About the author

Jacqueline Patricks

<p> I started writing fiction when I was 15, and like most aspiring writers, my work was terrible, immature, cliched drivel. But I kept at it, even went to college for my creative writing degree before I understood how useless such degrees tend to be for real world applications. I also got used to the typical reject letters. Eventually, I needed annoying things like food, clothing and rent, so I got a real job and ended up finishing my degree in paramedicine.</p> <p> Since then, I&#39;ve gained 19+ years of experience as a paramedic, and that&#39;s after joining the army which paid for my degree. Of course, becoming a medic and honing the skills takes a lot of energy, so my writing got derailed for many years but never forgotten.</p> <p> Then a wonderful thing happened. I woke up one morning with the fire to write fiction again. Sure, I&#39;d written plenty of medical reports. I&#39;d been published online by writing medical articles and was paid to write for a crafts blog, but I hadn&#39;t felt the particular desire to write fiction in nearly a decade.</p> <p> I was back.</p> <p> I haven&#39;t stopped writing fiction since Oct 2010, and I don&#39;t plan on stopping. In the last two years, I&#39;ve written over a million words and counting. As of Oct 2012, I&#39;ve got a half a dozen stories in progress and can barely keep up with my muse. Everything from science fiction, fantasy, fiction, psychological thrillers, historical fiction/action, horror, mystery and romance. If you enjoy my writing, then you can expect the unexpected.</p> <p> Here&#39;s to second chances.</p>