Patricia Gligor Answers My Questions
Patricia
Gligor’s Responses to Marilyn Meredith’s Questions
Patricia at the Launch for Mixed Messages
1. What
are your writing goals?
My
dream goals or my realistic goals? My dream goals include seeing my books on
bestseller lists across the country and having them made into movies. My
realistic goals are to continue to write books for my Malone mystery series and
to write some standalone mystery novels. I have one in particular in mind. It’s
based on a short story I wrote several years ago.
2. Are
there other goals you have – such as something on your bucket list – I’d be
surprised to hear about?
Yes.
I love to travel and I love the Spanish language. Since I’ve already been to
Puerto Rico and Mexico, my bucket list includes trips to a few Latin American
countries. I’m also a lighthouse enthusiast and the ocean is my favorite place
to go so, of course, more trips to the coast/s are on my list too.
3. What
is the hardest thing about the writing life?
The
hardest thing for me is finding the time to accomplish everything I want to do.
Writing, blogging and promoting all take huge blocks of time and I don’t
usually have nearly as much time to devote to them as I’d like. To me, it’s
ironic that “life” gives us the material to write about but “life” often takes away
from our time to write.
4. Do
you enjoy blogging? Why or why not?
I
do. I especially enjoy getting to know the writers (like you, Marilyn) and the
readers I “meet” on my blog and on the blogs I visit.
5. What
are you working on right now?
My
current project is the third novel for my Malone Mystery series. I hope to have
it completed by the end of summer. Like the first two books, Mixed Messages and Unfinished Business, the story takes place on the west side of
Cincinnati in what appears to be a
peaceful, safe neighborhood.
Patricia Gligor is
a Cincinnati native. She enjoys reading mystery/suspense novels, touring and
photographing old houses and traveling. She has worked as an administrative
assistant, the sole proprietor of a resume writing service and the manager of a
sporting goods department but her passion has always been writing fiction. Mixed Messages and Unfinished Business are the first two novels in her Malone Mystery
series. Both are available at amazon.com, postmortem-press.com and B&N.
Visit her
website at: http://pat-writersforum.blogspot.com/
Comments
Thanks for inviting me to be here today.
I share the time shortage problem, too! But it's better to be too busy than to be bored.
That's an interesting question. I think it stems from exactly that: I'm from Cincinnati where the closest ocean is ten hours away and the closest lighthouse is about five hours from here on Lake Erie. I grew up never having seen either one. Once I did, well, it was love at first sight!
Marilyn L.,
I'm sure you're a lot more proficient in the Spanish language than I am. I'm sorry to say I've let mine slip - no one to practice with and too much other stuff to do. Like you, I love to travel to places where I have the opportunity to speak the language. I'll have to practice a lot more before I go again though. :)
Thanks!
Wouldn't it be great if we had more time - and money? :)
Isn't it ironic indeed that "life" gives us writing material and simultaneously keeps us from writing!!!
Marta Chausée
Murder's Last Resrot
Marja McGraw
Madeline
And Madeline, from your lips to God's ears!
Actually, most of the lighthouses I've seen have been on the east coast from Rhode Island down to Florida. (Still haven't been to Maine.) I have photos of each and every one! My favorite is the Cape Lookout lighthouse on the Outer Banks.
A big thanks, Evelyn! I know you're going to love Marilyn's "No Bells" and I hope you enjoy "Unfinished Business."