Lane Patten
Writer. Emergency Physician. Wife. Mother.
Always learning.
Always growing.
Always writing.
Author
Lane Patten
I’ve been writing since I was a young child. Journals, stories, scientific papers, lists, blogs. If it means putting pen to paper I’m all in. I started publishing on the food and lifestyle blog I co-created with my bestie, With Two Spoons. I’m also an Emergency Physician, and as the pandemic has colored my daily life, I have found my voice. It was also during this time that I decided to write a novel. Currently querying the first manuscript while writing my second, my days are filled with words and I couldn’t be happier about that. Currently living and working in Minneapolis, MN, I can find be found hanging out with my husband, my two kids, or napping with my lazy chocolate lab. If I’m not at home (the place I love most), you can find me at an Indie bookstore, an office supply store, a coffee shop, or a garden store-usually with a Diet Coke in hand.
“Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand–and melting like a snowflake…”
― Sir Francis Bacon
Upcoming Events
april 2022
The Order of Us: A Moms Who Write Anthology
Expectations, Restoration, and the Beauty of Choas. Our experiences as mothers are in equal parts glorious and heartbreaking. Although everyone’s experience is unique, there are so many themes that bind us all.
(All proceeds from the anthology go to The Imagination Library)
winter 2022
The Loft Literary Center, Minneapolis, MN
Taking writing classes, ongoing!
“Almost all good writing begins with terrible first efforts. You need to start somewhere.”
-Anne Lamotte
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
My Writing Blog
Follow Along
Manifesting
Have you ever wanted something so badly? My manuscript for All We Never Wanted is finished. I personally think it's a great story, destined to make you laugh, cry, scream at the injustices of the world, and ultimately root for my two main characters, estranged sisters...
Moving on to new things…
This week I have had to determine if I'm a glass half full or a glass half empty kind of a person. After a really great session with my writing group (some of the best humans on the planet) and a long conversation with a writer friend I trust, I made the hard...
Book Hangovers
I'm suffering from a whopping Book Hangover this morning. What is a Book Hangover, you ask? A Book Hangover is that feeling you get after you finish a really amazing book. You might even have found yourself putting it down frequently near the end, just because you...
My Favorite Books
THE HEART’S INVISIBLE FURIES (John Boyne)
An Epic novel, chronicaling Cyril Avery’s quest to find his place in the world. Tender, funny, and so unique, this slow burn had me hooked right up until the very last line. For all of those people who haven’t really ever known exactly where they belong, a heart warming story of the many different ways to find your family.
JUST MERCY (Bryan Stevenson)
A biography of one lawyer’s work with the Equal Justice Initiative, appealing cases for people wrongly incarcerated on Death Row. Fascinating as well as deeply disturbing, this one should be required reading for all.
ANXIOUS PEOPLE (Fredrik Backman)
Funny, wry, endearing, these quirky characters highlight the important need to be compassionate to everyone we encounter during the day.
Contact Author
LanePattenWrites@gmail.com
Check out With Two Spoons
WithTwoSpoons.com