Alleypat / Patty Pulsar

Being Human explores its inner beast next season

Organizing your writing world one step at a time

Art Contest Update Space Art Contest sponsored by National Space Society of North Texas (NSSofNT.org) Great way to get your art published! No fee. Open to all. See topic requirements. Alley www.nssofnt.org www.alleypat.com

Nano Workshop Special Price! Special price for 2 days only! Nano-ing Your Novel to Publication Writers Workshop THIS SAT in Amsterdam!

Daley dekes Dallas for a Stars win Last night's game against the Phoenix Coyotes began strong for both teams, then became a bit lackluster, even after a power-play goal in the first period, putting the Dallas Stars up 1-0. The first period ended tied 1-1.

Day of the Dead Writers At least thirty-five journalists and writers have lost their lives in Mexico since 2006 and more writers die every year. How far would you go to keep your freedom to write and publish?

Writing class on storytelling begins Oct 31

Dallas Stars Alumni Classic Sunday night, classic Dallas Stars players joined forces with some current players to make up a Dallas Stars 2011 Alumni Classic game. Continue reading on Examiner.com Dallas Stars Alumni Classic - Fort Worth Hockey | Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/hockey-in-fort-worth/dallas-stars-alumni-classic#ixzz1a1Nz5B00 And I wasn't there :(. No season tickets this year. sigh.

Stars of the past: Sean Avery waives goodbye This week, the New York Rangers placed Sean Avery on waivers. Continue reading on Examiner.com Stars of the past: Sean Avery waives goodbye - Fort Worth Hockey | Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/hockey-in-fort-worth/stars-of-the-past-sean-avery-waives-goodbye#ixzz1ZuiohQtZ

Women's football tryouts for Arlington Impact The Arlington Impact women's football team will be holding their second round of tryouts on Saturday, October 8, at 10:00 am at Shackleford Junior High in Arlington, Texas. Continue reading on Examiner.com Women's football tryouts for Arlington Impact - Dallas Women's Sports | Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/women-s-sports-in-dallas/women-s-football-tryouts-for-arlington-impact#ixzz1ZpRedo3E

Launching your book with Espresso Book Machine The Espresso Book Machine is a self-contained book printer that fits in a retail bookstore or library. The machine prints, bind, and trims PDF files as a paperback book.

DFW Literary SoulFEST 2011 The Third Annual DFW Literary SoulFEST is September 23 - 25 at The Dock Bookshop. Continue reading on Examiner.com DFW Literary SoulFEST 2011 - Fort Worth Writing | Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/writing-in-fort-worth/dfw-literary-soulfest-2011#ixzz1Yi9hCecK

Modano retires Need I say more? (while I grab a hanky and sniff)

NHL rule changes The NHL has hit the player head injury and concussion issue on the head issuing all teams, including the Dallas Stars , a 10 minute video of Brendan Shanahan , head of the new Department of Player Safety, and NHLPA Special Advisor Mathieu Schneider explaining the new NHL head shot and boarding rules. Continue reading on Examiner.com NHL rule changes - Fort Worth Hockey | Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/hockey-in-fort-worth/nhl-rule-changes#ixzz1YWELHVvt

Stars and Latvians honor Karlis Skrastins #37 The Dallas Stars and Latvians are honoring their fallen comrade, #37, each in their own way. Continue reading on Examiner.com Stars and Latvians honor Karlis Skrastins #37 - Fort Worth Writing | Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/writing-in-fort-worth/stars-and-latvians-honor-karlis-skrastins-37#ixzz1YQiLD4Ur

UNT now home to the world's leading political science journal The world's leading political science journal, the American Political Science Review (APSA), will now be edited and produced by the faculty members of the Univeristy of North Texas Department of Political Science .

Dallas Stars file bankruptcy and hope for new buyer The Dallas Stars plan to file for bankruptcy this week and sell the club at auction. Continue reading on Examiner.com Dallas Stars file bankruptcy and hope for new buyer - Fort Worth Hockey | Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/hockey-in-fort-worth/dallas-stars-file-bankruptcy-and-hope-for-new-buyer#ixzz1XwzBLM3j

Paranormal Witness is real life ghost stories SyFy Channel has a new docu-drama show, Paranormal Witness , on Wednesdays at 10/9C.

Dallas Stars 2011 Alumni Classic Weekend The Dallas Stars announced that they will host a 2011 Alumni Classic Weekend on Sunday October 2nd at the Dr. Pepper Stars Arena in Frisco. Continue reading on Examiner.com Dallas Stars 2011 Alumni Classic Weekend - Fort Worth Hockey | Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/hockey-in-fort-worth/dallas-stars-2011-alumni-classic-weekend#ixzz1Xlf6ixE4

East Texas Book Fest Saturday The 2011 East Texas BookFest is this Saturday, September 10, from 10 am to 4 pm at the UT Tyler Ornelas Activity Center in Tyler, Texas. Continue reading on Examiner.com East Texas Book Fest Saturday - Fort Worth Writing | Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/writing-in-fort-worth/east-texas-book-fest-saturday#ixzz1XU6EAsnm

RIP Karlis Skrastins Wednesday, September 7, 2011, at noon Moscow time, a private jet filled with Russian KHL and American NHL hockey players slammed into a riverbank into the Volga River near Yaroslavl, Russia, 150 miles northeast of Moscow, shortly after take off from Yaroslavl's Tunoshna airport. The weather was sunny and clear, according to reports. Continue reading on Examiner.com RIP Karlis Skrastins - Fort Worth Hockey | Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/hockey-in-fort-worth/rip-karlis-skrastins#ixzz1XMOofKgs

