Author: Edward C. Patterson

Edward C. Patterson has been writing novels, short fiction, poetry and drama his entire life, always seeking the emotional core of any story he tells. With his eighth novel, The Jade Owl, he combines an imaginative touch with his lifelong devotion to China and its history. He has earned an MA in Chinese History from Brooklyn College with further post graduate work at Columbia University. A native of Brooklyn, NY, he has spent four decades as a soldier in the corporate world gaining insight into the human condition. He won the 1999 New Jersey Minority Achievement Award for his work in corporate diversity. Blending world travel experiences with a passion for story telling, his adventures continue as he works to permeate his reader's souls from an indelible wellspring.

Published Novels by Edward C. Patterson include No Irish Need Apply, Bobby's Trace, Cutting the Cheese, Surviving an American Gulag, Turning Idolater, The Jade Owl, The Third Peregrination and The Dragon's Pool. Poetry includes The Closet Clandestine: a queer steps out and Come, Wewoka - and - Diary of Medicine Flower. Non-fiction includes Are You Still Submitting Your Work to a Traditional Publisher?

Edward C. Patterson is a proud member of Amazon's Shameless, Kindleboards, Publetariat, The Independent Author's Guild, The Gay & lesbian Writers and Readers Group, and has guest blogged extensively.

Smashwords Book Links: to those offered to the troops.

The Jade Owl

The Third Peregrination

The Dragon's Pool

The Academician

Turning Idolater

Cutting the Cheese

Bobby's Trace

No Irish Need Apply

Look Away Silence

The Closet Clandestine

Come, Wewoka

Surviving an American Gulag

You can find out more about Edward C. Patterson and his books at his Amazon.com Author Central Page. More can be found about Edward's books (and where you can buy printed copies) on his Smashwords Profile Page.