Writing in Circles
Lane PattenWhat would you do if you weren't afraid to fail? Join me, a wife, a mother, an Emergency Physician, and a writer, deep in the querying trenches on my journey to success.
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Living in the Upside Down
Note: I really tried to publish the Substack I had planned for February, a nice light piece about the process of getting a book published (so many of you have asked about my own progress and I’ll get to it, I promise). I honestly tried. But...
When Your Fury Overwhelms You
Warning: the whole post is a trigger. Because I am triggered. And this contains profanity. #SorryNotSorry.
(Also warning, this is a departure from my posts about writing, which I will definitely get back to as soon as possible. Not to be...
An Ode to the Best of 2025!
Welcome back to Writing in Circles!
2026 is here! (As the world lets out a collective breath and tiptoes into it very slowly…)
First let me me apologize for the complete lack of newsletters that I put out last year (Did I even get one ou...
The Parable of the Underwear
It’s been a hot minute. Or more like 6 months. I could give many excuses, but the only one that will really stick is that I’ve been struggling. Struggling to find words, struggling to find time, struggling to find motivation.
I’m willing...
Mama's Got Her Mojo Back
Where did September go?
Although I have many answers for this question, none of them will be entirely true or adequate, so let’s just move on.
I’m done making excuses.
October is my absolute favorite month of the year. It’s the month o...
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Hi! I'm Lane. Writer, mom, wife, Emergency Physician. Active WIP-contemporary romance. Living in Minneapolis. Learning how to fail has taught me how to try. Follow for more of my journey.
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