Patrick J. Heck

Writer, charcuterie enthusiast, aspiring game dev, and guy with too much garden space and not enough time.

NOW QUERYING (2026)

In search of his missing sun god, a former holy king does what he thought impossible—he goes home.

THE EVERWINTER KING (99,000) is a character-driven standalone adult fantasy. It would sit nicely on a shelf next to Antonia Hodgson’s THE RAVEN SCHOLAR and Cameron Sullivan’s THE RED WINTER, and is great for fans of Bioware’s Dragon Age II. It features a queer normative world and a second chance MM romance with a trans love interest.

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  • Enter the contest. Take the month off.

    I set ambitious writing-related goals for April, and I’ve already failed one. Any guesses which? Trick question. I failed two. If you look at the date of this post, and then check my last post, you’ll see I missed a… Continue reading

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    Enter the contest. Take the month off.

  • March 2026

    Despite the weather’s attempt to kill me, March was a great month. I’m not often bothered by SAD (seasonal affective disorder) but it is nice to see everything come back to life at the end of March. The extra sun… Continue reading

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    March 2026

  • Diet Coke and a bite of brie.

    Mom was a “diet coke mom” growing up. We didn’t really keep soda in the house, save for diet coke. And sometimes Fresca. To this day diet coke is the only soda I’ll drink—except, if you put a splash of… Continue reading

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    Diet Coke and a bite of brie.