Pat Bertram

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Pat Bertram

Pat Bertram is a native of Colorado and a lifelong resident. When the traditional publishers stopped publishing her favorite type of book - character and story driven novels that can't easily be slotted into a genre - she decided to write her own. More Deaths Than One and A Spark of Heavenly Fire, soon to be released by Second Wind Publishing, are Bertram's first novels.

Bertram's publisher says: "I was told by some other small publishers with whom I had done research that I was going to get mountains of unacceptable crap for every worthy thing I received. So when I got Pat's manuscript for A Spark of Heavenly Fire, which was like the first submission to Second Wind, I thought, 'OMG, is this possible?!' I knew in the first 20 pages that she was the real thing."

More Deaths Than One 

Bob Stark returns to Denver after 18 years in Southeast Asia to discover that the mother he buried before he left is dead again. He attends her new funeral and sees . . . himself. Is his other self a hoaxer, or is something more sinister going on? And why are two men who appear to be government agents hunting for him? With the help of Kerry Casillas, a baffling young woman Bob meets in a coffee shop, he uncovers the unimaginable truth.

More Deaths Than One

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"I love the story of More Deaths Than One. Pat Bertram blends mystery/suspense with history very well. Her characters are strong, and I love the slow reveal of who Bob really was/is. The hints and clues Bertram drops come together for me with the jungle nightmares.The descriptions of the places Bob and Kerry visit are exquistely done; the places sound real. I enjoyed this story very much." Rachael Wollet, freelance editor.

A Spark of Heavenly Fire 

In quarantined Colorado, where hundreds of thousands of people are dying from an unstoppable disease called the red death, insomniac Kate Cummings struggles to find the courage to live and to love. Her new love, investigative reporter Greg Pullman, is determined to discover who unleashed the deadly organism and why they did it, until the cost - Kate's life - becomes more than he can pay.

A Spark Of Heavenly Fire

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"Wow. I read A Spark of Heavenly Fire twice. The first time for the story, the second for editing. Though I'm not sure I caught much because I got so engrossed in the story%u2026even the second time through. Bertram's characters are heartbreaking and real. I love Kate. Absolutely love her. The description of everything seems spot on. Sounds much like New Orleans post-Katrina. Bertram clearly did her research on this one. Fabulous." Rachael Wollet, freelance editor.

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Bertram's Favorite Movies 

Copycat (Snap Case)

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The Hunted

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The Assignment

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Bertram's Blog 

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Bertram's Other Blogs 

Work-In-Pause
Most writers have a work-in-progress. Bertram has a work-in-pause
Mini Fiction
100-word stories
Pat Bertram Introduces . . .
Bertram interviews her own and other authors' characters.
Book Marketing Floozy
A compendium of articles about book marketing
Dragon My Feet
A blog to post articles that don't fit anywhere else
Quantum (Uni)Verse
Bertram's thought poems

Bertram Recommends 

Worlds of Wonder: How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy

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Story: Substance, Structure, Style and The Principles of Screenwriting

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    PBertram PBertram May 28, 2009 @ 4:27 pm
    Malcolm, once upon a time, before I got published and started promoting my books, I had time to indulge myself with making lenses. You are definitely under no obligation to read them!
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    MythRider MythRider May 28, 2009 @ 7:45 am
    I just noticed that you have 100000000000 lenses, each of which has 999999999 links. Now Pat, my first inclination at 8:45 a.m. as I survey the landscape here is to be come more tired than this cup of coffee can offset. Oh well, I guess I'll stop by and read in small doses. Keep up the great work and the great writing.

    Malcolm

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Pat Bertram is the author of Daughter Am I, More Deaths Than One, and A Spark of Heavenly Fire. Bertram's books are available from Second Wind Publish... (more)
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