tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595491177347226789.post7371208341192018936..comments2024-03-01T00:28:27.209-05:00Comments on Hello Ello: An Interview with Patricia Wood, author of "Lottery"Ello - Ellen Ohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18311917335471167591noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595491177347226789.post-23411382648583786672007-09-15T19:54:00.000-04:002007-09-15T19:54:00.000-04:00Thanks for the interview, Ello. As a grad student ...Thanks for the interview, Ello. As a grad student at UH myself, when I heard Patricia's story it fueled my writing / publishing fantasy quite a bit!<br><br>Patricia, if you know of any tricks to get a parking space at the Ko'olina lagoons after 9:30, please let me know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595491177347226789.post-51067172060887396222007-09-15T21:29:00.000-04:002007-09-15T21:29:00.000-04:00Ello,Thanks for the heads up about this!!! I saw ...Ello,<br><br>Thanks for the heads up about this!!! I saw a review of lottery some weeks ago at Anti-wife's blog (sorry, don't have the link handy, but it's at the top of my blogroll if you want to look)<br><br>This one is already at the top of my to buy list (actually, as soon as my review payment for the last one comes in - they pay me in amazon gift certificates which is a wonderful way to keep my literary habit from being too pricey)<br><br>Great review and I especially loved the interview. It's always fun to hear a great first publishing story, and from what I hear Patricia deserves all of the success in the world...<br><br>Oh, and Patricia, if you're reading, thanks for the extra inspiration!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595491177347226789.post-18418725197878793632007-09-16T07:21:00.000-04:002007-09-16T07:21:00.000-04:00This was fantastic and so inspirational. I was up...This was fantastic and so inspirational. I was up early this AM brainstorming and doing my "card sorting" thing. I'm supposed to be doing research now...but I had to see your latest blog first. Although, your blogs have opened up a brand new world for me and they are quickly become a place for me to learn and resist the urge to give up. Thanks!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595491177347226789.post-63521464714425645962007-09-16T12:48:00.000-04:002007-09-16T12:48:00.000-04:00Hi Ello! Hi Patricia! I'd be curious to know if ...Hi Ello! Hi Patricia! I'd be curious to know if Patricia still writes with that kind of obsession or was Lottery a special one-time thing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595491177347226789.post-77409043016215375212007-09-16T15:21:00.000-04:002007-09-16T15:21:00.000-04:00i have been dragging lately, but the inkling is th...i have been dragging lately, but the inkling is there. this post, this interview, gives me hope. thanks to both of you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595491177347226789.post-45377200173915747922007-09-16T15:31:00.000-04:002007-09-16T15:31:00.000-04:00Nice interview on both of y'alls part.I enjoyed it...Nice interview on both of y'alls part.<br><br>I enjoyed it very much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595491177347226789.post-87267098708070384522007-09-16T17:46:00.000-04:002007-09-16T17:46:00.000-04:00This is cool. What a coup for you. And a fine in...This is cool. What a coup for you. And a fine interview. Her advice is right on. <br><br>I have not read this book, although I've heard great buzz about it. I'll have to look for it next time at Borders.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595491177347226789.post-37089164864127717452007-09-16T18:20:00.000-04:002007-09-16T18:20:00.000-04:00I didn't like Forest Gump, but Lottery sounds amaz...I didn't like Forest Gump, but Lottery sounds amazing, and I keep hearing its an awesome book.<br><br>Besides, Patricia lives on a sailboat. That's the coolest thing. DH wants us to live in an RV. He's wearing me down ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595491177347226789.post-68315459474573340502007-09-16T21:26:00.000-04:002007-09-16T21:26:00.000-04:00During and after reading Lottery, I was the one wh...During and after reading <i>Lottery</i>, I was the one who felt like an emotional jackpot winner!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595491177347226789.post-68280480298895906742007-09-16T23:29:00.000-04:002007-09-16T23:29:00.000-04:00Thanks for everyone's comments! Pat was wonderful ...Thanks for everyone's comments! Pat was wonderful to interview and I hope to spread the word all over the internet to buy her book cause it is really good!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595491177347226789.post-87205254667271637832007-09-17T07:28:00.000-04:002007-09-17T07:28:00.000-04:00dear ello:i came to your blog through carleen bric...dear ello:<br><br>i came to your blog through carleen brice's. what a great interview--thank you for sharing it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595491177347226789.post-86856982706375702032007-09-17T07:31:00.000-04:002007-09-17T07:31:00.000-04:00Hi there! Great interview. I have read some of t...Hi there! Great interview. I have read some of the reviews on this one and will have to add it to my 2bread pile.<br><br>Thanks for dropping by my site to!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595491177347226789.post-77573958342893555362007-09-17T11:20:00.000-04:002007-09-17T11:20:00.000-04:00Lovely interview. I'm off to Maui next month and n...Lovely interview. I'm off to Maui next month and now need to find out about Ko'olina lagoons! Patricia is living the dream. K.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595491177347226789.post-9007665012251203172007-09-17T13:37:00.000-04:002007-09-17T13:37:00.000-04:00Great interview and great advice from Pat. I've go...Great interview and great advice from Pat. I've got Lottery sitting here, waiting to be be read in my TBR stack -- can't wait :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595491177347226789.post-38237499001193068672007-09-17T13:54:00.000-04:002007-09-17T13:54:00.000-04:00Pat's an amazing person. I saw her yesterday at t...Pat's an amazing person. I saw her yesterday at the Everett Public Library doing readings and giving a talk about her book. Her enthusiasm is contagious. If you have the opportunity to see her in person, do it!<br><br>Great interview Ello!