husband and I are already partied out. He even...
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Pat Dunlap Evans
- Dec 7, 2018
- 1 min
There Went the Dom Perignon
December 7, 2018 A year ago, Bill and I bought a bottle of Dom Perignon to celebrate some BIG MOMENT, if/when it came...kind of like...
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Pat Dunlap Evans
- Nov 24, 2018
- 3 min
The Tardiness Gene
November 24, 2018 I run late. About 15 minutes. My daughters do too. My son, well, he’s either early or late. But not being on time is...
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Pat Dunlap Evans
- Nov 10, 2018
- 1 min
Baked Cod with Dill and Caper Topping
November 10, 2018 I love this recipe and wanted to share it, especially with cooks who want to limit sodium. If you can use salt,...
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Pat Dunlap Evans
- Oct 20, 2018
- 4 min
Somewhat Hysterical Musings on the Topic of Literary Agents
October 20, 2018 I’ve just begun querying literary agents for my third novel Backstory. It’s literary suspense, I'm told. These days,...
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Pat Dunlap Evans
- Oct 8, 2018
- 2 min
What Good is a Blog? It's for Staying in Touch with Readers Like You.
October 8, 2018 Dear Readers and Followers: I'm supposed to keep my blog fresh, but sometimes writing a new post takes a good part of the...
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Pat Dunlap Evans
- Sep 13, 2018
- 4 min
All Aboard!
September 13, 2018 In August, the Hubster and I took Amtrak from Austin to Chicago -- first time for this sort of journey. Sure, we'd...
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Pat Dunlap Evans
- Jul 24, 2018
- 3 min
Making a Boring Spectacle of Myself
July 24, 2018 I have scheduled a book promo for my mystery-thriller Out and In with Lone Star Literary Life, an e-news letter for Texas...
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Pat Dunlap Evans
- Jul 2, 2018
- 2 min
My Goodreads Kindle Giveaway
July 2, 2018 I recently tried out the new Goodreads Kindle giveaway, wherein I gave away 100 copies in Kindle format after paying...
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Pat Dunlap Evans
- Jun 24, 2018
- 3 min
Feeling Futile in the Great Sea of Change
June 24, 2018 Authors write to tell a story, to express a thought or emotion, to entertain. Mostly, we hope what we do impacts readers in...
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Pat Dunlap Evans
- May 3, 2018
- 3 min
Pat and Bill's Excellent Adventure to St. Augustine, Florida
May 3, 2018 I've not blogged since December due to a painful and annoying bout of carpal tunnel syndrome that resulted in surgery and an...
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