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Pat Dunlap Evans

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Pat Dunlap Evans was born in Michigan but at age two, her family moved to San Antonio and later Dallas, Texas, where she was an age-group swimming champ. At South Oak Cliff High School, Pat was a high-kicking officer in the renowned Golden Debs drill team, typed copy as co-editor of the school newspaper, and won a scholarship to attend Southern Methodist University.

An early marriage and the birth of three children plunged Pat into the world of motherhood, until the kids were mature enough for her to complete her bachelor's and master's degrees in English at University of Missouri, Kansas City. The latter degree offered an emphasis in creative writing, putting Pat on her way to novel writing.

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Pat Dunlap Evans The best solution for writer's block is to sit down and write. Your brain is one thing, your fingers another. Writers must allow the brain and fingers…moreThe best solution for writer's block is to sit down and write. Your brain is one thing, your fingers another. Writers must allow the brain and fingers to work their magic together. Sometimes I don't have a clue what I'm going to write about, but if I just sit down and get the fingers flowing on the keys, stuff pours out. Perhaps too much stuff so I'll have to edit heavily later, but some of my best fiction has come from no forethought. "Writers write, that's what they do," my professor used to tell me. So if you're stuck, just start writing about anything. Between the lines, you may discover a gem.(less)
Pat Dunlap Evans Creating characters and living their lives as you write gives an author the chance to enjoy experiences s/he would not have otherwise. Run off a dock …moreCreating characters and living their lives as you write gives an author the chance to enjoy experiences s/he would not have otherwise. Run off a dock like a little boy and scream "Bonsaiiiieee!" Or, come to terms with a dying parent over a long-ago misunderstanding. Or enjoy the warm banter of a childhood friend who is now old. These are things I've never experienced in my life, but I have lived them through my characters. Not that my life is boring, but writers always want more.(less)
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New Release: ICE AND FIRE, the sequel to OUT AND IN

Hello, from A.M. Chai Literary, publisher of Out and In, and its sequel, Ice and Fire: A Suspenseful Thriller Set in Hawai‘i Both novels are by author Pat Dunlap Evans.

Sale prices are available now through April 20. Released on April 11, Ice and Fire: A Suspenseful Thriller Set in Hawai‘i is on sale at the discounted price of only $0.99 in a variety of e-book formats. Also, if you have not read th Read more of this blog post »
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" Thanks very much for your kind review. I'm glad you also read OUT AND IN, because the 2nd book in the "Curious Cellist" series shows how much our hero ...more "
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"A Big Island (Hawai’i) is a fun thrill ride

This is the 2nd in the series. I read Out and In first from the author. You don’t need to read in order, but I thoroughly enjoyed following the characters on their adventures on Hawai’i Island. An easy and e" Read more of this review »
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This novel was an enjoyable escape. The characters were well rounded. I loved the ideas presented here, but what let me down was when the story became more of a children’s book than an adult tale. Th
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Wow, what an achievement. This is an old-fashioned, character-driven novel, where the characters are the story and not the plot. Still, you'll have much to think and talk about after reading it. It's loooooonnnnnggggg, and in my opinion could have us ...more
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I am a tremendous fan of this author and look forward to reading more from her. This is an old-fashioned novel that you can sink your mind into, however, less your heart. While wading through the winding prose, you become a bit like one main characte ...more
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