Sheldon Souray, aka Studly Wonderbomb, powers up the Stars Edmonton Oilers defenseman Sheldon Souray leaves free agency for the Dallas Stars roster. With the loss of playmakers like Mike Modano , Jere Lehtinen , Sergei Zubov , and Brad Richards , the Dallas Stars are scrambling to fill the chasms left in the lineup. Continue reading on Examiner.com Sheldon Souray, aka Studly Wonderbomb, powers up the Stars - Fort Worth Hockey | Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/hockey-in-fort-worth/sheldon-souray-aka-studly-wonderbomb-bring-power-to-the-stars#ixzz1X16Is9zW

Warehouse 13 renewed for 4th season While mourning the impending loss of Eureka , SyFy Channel announced in August that it was renewing Warehouse 13 for the fourth season. Good news to all SyFy and scifi fans. Continue reading on Examiner.com Warehouse 13 renewed for 4th season - National SyFy Channel | Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/syfy-channel-in-national/warehouse-13-renewed-for-4th-season#ixzz1WqDOGbHo

NHL enforcers deadly and dying The NHL and hockey in US and Canada are reeling from a third death when Wade Belak was found dead Wednesday, August 31, 2011, in Toronto.

Hunger Games writer becomes comic book topic - Dallas speculative fiction | Examiner.com : 'via Blog this' Suzanne Collins , author of the wildly popular Hunger Games trilogy and now a major motion picture due out in 2012, is now the topic of a biographical comic called Fame: Suzanne Collins . Continue reading on Examiner.com Hunger Games writer becomes comic book topic - Dallas speculative fiction | Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/speculative-fiction-in-dallas/hunger-games-writer-becomes-comic-book-topic#ixzz1WkM2G1yI

Mini-Workshop: Critiques: But Mommy said it was grrreat! starts Aug 24 SavvyAuthors.com is having some great mini-workshops this month!

Writing workshop: Do The Write Thing at TCC-NE Writing workshop this Saturday Aug 3 at the Tarrant County College, NE Campus

Top Science Fiction and Fantasy titles of all time - Dallas speculative fiction | Examiner.com Boy this brings back memories! (and reminds me how old I am!) and big thanks to NPR for doing this!

New Class! Stars Aug 1, 2011 How to build an audience BEFORE your book is sold! Examining Examiner: Marketing for Unpublished Authors Instructor: Alley Pat Hauldren When: August 1-31, 2011 Cost: $20 for HCRW and Carolina Romance Writers Members, $25 for All Others http://heartofcarolina.org/online-classes.html

Poetry Contest deadline approaching fast deadline July 31 for space poetry sponsored by National Space Society of North Texas ( NSSofNT.org )

Moon Day is Sat July 16 At the Frontiers of Flight Musem 10am - 5pm. Lots of family fun with science and space exhibits, speakers, and events! I'll be speaking at 3pm on The Science in Science Fiction. Alley www.alleypat.com

St. Louis Blues tap former Stars talent Langenbrunner and Arnott Hockey teams are wheeling and dealing this time of year and two former Dallas Stars players head to St. Louis to play under their old GM.

New class! Urban Fantasy July 8 URBAN FANTASY: MORE VAMP FOR YOUR TRAMP & MORE BANG FOR YOUR FANG Dates: 8 – 29 Deadline: July 6 Fee: $16 FMI:  http://lowcountryrwa.com/online-workshops/ Course Description: Urban Fantasy–A world within a world, how to write and market today’s urban fantasy. Fantasy, and especially Urban Fantasy, are hot genres on today’s market. In this class, we’ll define Urban Fantasy, explore the markets available and how each market expects different aspects of the same genre. We’ll also study the current publications in the genre, including adult, YA, and children’s subgenres, and compare our own manuscripts to these. Throughout the class, we’ll work on improving our manuscripts to meet market needs.

Meet author Stephen Harrigan - Fort Worth Writing | Examiner.com A former editor for Texas Monthly, author Stephen Austin is touring to promote his latest book, Remember Ben Clayton. Check it out!

Workshop: Me & Chi: Increase your creativity and health with Tai Chi and meditation for writers starts May 2 Workshop: Me & Chi: Increase your creativity and health with Tai Chi and meditation for writers starts May 2 Learn how to make yourself, your writing, and your muse healthier and happier. Starts MONDAY MAY 2. See you there! Alley/Pat www.pathauldren.com

Mythologist Well, I suppose that's the title. This is my website www.pathauldren.com Check it out!

DFW author events this weekend - Fort Worth writing | Examiner.com

Merlin season finale tonight - National SyFy Channel | Examiner.com

Savvy Authors - Mythology and Urban Fantasy by Pat Hauldren My first blog with SavvyAuthors.com. (hope they fix the formatting)

Workshop: Formatting Fundamentals: shaping up your manuscript for publication starts May 16 A new class for yall! Come check it out. Alley

WORD WRANGLERS: Why Be Normal When You Can Be Paranormal For me, writing paranormal, science fiction, fantasy, horror is no more a "choice" than my heterosexuality. It is who I am.

A delightful little blog of a fictional town, written by a writer friend of mine's boss.

well, I can't catch up completely. The new year is starting off with a bang! I'm flat broke but we have an extra car, yiipee :) and some great writing is going on, sometimes actually in my head and by me LOL.