Patti O'Shea

@pattioshea.bsky.social

I write books.

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Backwards Momentum Over the weekend, I reached a point where I only have about a dozen chapters left to write in the first draft of Wicked Temptation . It's no...

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Daily Snapshot I saw a stamp set for "Currently" and missed out on it because it was for subscribers and the kit was sold out. I was disappointed because i...

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Bye Bye Book Journal I blogged about my Book Journal Blues back in September, but I never shared my decision or the outcome. After days and days of consideratio...

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Who's the Boss? I've talked about how my characters love to overshare--and how it’s my job to be the gatekeeper between their trivia and the reader’s experi...

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Weekly Planning: The Quest Continues (Yes, Still) My weekly planning trial and error continues. The desk pad idea? Solid in theory. In practice, it hogged too much real estate on my table. T...

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Adventures in Cleaning Not all of the shower head nozzles have water coming out of them. Usually, I give them a flick with my nail and that fixes it, but when I di...

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When My Characters Overshare (And I Have to Be Ruthless) I’ve said it before: my characters run the show. They tell me their names. They decide what happens. And if I write the wrong thing? They go...

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Weekly Planning Woes: The Saga Continues I seriously didn’t think I’d still be struggling with a weekly planning system this deep into the year, and yet… here we are. Struggling. My...

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30.10.2025 13:47 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Reading Journal Joy: The Books That Surprised Me (In the Best Way) This post contains affiliate links. There's no cost to you, but I will receive a small commission should you use my links to purchase someth...

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28.10.2025 13:40 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Symbols, Ink, and Storylines When Cal first made his appearance in the Paladin League series, I knew very little about him. He was the team’s new medic, and that was al...

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Weekly Tries 1 and 2 Here's my latest update on my attempts at finding a weekly system that works for me. So far, I'm 0 for 2, although I was so close with the f...

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Reading Journals: The Updates I was all excited about my two reading journals--one for nonfiction and the other for fiction. So what happened? I haven't read any nonficti...

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Why Didn't I Think of This Before? File this under the heading of why didn't I think of this before. For years, I've had one sheet set, one blanket, and one set of pillow case...

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Not So Silent Running My office is near the family bathroom--or as I still call it, my dad's bathroom. For those of you who don't know, my dad moved in with me af...

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Declutter to Major Project The other day, I finished writing early. Since I had a little extra time, I decided it was a great time to go through a few dresser drawers ...

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ADHD and Writing: What Works for Me I had a few thoughts recently on ADHD and writing, and I'm going to share some of them here. Now that I've been diagnosed, I look back and t...

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Another Weekly Plan My weekly planning dilemma continues. Daily? Nailed it. Monthly? The system I found early this year is working beautifully. Weekly? Struggle...

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Decision Time! It's that time of the year again, believe it or not. Time to decide on my 2026 planner line up. I received no compensation of any kind for m...

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Book Journal Blues You guys! I was so close to throwing away my reading journal! It's ugly and the pages are sticking together and it's not updated and I don't...

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Reading Journal Trial Run I've discussed doing my own reading journal. My pages haven't turned out nearly as gorgeous as I'd hoped. I mean, I knew it wouldn't measure...

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I'm Confused One more reading post this week. If you're a newsletter subscriber, you've already read this story. I joined another reading challenge in Ju...

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The Hobby Keeps Expanding As you can see from the photo beside this text, I'm still struggling to stamp and have it look like an adult did it and not a five-year-old ...

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Fizzled Out I thought I had my weekly planning situation resolved. My idea for how to set it up seemed to be working awesomely. Until it wasn't. I'm sti...

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Scathingly Brilliant Idea Fail X 2 I had a scathingly brilliant idea. My daily list of things To Do included nine things that I do every day. It seems silly to write them and ...

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28.08.2025 13:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Library Book Jam I'd finished all my library books and returned them. I checked my hold list and everything seemed as if it were six or seven weeks (or more)...

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Fresh Beginnings Writing the beginning of a book always takes me so much longer than any other part. The way I explain it to people is that it's like buildin...

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The Pressure's On I've been doing more fiction reading this year than I have in a while. Amazing what a library card can do for a person. The only problem is ...

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Creating My Own Writing Planner: Part Two I received no compensation of any kind for this post and everything I talk about was purchased at full price with my own money. I didn't buy...

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Creating My Own Writing Planner: Part One I feel as if I should apologize in advance because I'm going to talk about planners again and this will be a two-part blog post. I've been d...

