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.

@pjheckwrites

It's planner season!! I might've gone overboard with my prep for 2027. This doesn't even include my actual planner... What can I say, end of August makes me want to buy stationery. It doesn't help that a new store opened near us! They have the cutest stickers and a great selection of fountain pens, so naturally I had to buy my first TWSBI. In honor of finishing the first draft, I'm sharing my WIP guide for BONE KING'S BLUFF, an dual POV adult medieval fantasy. Character art done by my wonderful husband. ❤️ "July will be chill!!" I told myself after a very not-chill June. "So chill!!" Writing is fun and all but I gotta take a break for cheese. I built this board to feed my husband and me last week. Naturally, I had to feature that beautiful heirloom tomato I found at the store. Any guesses what this board's theme was? It's QuestPit day over on Bluesky and Twitter! To celebrate I'm sharing my updated agent's guide for THE EVERWINTER KING. How about a little Last, Now, Next? There's a cheese post in the works (spoilers: there's tomatoes!), but between that and pitching I thought I'd share what I've been reading.

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  • 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.

  • A smidge is enough.

    Picture this: it’s January, the sun set at 2pm, and everything but the hollies in your yard is dead. Your brother, a farmer and landscaper, comes over for dinner. Somewhere in your conversation he mentions tulips. Next thing you know,… Continue reading

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    A smidge is enough.