tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post2912518963458844700..comments2024-03-28T08:51:47.164-04:00Comments on Patricia Abbott (pattinase): How I Came to Write the Book, Milton Burtonpattinase (abbott)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-44502752439515948152010-11-24T13:39:05.614-05:002010-11-24T13:39:05.614-05:00Late to the party, Patty and Milton, but I loved t...Late to the party, Patty and Milton, but I loved this post! I am always intrigued by characters, and true stories. I've still got an image in my head of seeing a middle-aged woman, swinging on a playground swing one morning as my train passed by. All alone, swinging very high, no kids or anyone else around. Who was she? Why was she there? What prompted her to get on the swing? Knowing how character driven your novels are, Milton, and how incredibly you invoke the sense of place in the stories, I cannot imaging that Red Moon will be anything less than a smashing success!lisekimhortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09072878628169741032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-48633912699766355612010-11-19T15:29:02.504-05:002010-11-19T15:29:02.504-05:00Thank you very much, Kevin. I do appreciate the ki...Thank you very much, Kevin. I do appreciate the kind words.Milton T. Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01063079657696373189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-68463130027976868082010-11-19T12:44:19.572-05:002010-11-19T12:44:19.572-05:00Very glad to see this as I read an early draft and...Very glad to see this as I read an early draft and just loved the book. I really like Milton's work, but this might just be his best.<br /><br />I rarely gush, but in this case, it is fully justified.Kevin R. Tipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04170714419133752724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-67809781038597806022010-11-18T22:40:49.812-05:002010-11-18T22:40:49.812-05:00Margo, one thing I have heard over and over again ...Margo, one thing I have heard over and over again at book signings is that people love the strong sense of place in my books. I would urge anyone beginning to do what Faulkner said: do justice to your own little postage stamp of soil.Milton T. Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01063079657696373189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-7097545175433321102010-11-18T22:30:48.686-05:002010-11-18T22:30:48.686-05:00Thank you all, and thanks to Patti for the post. I...Thank you all, and thanks to Patti for the post. I can take no credit for the cover, but after botching my first two books the art department at St. Martin's got this one right. I think it is a good read.Milton T. Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01063079657696373189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-4981614612496165402010-11-18T14:01:10.800-05:002010-11-18T14:01:10.800-05:00I swear I thought the author was MIlton Burle for ...I swear I thought the author was MIlton Burle for a moment. Sounds pretty good, even by Milton Burton. :)Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-91910439303169132002010-11-18T09:29:41.467-05:002010-11-18T09:29:41.467-05:00Patti - Thanks for hosting Milton.
Milton - I lov...Patti - Thanks for hosting Milton.<br /><br />Milton - I love the way that setting influenced the story you chose and the way you chose to write it! I think location has a really powerful effect on a story. I agree, too, about the great cover!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-46325757015057328142010-11-18T09:16:32.958-05:002010-11-18T09:16:32.958-05:00Great story and I love the cover. I will definite...Great story and I love the cover. I will definitely look for the book.<br /><br />Jeff M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com