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@pattioshea is following 20 prominent accounts

@didireads

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Bob Mayer
@bobmayer

NYT bestselling author in multiple genres. West Point. Special Forces disabled veteran. Science & empathy over ignorance & hate. 1 day at a time. Be nice. Bronx born, now on Maggie's Farm www.bobmayer.com

Lissa Brune - Author
@lissabrune

Author of the upcoming Leaux Cay Tavern M/M Romance novels. Book 1, Okay to Fall, due out in late 2025 / early 2026. #CBJ #Hoosiers #Ally #LGBTQ #MMRomance #Ohio #GrantsCrossing Also writes Grant's Crossing novels as H.M.S. Brown - @GrantsCrossing

@maclarkeauthor

Monica
@monwan

Top political issues: Protecting 14th/19th Amendments, Ranked Choice Voting and privacy. Fan of Jane Austen, Henry Cavill, red pandas, otters, and the Oxford comma. (Chicago area) Reader, writer, editor of novels (JMW Editor - www.jmweditor.com)

Jordana Greene - Writer
@jordanagreene

Pen name for tree-hugging, happily wed cat lover #dystopian #romance 💗HEAs #scifi #fantasy #climatewarming #BLM #writingcommunity First Indie dystopian novel, Spirit Mate, available on KU. Traditionally published under another name ⏩Pls No CHAT/DM msgs⏪

Peggy Robin
@stilllifewrobin

I run the Cleveland Park Listserv on Groups.io & the All Life Is Local blog on Blogger - info on both at www.cleveland-park.com

Emory 🩶
@emory-f8

I write dark Victorian fiction and specialize in the long 19th century. She/Her 🏳️‍🌈🇪🇸✡️ (I'm always kind) My ebook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FLF4NKGB #writer #historian #Lesbian #Hispanic #feminist #goth #horror NO DMs (mutuals only) | TerfsDNI

Elizabeth Andrews
@elizwrite

I write hot romance novels & read like a fiend. I'm here for the romance writers & readers, and some good music. I don't auto-follow.

Angel M. Shaw 📚💙 Dark, Diverse + Angsty Romance
@angelmshawwrites

(she/they) | 💙📚 Author of dark romance w/ Black women being loved well | The Shadowplay Trilogy: A Dark Billionaire Romantic Suspense - OUT NOW! WIP: 🤐👀😈 NOLA native living in TX. I love crawfish. 🦞⚜️ https://bio.site/angelmshaw

Kerry P (Author & Editor)
@kerrypwrites

💻 Editor. Professional Member of CIEP. 💞 Author of contemporary romance and romcoms with heart, heat & HEA. 💜 WIP: Hearts Adrift. 🧠 Neurodivergent.

Jennifer Anne Girardin
@jenniferagirardin

Classical Pianist and author of Moriston House British Mysteries and the historical Regency romance novel "Lady Beckford's Lover."

Author Lily Riley
@authorlilyriley

Romance author. "The Doctor and the Devil" is out now! (steamy paranormal alt history)

Australian Romance Readers Assn
@ozromancereaders

Official account of the Australian Romance Readers Association. We love reading romance and organising events https://australianromancereaders.com.au/

Eve AKA Bailey Childless Cat Lady #BLM #LGBTQ #EndALZ She/Her
@eveakabailey

Unpublished HEA romance writer. Lewy Body Dementia has stopped the flow of words to my fingers - plots are still going in my brain. Gold Medal Winner in Foot/Mouth decathlon. Owned by 1 cat #History #Cats NO DMs I might delete/block. Dad fought Nazis

Mindi Briar
@mindibriar

👽 Sci-fi romance author 📖 Library worker 🐈‍⬛️ Childless cat lady 🫶 Swiftie 📚 Voracious reader 🪐 Star Wars fan https://linktr.ee/mindibriar

Judith Lynne
@judithlynne

Writer in the liberation wing of Regency romance. Quietly murderous except to moths, which I murder loudly. Optimist by policy, not conviction. Anti-hate, pro-people. https://linktr.ee/judithlynne

C Stuart Hardwick
@cstuarthardwick.com

@ᗩᑎᗩᒪOG_Sᖴ ᖇegular ⭐ ᗯriters of the ᖴuture & ᒍim ᗷaen ᗩward Winner ⭐ Quora Top ᗯriter ⭐ Southerner from South ᗪakota ⭐ A unique voice known for inventive, thought-provoking narrative, philosophical depth, and fun! Be excellent to each other.

Serena Bell (she/her)
@serenabellbooks

I write steamy small-town romcoms. Small towns, big hearts, hot nights, and all the feels.

Natasha
@natashapow

I write romance (closed-door, later-in-life), as well as traditional mysteries. I live on the Wet Coast of Canada with my husband and two bossy, spoiled cats.