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Steve Patton

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I live on a ridge in Southern Indiana with my wife and son. We enjoy hunting and fishing and spending time together doing different events around the area. It is a great place to live, and it's a great place to write!

I have always written stories. My earliest memories will be in 2nd and 3rd grade in elementary school, but in first grade I won our reading contest. I loved books and I loved to write.

In 4th and 5th grade, my teacher let me set up a table and sell my stories for 25 cents each (this would have been 1979-1980). Not only did I sell stories to the other kids who loved them, but some of my teachers would buy the stories as well...not to show support mind you, but they just enjoyed the stories.

In 5th or 6th grade I went to the young
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Steve Patton Hi Aidan! Thank you for the nice compliment! I thoroughly enjoyed creating the Marsh Adventure characters as the story progressed. Richard Adams, Wate…moreHi Aidan! Thank you for the nice compliment! I thoroughly enjoyed creating the Marsh Adventure characters as the story progressed. Richard Adams, Watership Down, was the most influential author and book I would also add E.B. White (Charlotte's Web) and Rudyard Kipling (Rikki Tikki Tavi). I am sure other books in my childhood had influence, but I cannot recall the names. I will say, The Sun Also Sets, my second book, is completely different - and I can see fans of the Marsh Adventures not liking The Sun Also Sets. I do plan to come out with the prequal to Of Times and Places in 2025. Thank you again and enjoy reading!(less)
Steve Patton Hello again and thanks for the question! I am not sure I can recall all the names here, but oddly enough it would be the classic authors. My motto is …moreHello again and thanks for the question! I am not sure I can recall all the names here, but oddly enough it would be the classic authors. My motto is to write something in the old-style but with fresh ideas. Charles Dickens, Jules Verne, Alexandre Dumas, Victor Hugo, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Nathaniel Hawthorne. Those would be my top picks with a lot of "runner-ups" after this. I should throw in Ernest Hemingway, although he is not one of the Classic authors. (less)
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The End is in Sight!

Whew! Wow! I finished my third round of edits on The Message. Round three is usually the most intense and time consuming - it is where I focus mainly on grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, etc. From here it is all down hill and things will start moving faster on the book. Still more to do, but an end is in sight!

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I read this book many years ago. Whether it was abridged or not, I do not know, but it was about the same size and pages as the one just now. I do not remember the story this way. I have seen the movies. This book seemed different. I had the "origina ...more
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Ahh...it's another Hardy Boys book written by a syndicate author! Who do we have this time? Did you know, you can familiarize yourself with the syndicate authors and tell who is writing the Hardy Boys by their writing style? That said, let's get on w ...more
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I met Ms. Horner at a local sellers' market...

I digress, this is about the book, not the author.

Ugh, where do I begin...I am glad the book is done??

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“Be wise, my friend. Don't outfight him; outsmart him!" - Kincaide”
Steve Patton, Of Times and Places

“...all insects lived and died in the marsh, interpreting all sounds correctly…or incorrectly.”
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“What does God know then...Chee..ma?" The tall doctor thought he had finally found his mark.

Still looking down, Chima set the glass aside and wiped his hands on a neat white apron that hung around his waist. He spoke with clarity as he placed both hands on the bar's edge - "God knows you aren't coming back from this safari alive.”
Steve Patton, The Sun Also Sets

“...all insects lived and died in the marsh, interpreting all sounds correctly…or incorrectly.”
Steve Patton, Of Times and Places

“Be wise, my friend. Don't outfight him; outsmart him!" - Kincaide”
Steve Patton, Of Times and Places

“What does God know then...Chee..ma?" The tall doctor thought he had finally found his mark.

Still looking down, Chima set the glass aside and wiped his hands on a neat white apron that hung around his waist. He spoke with clarity as he placed both hands on the bar's edge - "God knows you aren't coming back from this safari alive.”
Steve Patton, The Sun Also Sets

“You listen here, I'll either find my boy with God, or without God. It makes no difference to me. But let me tell you one thing - I will find my boy...and alive! - Annie (Momma) Hodges”
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