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595491177347226789.post-73238326805100165242007-09-17T14:39:00.000-04:002007-09-17T14:39:00.000-04:00Thanks for reminding me about this book. I saw it ...Thanks for reminding me about this book. I saw it on Miss Snark's site before it came out and forget to look for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595491177347226789.post-73609513610583827712007-09-17T17:15:00.000-04:002007-09-17T17:15:00.000-04:00ALoha all! Thanks for all the kudos! Please those ...ALoha all! <br>Thanks for all the kudos! Please those of you who read lottery email me and let me know what you think-<br>Keep in mind it was 3 months for the first draft -- but It was another four months of tweaking before representation. From start of first draft to D & A then final copyediting by the publisher - it was 14 monthsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595491177347226789.post-60906204687382577832007-09-17T19:16:00.000-04:002007-09-17T19:16:00.000-04:00FIrst off, I am not a writer (nor even an avid rea...FIrst off, I am not a writer (nor even an avid reader anymore); however, my wife told me about this blog so I checked it out as my first and only blog ever! <br><br>Yes, she is the aspring writer in our family and in the final death throes of revisions before she starts to "query" her book.<br><br>Anyway, just wanted to say thanks to both Ello and Patricia. Ello, given your raving review of Pat's book, I am going to borrow my wife's copy tonight and start reading it right away. I have to admit that having finished my review of my wife's most recent draft, which I thought was absolutely terrfic (completely objecitve statement), I found myself craving something else good to read! So Ello, thanks again for giving me something to scratch my infrequent reading itch.<br><br>Patricia, I want to thank you for being so magnanimous in sharing your thoughts and experiences with Ello and her other viewers. I think it is wonderful that you are giving back to the writing community and giving so many (including my wife) that little extra boost of motivation to keep perserving.<br><br>Quick question, Patricia: Although my wife is almost finished, I've urged her to put off starting to write her other story ideas until she at least completes her first manuscript. Based on your interview responses, it appears you do the same, i.e., complete one before starting the next. <br><br>So I guess my question is what are your thoughts on working on more than one story at a time?<br><br>My apologies for my somewhat long winded comment (it's like a K-tel commercial, "Wait! There's more!), but I will finish my entry with another thanks to Patricia - now I have real ammunition to throw at my wife so I can pursue my dream of becoming a fishing guide (yes, Travis Erwin, you can be my first customer . . . paying customer that is). <br><br>. . . so while I'm putting my customers onto big Rockfish and Bluefish, my wife can be typing away in the cabin uninterrupted (unless I need more chum or bait).<br><br>Keep on writing everyone!<br>Da' ManAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595491177347226789.post-90213833585919030472007-09-17T23:25:00.000-04:002007-09-17T23:25:00.000-04:00Wonderful interview, Ello and Patricia! Lottery s...Wonderful interview, Ello and Patricia! Lottery sounds wonderfully creative and fresh. I'm adding it to my list. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595491177347226789.post-69909707384273854412007-09-18T00:49:00.000-04:002007-09-18T00:49:00.000-04:00Hey Ello! That's really cool that you got to inter...Hey Ello! That's really cool that you got to interview Patricia. AND you made it really interesting too.<br><br>The fact that you got this interview and then make mention of how Patricia's MS came through via E-query goes to show I think that the internet is fueling writers and allowing them avenues of communication not previously possible. <br><br>In other words, a good write!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595491177347226789.post-33416530632196961572007-09-18T10:25:00.000-04:002007-09-18T10:25:00.000-04:00Thanks to all for coming by and commenting! And fo...Thanks to all for coming by and commenting! And for all those who didn't comment, thanks for reading!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595491177347226789.post-77461761575316635682007-09-18T23:31:00.000-04:002007-09-18T23:31:00.000-04:00Hey Ello -Fantastic interview with Patricia Wood. ...Hey Ello -<br><br>Fantastic interview with Patricia Wood. I haven't read "Lottery" yet, but it is on my to-read list (along with about 20 others--sheesh, will I ever have time for my own novel??).<br><br>Anyway, thanks for visiting my blog. I live in Tucson, AZ now, but spent many years in the D.C. area. Love it and miss it (occasionally, especially during football season).<br><br>Cheers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595491177347226789.post-5230549826704659002007-09-19T18:27:00.000-04:002007-09-19T18:27:00.000-04:00How did I miss this? And now I know our connection...How did I miss this? And now I know our connection--through Miss Snark! I loved, loved, loved Lottery, and love Pat as well. Like in your interview when you said, "Miss Snark called you!?" I got that same feeling when I received a phone call from Ms. Wood!!! SHe is awesome!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595491177347226789.post-4207872733239805332007-09-19T18:28:00.000-04:002007-09-19T18:28:00.000-04:00oh, and love the thing about George hiring a new m...oh, and love the thing about George hiring a new maid with literary tastes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4595491177347226789.post-43282066381114591242007-09-20T11:17:00.000-04:002007-09-20T11:17:00.000-04:00I think George Clooney would be Miss Snark's male-...I think George Clooney would be Miss Snark's male-maid, not the other way around. :-)<br><br>I nearly fell out of my chair when Pat said Miss Snark called her - I'd have a heart attack and die from the excitement if Satan's agent ever called me.<br><br>What I found most interesting about the interview is when Pat said: "I think readers are better than writers." In many ways I believe this too, which is why I belong to a book club - readers have quite a different approach to a book than writers do. <br><br>Good interview, Ello! Keep 'em coming!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com