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 →
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 →
By Publication Date, the next novel should be at least half written. That is a mantra that most writers will expect of themselves. I know many writers who have more than one thing on the go. Not me. But in the past I have tried to keep to that pattern. When you send a finished... Continue Reading →
Last week my husband Laughton would have turned ninety had he lived. Living without him has been something I’ve had to learn how to do, as many of my women friends of similar age also face. I’ve been living on my own for three years now. Some of the things I’ve had to work on... Continue Reading →
At a funeral recently (a common event for someone my age) a woman I wasn’t aware of meeting before came up and spoke to me. ‘When you and I were children,’ she said, ‘you used to holiday at your aunt’s bach in Paekākāriki, and I holidayed across the road at my grandmother’s. Do you remember... Continue Reading →
My play Hope had a successful reading at Circa Theatre a few weeks ago. Now the director and others are forming a co-operative to put in a bid to Circa for a slot next year for a full production. That’s exciting to me. The process is quite demanding. First the director fills in a form... Continue Reading →
Jenny Pattrick 