Patricia Leslie

Before I became a writer, I was a reader. In fact, if someone would pay me to do so, I would prefer to spend my days reading than just about anything else. Unless, it's sunny and then I might to a spot of gardening. I can read just about anywhere; beach, park, train, plane, cosied up on the lounge, or elbows propped on the dinner table. Speculative fiction is my main reading material but not the only. I have a pile of non fiction books on my shelves - general interests, busin

Breaking news! I've added a Writing Tools & Tips page to my website. Check out the first of my favourite things - Scrivener. Now back to your regular reading... I read an article on why, as we get older, time seems to speed up. I'm sure only yesterday it was Christmas and today its already February. What happened to the in between? When I was a still a child, time seemed to drag. School holidays went almost forever and the school term certainly did. Christmas to Christmas was