Patti M Hall
writer. book coach. publishing strategist, #behindthebook
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The Writing Will Change You, But You Won't Know It's Happening
The Writing Will Change You, But You Won't Know It's Happening
unanticipated outcomes of writing (and coaching) non-fiction and memoir
When Mary Shelley Was 18, She Wrote Frankenstein
When Mary Shelley Was 18, She Wrote Frankenstein
And Do You Know What Pain and Tragedy Populated Her Life at the Same Time? More Behind the Book and Frankenstein for you
The Creature Wanted Love - Behind the Book by Patti M Hall
The Creature Wanted Love - Behind the Book by Patti M Hall
The Creature in Frankenstein suffered from withheld love, another kind of neglect and thank you Guillermo Del Toro
The Poem That Fueled Frankenstein
The Poem That Fueled Frankenstein
Coleridge 's Ancient Mariner influenced Mary Shelley
Read letter 8 to Mary Shelley
Read letter 8 to Mary Shelley
Mary Shelley and Me Substack Series
Mary Shelley and Me Pt 10: 'Who Wrote Frankenstein' question answered, she did!
Mary Shelley and Me Pt 10: 'Who Wrote Frankenstein' question answered, she did!
Pt 10: Mary Shelley and Me: Stylometrists Confirm Mary Shelley Wrote Frankenstein
Mary Shelley and Me Pt 9: What did Prometheus Have to Do with Frankenstein
Mary Shelley and Me Pt 9: What did Prometheus Have to Do with Frankenstein
Mary Shelley and Me Pt 7: Gothic love, and The Things We Choose to Keep
Mary Shelley and Me Pt 7: Gothic love, and The Things We Choose to Keep
Mary Shelley and Me Pt 6: proof that angst makes a fertile writing landscape
Mary Shelley and Me Pt 6: proof that angst makes a fertile writing landscape
Part 6 Mary Shelley and Me: 18 months of turmoil while writing Frankenstein and Happy Birthday Mary Shelley
Mary Shelley and Me Pt 5: A Young Uneducated Girl Couldn't Have written Frankenstein, they said
Mary Shelley and Me Pt 5: A Young Uneducated Girl Couldn't Have written Frankenstein, they said
Part 5 Mary Shelley and Me: : A Young "Uneducated" Girl Couldn't Have Written Frankenstein, They Said
Mary Shelley and Me Pt 4: A Motley (writing) Crew Changed Literature
Mary Shelley and Me Pt 4: A Motley (writing) Crew Changed Literature
Mary Shelley and Me Pt 3: Life was the Fodder for Fiction
Mary Shelley and Me Pt 3: Life was the Fodder for Fiction
Part 3 Mary Shelley and Me: The truth was compelling enough and then some—Mary Shelley's tragic life and the impact on her writing
Mary Shelley and Me pt 2: Wandering to locate truth
Mary Shelley and Me pt 2: Wandering to locate truth
Part 2 Mary Shelley and Me: What Mary Shelley continues to teach me about writing for truth's sake
Mary Shelley and Me Pt 1: Fear is the making of a good ghost story
Mary Shelley and Me Pt 1: Fear is the making of a good ghost story
read Behind the Book on Substack
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my fiction staycation
my fiction staycation
volume 1
busting genres has never been my thing til now
busting genres has never been my thing til now
Busting Genres, Creativity, and Permission to Not Know
Finding out I was a Frankenstein expert
Finding out I was a Frankenstein expert
and other lessons my memoir is teaching me
What's in your book, isn't the real question
What's in your book, isn't the real question
in or out, just write some pages! The rest is BS time wasting.
My father, my lighthouse....
My father, my lighthouse....
celebrating how he made me the storypuller I am
Dad and the making of me
Dad and the making of me
mental pictures may not exist, but he made me a writer
You and your reader need a book structure, but how do you choose...
You and your reader need a book structure, but how do you choose...
wondering is writing too on Substack
wondering is writing too on Substack
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FOUNDATION Program
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Frankenstein made me a memoirist
Frankenstein made me a memoirist
PART FOURTEEN: Celebrate, Revel, Be in Wonder, Express Awe
PART FOURTEEN: Celebrate, Revel, Be in Wonder, Express Awe
THIRTEEN: Bad writing day is like an ugly run
THIRTEEN: Bad writing day is like an ugly run
TWELVE: Maybe I got the book wrong
TWELVE: Maybe I got the book wrong
ELEVEN: storytelling and writing are different
ELEVEN: storytelling and writing are different
TEN: Learn what happened, write it!
TEN: Learn what happened, write it!
NINE: Tangents and other invented writing fears
NINE: Tangents and other invented writing fears
EIGHT: You're not starting over, this IS writing too
EIGHT: You're not starting over, this IS writing too
SEVEN: revision is like gold panning
SEVEN: revision is like gold panning
SIX: no thanks for prompts, I've got fuel
SIX: no thanks for prompts, I've got fuel
FIVE: what are they gonna think about your book?
FIVE: what are they gonna think about your book?
FOUR: Writing or planning, which to do when?
FOUR: Writing or planning, which to do when?
THREE - You gotta read if you wanna write
THREE - You gotta read if you wanna write
TWO - Don't do this alone, writing is a team sport
TWO - Don't do this alone, writing is a team sport
ONE: Your book is listening... choose your words well
ONE: Your book is listening... choose your words well
Nourish your brain, fuel your heart
Nourish your brain, fuel your heart
Story House Studio | Patti M Hall
Story House Studio | Patti M Hall
Substack - The Story House by pattimhall | Patti M Hall | Substack
Substack - The Story House by pattimhall | Patti M Hall | Substack
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The Uncomfortable Truths about Writing | Patti M Hall
The Uncomfortable Truths about Writing | Patti M Hall
Loving Large on Audible
Loving Large on Audible
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US: Order 'Loving Large'
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Hard Cover Copy of Frankenstein on Insta July 16th: (Masterpiece Library Edition)
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