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You Should Be a Film Writer
You don't just create compelling stories, you see them as clearly as a movie in your mind.
You have a knack for details and dialogue. You can really make a character come to life.
Chances are, you enjoy creating all types of stories. The joy is in the storytelling.
And nothing would please you more than millions of people seeing your story on the big screen!
Godspeed You Black Emperor, Sigur Ros, First Wave Hello, Nobuo Uematsu, Interpol, Sneaker Pimps, Beck, Radiohead, Ken Andrews, Tool, Kenji Kawai, Neko Case, Swervedriver, Failure, Underworld, Machines of Loving Grace, Hooverphonic, Blinker the Star, The Arcade Fire, Sisters of Mercy, Year of the Rabbit, On, Stars, Hum, Soul Coughing, Nightmare of You, Archie Bronson Outfit, Daughter Darling, Editors, Charlotte Martin, cheezy 80's dance music, and lots more
You Are 4: The Individualist
You are sensitive and intuitive, with others and yourself.
You are creative and dreamy... plus dramatic and unpredictable.
You're emotionally honest, real, and easily hurt.
Totally expressive, others always know exactly how you feel.
Pan's Labyrinth, Dolls (Takeshi Kitano), Advent Children, In the Mood for Love (Wong Kar-Wai), Avalon (Mamoru Oshii), Serenity, Garden State, All Miyazaki (Princess Mononoke, Howl's Moving Castle, Spirited Away, etc.), Most Tim Burton (Corpse Bride, Edward Scissorhands, Sleepy Hollow, etc.), The Good The Bad and The Ugly, Boondock Saints, Super Troopers, Army of Darkness, Steamboy, Metropolis (Osamu Tazuka), Monty Python, The Way of the Gun, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Terry Gilliam flicks, asian horror movies.
You Are Likely A Fourth Born
At your darkest moments, you feel angry.
At work and school, you do best when your analyzing.
When you love someone, you tend to be very giving.
In friendship, you don't take the initiative in reaching out.
Your ideal jobs are: factory jobs, comedy, and dentistry.
You will leave your mark on the world with your own personal philosophy.
The Steve Wilkos Show, Pushing Daisies, Blood+, Doctor Who, Psych, Bleach, Frisky Dingo, Pardon The Interruption, My Name Is Earl, Scrubs, Metalocolypse, Full Metal Alchemist, Family Guy, The new Battlestar Galactica, Robot Chicken, The Simpsons, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Code Lyoko, The McLaughlin Group, The Soup (on E), the McLaughlin Group.
Books
Tim Powers: The Anubis Gates, Declare, Last Call, Expiration Date, Earthquake Weather; Annette Curtis-Klause (Blood and Chocolate); Christopher Moore: Bloodsucking Fiends A Love Story, Coyote Blue, Lamb, A Dirty Job; Neil Gaiman: American Gods, Neverwhere; Neal Stephenson: Diamond Age, Snow Crash; Max Barry, Kurt Vonnegut, Douglas Adams, Hermann Hesse, Lemony Snicket, Gregory Maguire, Jonathan Carroll, and naturally the Harry Potter books.
About me: I write paranormal thrillers with coming-of-age themes.
My novel The Cure for the Curse is now available!
"A fresh twist of vampire lore ... Patrick Vaughn storms onto the glutted vampire scene with a fresh interpretation ... 4.5 out of 5" - Wantz Upon A Time Reviews
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"...interesting, magnetic and captivating. My Highest Recommendation." - newbookreviews.org
Warrenna and her family have just arrived in a small desert town around twenty miles from nowhere. She doesn’t know anyone at her new high school, but that’s the least of her problems.
Warrenna just found out that her parents are vampires...and so is she.
Her family undergoes a grueling ritual to preserve their remaining humanity and keep their blood cravings at bay. They must live in total secrecy, even as they try to protect oblivious humans from the growing vampire threat.
But there’s hope on the horizon. His name is Thomas, and he wonders why he feels so sad around the strange new girl. And why do Warrenna’s paintings seem to come straight from his dreams?
Can Thomas somehow help Warrenna fight her awful condition? Could he really be The Cure for the Curse?
Who I'd like to meet: Readers of my books, potential readers of my books, writers, authors with publishing experience, authors who want publishing experience, and people with whom I share taste in movies and music. Imagination sparkers and idea bouncers. Big and Dukes if they ever come back to town.
Video is up. hahahaha. Hope this prepared you for any video interviews you do in the future. I had to do alot of converting for this thing to finally get it accepted on youtube. gah. ^_^
Hey there Pat! First of all I wanna apologize for not sending you over that video. For some reason youtube isn't accepting it. I've tried uploading it a million times and its the right length, shorter than 10 minutes and the right file to upload but I just don't know. I thought i'd let you know what was up. :D
Did you get the Jay Sherman cardboard cutout that says, "Buy my Book, buy my book." Good luck at your signing. I did see it on amazon. com so it is getting out there. Well done sir, how much longer until you're done with the next one?
youre not pretty sure youre gonna help me you ARE gonna help me cuz my mamas said so the other day lol and nothing is wrong with you i just think mine and my moms crazy has rubbed off on you :)
Phatty! Kick ass Pic! Really dug your book, still need a car chase though or a tall dark handsome cop who is an orphan (or bad guy)...maybe the next heh. Immortalize me! Snootches!
Thanks for the add! You and I seem to be writing in the same neck of the woods. Will have to check out your work. See you on the other side of the looking glass! Natasha Mostert, author of Season of the Witch
Yes we's likes its dark and creepy...ehehehe!!!!! and the flash didn't go off on the camera so we were SOL on that. But we decided we're going back up there to get hitched. So we'll get another crack at it.
