The Writers and Readers festival season is upon us! As I have a new book out – Sea Change - I will be taking part in several Festivals. The first is at Mapua which is a lovely festival. I’ve been there before and have always enjoyed this one, at the community library close to the... Continue Reading →
A wonderful (to me) thing happened recently. My early novel, Catching The Current, was published in the Faroe Islands in a Faroese translation. Such an event must surely be rare as the population is small and most speak Danish and English ahead of their native language which is a relation of Icelandic. Soon after the... Continue Reading →
Part of the deal when you have a new book out, is responding to a flurry of interviews. Lise, the publicist for Bateman, my publisher, is a tiger at arranging these so I’ve been busy answering radio, print and blog requests. Some writers dislike this part of the process of selling books, but I enjoy... Continue Reading →
Sea Change is a novel is set in the present time in a small coastal New Zealand settlement An earthquake followed by a large tsunami has devastated the small community. Mandated retreat is announced. This government decision has been manipulated by Adrian Stokes, a wealthy and powerful businessman who has designs on the mandated settlement... Continue Reading →
A special launch of Jenny's latest book Sea Change is happening on Sunday 6th April from 3pm at St Peter's Hall in Paekakariki. Tilly Lloyd from Unity Books will launch it. Louise Russell of Bateman Books will say a few words. There'll be refreshments, music, a reading by Jenny Pattrick and you can buy books... Continue Reading →
I am fully immersed in Theatre Production 101 at the moment. My first professional adult play – Hope- is playing at Circa Theatre to full houses so far, with three and a half weeks to go. It was both nerve wracking and exciting to see on opening night, all those people who’d paid good money... Continue Reading →
Circa Theatre in Wellington, my home town, has just released its programme for 2025. Exciting for me because the first play, opening 25th January, is my full length drama – Hope. I’m both thrilled and a bit on edge. Hope is my first venture into professional adult theatre. Luckily Lyndee-Jane Rutherford, the Director, has brought... Continue Reading →
The new novel is off to the printer so my publisher tells me. Hooray! The long meticulous slog of proofreading is over, the cover image is chosen and looks fabulous, the blurb on the back cover approved and the sketch-maps finalised. Now my head is free to read other people’s novels. Irish novelist Sebastian Barry... Continue Reading →
Do we worry more as we get older? I am sitting at my computer, listening to the council man outside mowing the park that adjoins my place. On the shelf above me the scent from a bunch of sweet peas from my garden mingles with the lovely sharpness of cut grass. For four entire days... Continue Reading →
I’m wondering about a sequel to Harbouring. Sequels are fun because your characters – or some of them – are already alive in your mind. And with so much interest – and controversy – these days in our early colonial history, it seems important to explore ideas around that time. What were the big issues... Continue Reading →
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