tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post6666753100665386245..comments2024-03-28T06:25:55.731-04:00Comments on Patricia Abbott (pattinase): How I Came to Write This Book: John McFetridgepattinase (abbott)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-14189659830062979092011-01-26T00:21:12.147-05:002011-01-26T00:21:12.147-05:00Wow, I'm glad this book's sitting in my to...Wow, I'm glad this book's sitting in my to-read pile right now. You had me at "lake freighter captain." Looking forward to cracking it open.Owen Laukkanenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320090604118756919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-44380994609556557752011-01-20T22:11:10.385-05:002011-01-20T22:11:10.385-05:00OMR-how about writing a review of a forgotten book...OMR-how about writing a review of a forgotten book for our project?pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-54583760187769485542011-01-20T22:11:00.643-05:002011-01-20T22:11:00.643-05:00OMR-how about writing a review of a forgotten book...OMR-how about writing a review of a forgotten book for our project?pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-59767516382542982002011-01-20T20:32:13.147-05:002011-01-20T20:32:13.147-05:00Every birthday I have that same thought. I love bo...Every birthday I have that same thought. I love book hooks and a young prostitute wondering how she got there is a great start.<br />Some days I wonder what I will do when I grow up - and I am 62 now!Neil A. Waringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01806771906152936599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-84695436200808248622011-01-20T16:51:07.884-05:002011-01-20T16:51:07.884-05:00How do people end up where they do - funny, but th...How do people end up where they do - funny, but that could also have been an introduction to the Håkan Nesser novel I finished an hour ago. A great starting point, it seems.Dorte Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-86869316205936125732011-01-20T15:19:11.789-05:002011-01-20T15:19:11.789-05:00Fascinating insight, especially as I am one nearin...Fascinating insight, especially as I am one nearing my mid 40s...Scott D. Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293540073601809197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-3844501326185099092011-01-20T14:12:09.508-05:002011-01-20T14:12:09.508-05:00My next novel takes its title from a Robyn Hitchco...My next novel takes its title from a Robyn Hitchcock song; my pseudonymous double has a story entitled "Love Me Like a Reptile" and I have a comic short called "Tangled Up in Some Sort of Cerulean Hue." I think next to classic British Comedy music provides the most inspiration for writing for me.C. Margery Kempehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15910282257993793334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-72810959383518751142011-01-20T14:08:16.170-05:002011-01-20T14:08:16.170-05:00Patti - Thanks for hosting John.
John - I think ...Patti - Thanks for hosting John.<br /><br /><br />John - I think that those questions about how we get where we are and what it all means are some of the most interesting questions there are. I admire you for putting them into a book. And I love it that you got your inspiration from music.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-41616262802335209952011-01-20T12:15:49.625-05:002011-01-20T12:15:49.625-05:00Very inspiring. I always love these type of featur...Very inspiring. I always love these type of features. "Let it Ride" was a tremendous read.<br /><br />As far as music is concerned, it is by far the most important facet associated with my writing, and life in general.Sean Patrick Reardonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14051252366031997054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-51174474980550023402011-01-20T11:25:44.621-05:002011-01-20T11:25:44.621-05:00Be interesting to poll writers on how influential ...Be interesting to poll writers on how influential music is to their writing. Not just background music but their muse.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-32548900192329257602011-01-20T11:03:13.099-05:002011-01-20T11:03:13.099-05:00Good questions all. How do we know when our lives...Good questions all. How do we know when our lives start. by the time I'd gotten my first book published I had another one and a half written so that was helpful. Since then I've been pretty slow getting 'em done.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-81565638592324118912011-01-20T10:31:38.750-05:002011-01-20T10:31:38.750-05:00Brownian motion, brown studies...but that's ju...Brownian motion, brown studies...but that's just my life. Thanks for sharing, John...and that is a fine hook for a novel...Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-2769669271167135762011-01-20T10:26:20.692-05:002011-01-20T10:26:20.692-05:00Really true.
John's discussion also reminded ...Really true.<br /><br />John's discussion also reminded me of "Once in a Lifetime" by Talking Heads.<br /><br />Jeff M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-47167491864368395932011-01-20T09:24:11.665-05:002011-01-20T09:24:11.665-05:00You got me at:
so the first page in the book is f...You got me at:<br /><br /><i>so the first page in the book is from the point of view of a young prostitute wondering how she ended up where she is in her life as she gets into a customer’s car.</i><br /><br />Intriguing ...Charlieoperahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876755029099726686noreply@blogger.com