tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27246595.post6672134721158350223..comments2024-01-07T19:33:21.687-05:00Comments on Patricia's Vampire Notes: Interview and Contest with Author Elizabeth LeiknesPatricia Altnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06539199379400548499noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27246595.post-84974912243285394642009-08-27T23:01:51.276-04:002009-08-27T23:01:51.276-04:00Hi Elizabeth! Obviously, we are all familiar with...Hi Elizabeth! Obviously, we are all familiar with Stephen King, but I don't think I've even heard of those other authors that you like to read. Could you tell us more about them?<br /><br />Deidre<br />deidre_durance at hotmail dot comAsylumgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10151175850879791362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27246595.post-9035991758753464002009-08-27T11:10:23.569-04:002009-08-27T11:10:23.569-04:00I somehow had missed hearing about this book, but ...I somehow had missed hearing about this book, but after reading through the interview it looks good, please enter me into this drawing.<br /><br />Thanks for hosting this giveaway.<br />jake.lsewhere[at]gmail.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07945421050844619079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27246595.post-22121109231386211422009-08-27T05:32:46.119-04:002009-08-27T05:32:46.119-04:00My question is how did you celebrate when you sold...My question is how did you celebrate when you sold your first book?<br /><br />lesly7ch(at)yahoo(dot)comLlehnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03808225636111637085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27246595.post-77745736814699237442009-08-27T01:15:22.661-04:002009-08-27T01:15:22.661-04:00Great interview. I have been wanting to read this...Great interview. I have been wanting to read this since I first heard about it.<br /><br />If they turned it into a movie who would you want to star?<br /><br />Also posted on the sidebar here: http://donnasbloghome.blogspot.com/<br /><br />bacchus76 at myself dot comdonnashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15468804026216474775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27246595.post-2675273809505291102009-08-26T21:18:29.037-04:002009-08-26T21:18:29.037-04:00Chey, my favorite genre is definitely short story ...Chey, my favorite genre is definitely short story collections. Julia Slavin, Lorrie Moore, & Elizabeth McCracken are some of my favorites. But in terms of novels, I really respect Alice Hoffman--and always enjoy a bit of magical realism.<br /><br />Wanda, I definitely change all of the names, but yes, I have a fair share of real-life drama that ends up in my fiction. In Lucy, the flashbacks in particular are loaded with quite a bit of factual stuff. Weird P.E. locker room drama, scary bosses I've had, a sadly, animals that have perished under my watch!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11403609486582479106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27246595.post-63189598828592621862009-08-26T21:14:04.989-04:002009-08-26T21:14:04.989-04:00Margay, if you've ever eaten more than two bow...Margay, if you've ever eaten more than two bowls (in a row) of Captain Crunch, than you know how inspiring it is! I think it was the pregnancy, however, that truly prodded me on to write Lucy. For the first time in my life I was feeling very protective of my future family, and I knew I needed to write about a character who went to great lengths to protect someone she loved. For the second question, I'd never thought about a sequel for Lucy until recently. It's been five years since I wrote that story, and I miss her. I'd love to continue her journey.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11403609486582479106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27246595.post-61402763871296284832009-08-26T21:09:45.400-04:002009-08-26T21:09:45.400-04:00Where's My Rain, I definitely put ideas on the...Where's My Rain, I definitely put ideas on the back burner. I'm currently working on two very different stories, one is a YA novel and the other came from an event (more like a feeling, really) that I experienced two years ago. I thought I'd done something really horrible, and although it turned out that I hadn't, the guilt stuck with me, and I knew I'd someday have to write about it. The idea seemed absurd at the time, but now it's turned into a full-length novel.<br /><br />Shawna, my lovely publisher actually let me have quite a say in the cover. The first one they created for Lucy was not what I had in mind, so I had my brother-in-law (a graphic designer) give it a whirl. I think what he came up with (and what we ultimately went with) is AMAZING and I just fell in love with it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11403609486582479106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27246595.post-28006715741936457042009-08-26T21:04:34.135-04:002009-08-26T21:04:34.135-04:00Fiction Vixen, I usually don't reread anything...Fiction Vixen, I usually don't reread anything, but I have read Julia Slavin's short story collection (The Woman Who Cut Off Her Leg at the Maidstone Club) several times because I love it so much. Every time I read those stories, I'm so damn jealous that I didn't think of them first!<br /><br />Shooting Stars Mag, I think it'd be interesting to see Lucy Burns with Mark Darcy from Bridget Jones's Diary. (This might be because I have a horrid crush on Colin Firth!)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11403609486582479106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27246595.post-86351713891302657372009-08-26T20:53:44.573-04:002009-08-26T20:53:44.573-04:00Sorry it took me so long to respond! Mary Ann, I h...Sorry it took me so long to respond! Mary Ann, I hesitate to give this answer,(because I AM NOT AND NEVER WILL BE HARPER LEE!) but I have to say Atticus Finch (from on of my all-time favorites, To Kill A Mockingbird.) I've always wanted him to be more aggressive. I know he's the turn-the-other-cheek guy, and that makes him such a great character, yet I wish he would've shown Bob Ewell who was boss when Mr. Ewell spit in his face. (I don't think the Finch children would've been attacked if Atticus would've been more assertive with him. Anyway, that's my gut answer!<br /><br />Okay, now for Kainani. If you saw my couch right now (I gasp in horror) you would see a giant, messy pile of books. On the bottom is The Lorax, which I read at night to my children. Next, are two books by my new favorite author--Elizabeth McCracken. One is The Giant's House, and the other is a short story collection called Where's My Hat, What's Your Hurry. I think she's an amazing writer. And I'm also dabbling in a non-fiction book called Physics of the Impossible, because I'm trying to explore the scientific side of time travel for a young adult novel I'm working on. And then there's also Cooking Light magazine, which I look at for the pictures, because there's not enough fat in any of the recipes!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11403609486582479106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27246595.post-75266814197419183162009-08-26T01:41:05.194-04:002009-08-26T01:41:05.194-04:00Elizabeth, do you incorporate real people from you...Elizabeth, do you incorporate real people from your past into your stories?<br />wandanamgreb (at) gmail (dot) comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27246595.post-36868373465521035612009-08-26T01:40:11.942-04:002009-08-26T01:40:11.942-04:00I would love to be entered in your draw. Thanks.
