Hey all, it’s Patrick. I hope you had a wonderful Christmas or Yule or just a happy holiday season. It’s been a while since I did any update. But I assure you, I am actually hard at work writing. I’ve been busy with real life commitments and writing a set of stories for The Severis… Read More: News: The Severis Tales and Branding Changes! »
With springtime in the air and the snow fading out, I have been busy piecing together this first book-length entry for The Severis Tales. I have formatted a 6×9 template with the contents of the book and am doing the last thorough read-through of the book, checking for formatting, continuity, and grammar/spelling mistakes. All that… Read More: Details for The Severis Tales: Semi-fantasy Stores for the Everyday… »
Hello again, folks! It’s a month and a half into the new year, and a few months since the last update. I figure I should take a break, sit in Starbucks and shelter myself from the cold February rain (I feel terrible saying that), take a break from editing The Severis Tales and do an… Read More: February 2022 TST Update! »
Can you believe it? It’s just a little more than a month until the year 2022! Despite COVID-19 and everything else going on in the world, the year just went by so fast. With regards to the writing, editing The Severis Tales as a book and concept took a lot more time than I thought.… Read More: November TST Update »
Hello, all. I thought I’d share an update on how things are going with The Severis Tales book. I have nothing general to add from a personal viewpoint, so here is a small FAQ about the progress and the book. Word Count Updates The bulk of my Twitter posts have been updates after I revise… Read More: Update on The Severis Tales, Random Jobs »
Hello all, it’s been a long time.
I haven’t kept up to date with blog posts as I should have, but I’ve been a busy man this past year. With real life work and the pandemic finally turning around here, it has been a wild ride. That being said, I have made progress on projects; others not so much. I thought I would update progress on a few of them in a bit of a lengthy post.
It’s The Severis Tales time again with a new short story. Titled Elcra Needs a Dentist, it is the ninth instalment in the TST short story range. It concerns Elcra Winterbottom of the Winterbottom family and a personal dilemma that arises when she breaks a tooth. At around 5,700 words, it is one of the shorter TST… Read More: New Short Story: The Severis Tales 9 – Elcra Needs… »
The Severis Tales 9: Elcra Needs a Dentist (C)2021.2 Patrick Rivers There are times in our lives when we have that one moment of panic, a moment where our brains forget how to work or figure a problem that arises at a terrifying and sudden moment. Our conscience goes, “What the hell do I do… Read More: The Severis Tales 9: Elcra Needs a Dentist »
After lagging behind for a few months, the next instalment of The Severis Tales, entitled “A Day Out With Mira,” is up for reading. This is the continuation of the B-plot with Larry Severis and Mira Hutter, who have a day to themselves with unintended consequences. I don’t write this type of stuff well. I suppose… Read More: New The Severis Tales Story – 8: A Day Out… »
The Severis Tales 8: A Day Out With Mira (C)2020.9 Patrick Rivers Who ever thought a lady would approach him for a day out? Larry never thought so. He replayed the scene repeatedly in his head all night long. He tossed and turned in his bed, sweating with anxiety and fear. Do you want to… Read More: The Severis Tales 8: A Day Out With Mira »