HC Fitzpatrick

@hcfitzpatrick.bsky.social

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She/Her. #Author of fantasy retelling series the Rose World. Married mom of amazing neurodivergent kiddo. Architect in another life. hcfitzpatrick.com

An octopus presses against the glass of an aquarium tank in a dimly lit blue room. What inspires me: nature, creatures, and our connections with all living things. Its why my characters spend so much time outdoors.
A semi truck is turned and crashed into a wall. Overlaid is the text: trial tuesdays: When your novel no longer goes according to plan and you e hit a wall.
Red orange and yellow anemones in a large aquarium tank.
A hand holding a Mumford and Sons branded notebook with wings embossed into the vegan leather.
Stickers say: -. Romance writers do it between the covers -. Novel in progress (with a partially completed bar graph) -. Caution writer at work. Bystanders may be written to the story.
Brutalist architecture meets a modernist interior. The 1976 Montreal Olympic velodrome became the biodome and learning environment for animal research. A white fabric interior divides the spaces below the concrete supports and organic oval skylights above.
Onion flower, still encased in a film.
4 sailing and navigation instruments from 1900.
A model of a 200 year old boats with multiple sails in glass enclosures with historical text below.
Magnolia blossoms against a blue sky.
2 stickers on a notebook: 1 says: “Pay no attention to my browsing history, I’m a writer.” The other says: “caution, writer at work. Bystanders may be written into your story.” Both are by Kobo Writing Life.
Orchids bloom in the window on a cloudy day.
Looking up, a light shines through the water, casting a school of fish in shadow.
A rainbow in the morning light over a golden lit building and a subway station.
A necklace chain holds 4 items, a ring with a clover, a green 3 leaf clover, a charm with a 4 leaf clover, and a horseshoe.
7 enamel coated pins that are the ships in Dave Kellet’s Drice Sci-fi graphic novel series.
The historic Royal Ontario Museum building with the modern Liebeskind Crystal shard sneaking in, reflected in the glass addition to the Royal Conservatory of Music at the University of Toronto.
Light filters through the trees as the fog rises from the snow in the late afternoon sun.
Wrapper for food from a coffee chain and the barista wrote “you got this!”
Cover featuring a farmhouse covered in blood. Title, the Silenced. Welcome to The Farm When a late-night research trip to "The Farm," an abandoned girls’ reform school, ends with Hazel Perez falling unconscious, she reawakens with a desire for vengeance that isn't her own. Hazel delves into The Farm’s dark past and discovers the harrowing experiences of the girls who were forced to live there and who now haunt their Troubled Teen program for revenge. Haunted, Hazel must help her ghost find her voice, even if it exposes those she loves.
6 coloured highlighters and a quote by Jesse Owens : “Find the good. It’s all around you. Find it, showcase it, and you’ll start believing in it.”
The intro to a Rose World Tale about being brave and losing teeth. Ogre style. Rose World Tusks (an ogre tale) “I have to lose my teeth?” He asked, hating the rise in his youthful voice. He swallowed, forcing his voice back to normal. The healer chuckled. “Let me just grab my pliers!” He turned around and pulled out a pair of iron scissors with flat ends in leather gloves linked with sheep’s wool. “No, father!” He said, jumping up and away from the healer. “Those are iron! Iron is bad for us!” He shuddered, fearing the flash of heat from them metal. To read more, subscribe to my newsletter at hcfitzpatrick.com
Notes to myself about characters while in the background a child draws a city.
Listing the Quitcast and What If for Authors podcast episodes from Spotify.
Map of characters wandering around with dashed lines and colour coding.
Rose World Logo. A fable about grief. Bears didn’t always sleep through the winter. One long winter night, close to the solstice, a young mother bear woke up from the trembling ground. She raced to wake up her children, but before she could reach them, the walls tumbled down around them. The floor dropped out from under her, and she fell out of the cave, into the new moon sky. To read more, subscribe to my newsletter.
Blue and purple flowers and green leaves hand painted onto a matching teacup and saucer.
The solar eclipse behind the clouds.
Comic lab podcast poster for the Fifty is Nifty episode.
Kid in a blanket snuggled up while I write.
Book cover of a blonde woman with sunglasses called the Blonde Identity.
Ocean waves crash against the rocks.
When you get the chance, take time to watch the sunrises and sunsets. Close your eyes, feel the air o. Your skin, and bask in the glow.