Why I Write What I Write by Patricia Gligor
Some of the best advice on writing
I’ve ever gotten was to “write in the genre you love to read.” Since
mystery/suspense novels have always intrigued me, I knew early on that that’s
what I wanted to write. Like most writers, I hope to entertain my readers and
offer them escape from their everyday world. But I have another reason for
writing what I write; I have a message to deliver. There’s something I feel
compelled to share and I choose to do that through my books because I know that
fiction can often make a point in a way that non-fiction can’t. If the writer incorporates it into their
story rather than belaboring the point.
Another excellent piece of advice
I got was to “write what you know.” And that’s exactly what I’m doing in my
Malone mystery series. You see, David, Ann Kern’s husband, is an alcoholic and
his ongoing struggle with alcoholism is a sub-plot in my books. I’ve known some
wonderful people who happen to be alcoholics and I believe it’s important for everyone
to learn more about alcoholism. That it isn’t a condition limited to skid row
bums. That lots of people you’d never suspect are functioning alcoholics. That
alcoholism is a disease with many emotional symptoms in addition to an
overwhelming urge to drink. And, that there is help available for alcoholics
and the people who love them.
Here's an excerpt, showing David's
emotional turmoil, from the third book in my Malone mystery series, Desperate
Deeds.
David was lucky to have his family and he
didn’t want to lose them. He knew he should focus on all that he had but, right
now, all he could think about was all that he’d lost. He’d lost his mother and
he’d lost his job.
He
closed his eyes to clear his head and saw the image of his mother lying dead on
her kitchen floor with a whiskey bottle on the floor beside her. He wanted to
put all of that behind him but there seemed to be no way to escape the painful
memory. Was that why he’d come here tonight? To escape? To get a break from all
of his problems, if only for a little while? And, really, was that such a bad
thing? Was it wrong to want a break? Didn’t everybody deserve that?
He
quickly opened his eyes and returned to staring at the gold liquid in the glass
on the bar in front of him. It was so tempting. Just one sip. He licked his
lips. He could almost taste the smooth whiskey and feel its calming effects as
it slid down his throat. What could that possibly hurt? He picked up the glass
and held it out in front of him. “Here’s to you, Mother.”
BLURB
FOR DESPERATE DEEDS
As Ann Kern
starts her new business as an interior decorator, the temperatures have risen,
tulips and daffodils are in bloom and there’s a feeling of endless
possibilities in the air. She has no idea that her world is about to be turned
upside down.
When Janis
Riley, a woman for whom money is no object, contacts Ann to redecorate her
house, Ann is elated. But her initial visit with her first client leaves her
with mixed emotions. Why did Janis react so strangely to seeing a photo of
Ann’s six-year-old son, Davey?
But Ann has
bigger problems. Her husband, David, a recovering alcoholic, has lost both his
mother and his job and Ann worries that he’ll start drinking again. To add to
her concerns, their next-door-neighbor, Dorothy Baker, is severely depressed but
Ann’s efforts to help her are rebuffed.
Ann is terrified
when she wakes up the day before Easter to find Davey gone. Another child,
Kelly Kramer, has been missing since December. Does some pervert have both
children and what, if anything, can Ann do to get her son back?
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BIO:
Patricia Gligor is
a Cincinnati native. She enjoys reading mystery/suspense novels, touring and
photographing old houses and traveling. Mixed
Messages and Unfinished Business, the
first two novels in her Malone Mystery series, were published by Post Mortem
Press. Desperate Deeds is the third
novel in the series.
Visit her
website at: http://pat-writersforum.blogspot.com/
Comments
Thanks for inviting me to be your guest today.
Your new book sounds terrific. In it you deal with the problems of a recovering alcoholic and the kidnapping of a small child. I can't wait to read it.
Marja McGraw
Thank you! As you know, the subject of alcoholism is very important to me. There are so many misconceptions about the disease. Many people don't even believe that it IS a disease. The good news is that there's help out there for those troubled families.
Your poor husband! And poor you! I know what it's like to be the caregiver for someone who is injured and/or elderly. I hope he recovers from his surgery quickly. And, when you read "Desperate Deeds," I sure hope you enjoy it.
That's very nice of you. Thanks!
I think all good books have a meaningful underlying message.
Pat, your mysteries definitely fit this category. Best wishes for the success of your new novel!
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