Patry Francis
January 29, 2008
- You shouldn't buy a novel because the writer has cancer.You shouldn't buy a novel because a writer is poor, or talented but unnoticed or has an abusive husband or lives in a besieged place.You should only buy a novel because it's good, and I know that Patry Francis' novel 'The Liar's Diary' is good wrting and even better reading. I know because I read it and loved it and wrote about it a year ...
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January 29, 2008
- Hi there:I normally maintain my blog right here: www.inherownwrite.blogspot.comI wanted to cut and paste my tribute to author Patry Francis here, but it had so much HTML code and so many photos it was too complicated for a non-techie like me so I ask that you visit my above mentioned blog today to take part in a very special celebration on Patry's behalf.But I do promise to blog here in the ...
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January 29, 2008
- As every author knows, the release of a new book is both exciting and demanding. Making the rounds of readings, media contacts, blogs and listservs to spread the word takes lots and lots of energy. When life in the form of illness makes other plans, a writer needs her village of friends to pitch in and lend their support. That’s why I’m asking you to visit www.patryfrancis.com , the website ...
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January 28, 2008
- Dear Patry, Health care professionals thought I had a mere two weeks to live. In 1999. I was so weak, I could barely lift my T-Square off my drawing table. When I attended my first and last book signing for “Chili-Chili-Chin-Chin,” the distance from my parking spot to the fairgrounds where my books awaited me seemed like the Long March. I needed to sit down every few steps in order to gather ...
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January 28, 2008
- Today is the international blog day for author Patry Francis. Just as her brand new book, THE LIAR'S DIARY, was about to come out, Patry was struck with a particularly aggressive form of cancer and is too ill to promote her book. So the blogging community, including Redroom, has agreed to help her out. I'm honored to be part of this effort. The book sounds amazing and I hope everyone will ...
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January 28, 2008
- Glad to join with so many others to urge readers to learn more about Patry (www.patryfrancis.com ) and the paperback release of her book. With best wishes to you, Patry.
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January 28, 2008
- Throwing my hat into the ring for supporting Patry Francis, who has battled more than most of us must in her efforts to get Liar's Diary into publication. Best of luck to you, Patry. RR
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January 28, 2008
- (Cross-posted at A Good Blog Is Hard To Find - 1/29/08)Yeah, it's a long title (it was longer when I initially wrote this post, more on that in a second), but there are a lot of long thoughts going on in my head these days. I've spent a lot of time in the last year thinking about relationships and people and karma and my own participation in the world in general. Lots of navel gazing going on ...
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January 28, 2008
January 28, 2008
- Today we are celebrating the wonderful Patry Francis and the paperback release of her novel, THE LIAR's DIARY. In support of Patry Francis and this remarkable blog initiative, Penguin Group USA would like to offer 15% off the paperback edition of The Liar’s Diary when purchased online from us.penguingroup.com until 2/15/2008. On the shopping cart page, enter PATRY in the ‘coupon ...
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