w...I would love to be entered in your draw. Thanks.<br />wandanamgreb (at) gmail (dot) comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27246595.post-80859026428201081052009-08-25T22:39:37.134-04:002009-08-25T22:39:37.134-04:00What a great interview! I would love to win...I wa...What a great interview! I would love to win...I want in on this VAMPIRE craze and this would be my first! Thanks for a chance!Bingohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18183152217815178286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27246595.post-88905857369957811862009-08-25T22:30:53.957-04:002009-08-25T22:30:53.957-04:00I've read a few reviews of Lucy Burns now all ...I've read a few reviews of Lucy Burns now all of them positive so I went to order it online. Unfortunately it is not available on either of the two main Canadian online sites chapters.ca or amazon.ca. Here's hoping for a win :)SciFiGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08698799262990588869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27246595.post-47799799510876718552009-08-25T22:16:00.562-04:002009-08-25T22:16:00.562-04:00I've been wanting to read this book. Thanks fo...I've been wanting to read this book. Thanks for the change to this book.<br /><br />jen4777[at]hotmail.comJenny N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12175597395445772605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27246595.post-45689074597064763672009-08-25T22:06:16.811-04:002009-08-25T22:06:16.811-04:00I really would have sworn I already entered this c...I really would have sworn I already entered this contest. Anyway, I've heard really great things about this book. I like that Elizabeth "doesn't do normal" and that her characters aren't all black and white. Moral complexity is a good thing!Kimberly B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06915078905615036882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27246595.post-12216941569343459152009-08-25T19:16:18.868-04:002009-08-25T19:16:18.868-04:00Tweet
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This book sounds hilariou...Keta Diablo said...<br /><br /> This book sounds hilarious. And I love the "blind" factor. Wouldn't it be curious to know if peeps thought we were beautiful on the inside where it really counts, and not just because we are handsome folks?<br /><br /> I'm off to check out your web site now. This sounds like a must read for me. Who couldn't use a little humor?<br /><br /><br /> Great job, Patricia . . . course I'm biased. LOVE her blog and her great interviews.<br /><br /> Mucho success with the book!<br /><br /> My best, Keta Diablo<br /> http://ketaskeep.blogspot.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27246595.post-56138272348715279852009-08-25T18:52:35.925-04:002009-08-25T18:52:35.925-04:00This sounds like such an awesome book! I'd so ...This sounds like such an awesome book! I'd so like to read it!<br /><br />Email: joannestapley[at]googlemail[dot]comJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02828378728962868575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27246595.post-19989616030589520612009-08-25T18:09:58.997-04:002009-08-25T18:09:58.997-04:00ive heard great things about this book, count me i...ive heard great things about this book, count me in please!<br />throuthehaze at gmail dot comthrouthehazehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11328940738718418510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27246595.post-4588872852727670122009-08-25T16:38:27.055-04:002009-08-25T16:38:27.055-04:00Hi Elizabeth,
You are a new to me author and I&...Hi Elizabeth, <br /> You are a new to me author and I'll be looking for your books!<br /> It sounds like you are terribly busy! When you find time to read, do you have a favourite genre?cheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028962586999938567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27246595.post-16259631599623510492009-08-25T16:25:00.004-04:002009-08-25T16:25:00.004-04:00The book sounds good. Can't wait to read it!
...The book sounds good. Can't wait to read it!<br /><br />kalynnick AT yahoo DOT comkalynnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04385838055033868045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27246595.post-38725016377930561812009-08-25T15:34:46.192-04:002009-08-25T15:34:46.192-04:00Elizabeth, this is one of the books at the top of ...Elizabeth, this is one of the books at the top of my wish list. I love reading how authors come up with their ideas, so my question is: What was it about the Captain Crunch and pregnancy that helped you to create this particular story? Will we hear any more from Lucy or the others in another story or is this a stand-alone book? (Sorry, that's 2 questions!)<br />Margay<br /><br />Margay1122 (at) aol (dot) comMargay Leah Justicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15490126898758440254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27246595.post-31000263051196228112009-08-25T14:36:20.049-04:002009-08-25T14:36:20.049-04:00I've been wanting to read this since I first s...I've been wanting to read this since I first saw the cover and title! Plus I've been reading such good things about it. <br /><br />I love Captain Crunch myself and although I can resist the temptation most of the time, while pregnant, it became a staple of my diet too!<br /><br />melacan at hotmail dot comPamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11520420535683181325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27246595.post-47080250386050054342009-08-25T13:27:51.004-04:002009-08-25T13:27:51.004-04:00Shawna Lewis
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Oh thanks so ...Shawna Lewis<br />weloveourdogs@juno.com<br /><br />Oh thanks so much for this chance to win this book.<br /><br />Q. How do you choose the cover and do you have a-lot of say in how it will turn out?Shawna L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06526971775763136596noreply@blogger.com