Patsy Collins's Blog: Patsy Collins

Altruism is unselfishness, concern for other people or regard for others. An altruist is a person who behaves altruistically. Btw, running this website isn’t simply an altruistic action on my part. You’re supposed to be suckered into buying my books!

I’m happy to have a short story in the current People’s Friend Special. This one was inspired by my writing friend Sheila who, just like my lead character, survived cancer and an amputation.

Stray can mean to wander from the right place (e.g. don’t stray off the path) or to deviate morally (she promised to be faithful, but strayed with at least three of his golfing buddies, a caddy, the chaps in the pro shop and the club barmaid). In that case she could be described as straying or having gone astray (and no doubt called worse … Continue reading Wednesday word of the week – Stray

Disguised Murder and Community Spirit in Little Mallow, the first book in my Little Mallow cosy mystery series is currently free to download – but only for a couple of days. Get it here!

Go on, guess what a yegg is … It’s a travelling burglar or safe breaker. Didn’t get it, did you? We do a lot of travelling, but just about the only thing I take is photos. I like to think I do that with flare 😉

Today’s the last day to download my books A Year and a Day, and Paint Me a Picture for free. If you’d like to get emails telling you about my offers, freebies, competitions and new releases then sign up to my newsletter.

Browse can mean either to read in a rather unmethodical manner or to look through items for sale or a collection in a similar fashion. Imagine you’re in a bookshop which has a massive sale on and you keep flitting between titles by your favourite authors and pretty, shiny notebooks. Another meaning of the word browse is vegetation … Continue reading Wednesday word of the week – Browse

My romance novel, A Year And A Day is currently free to download. Here are some of the 5 star reviews – A year and a day skipped along rapidly in this tale of destiny littered with promises and secrets. Patsy’s books are easy to read because she writes about real people. A great read, … Continue reading Free love!

My tongue is protractile. I’d stick it and prove it, but that’d be rude, so here’s a tulip instead. The term usually refers to body parts and simply means they can be extended or protruded. Another word for the same thing is protrusible. Which do you like best – protractile or protrusible?