“Fiction Is Life with More Honesty”: Lo Patrick on Writing the Grit and Grace of the South
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“Fiction Is Life with More Honesty”: Lo Patrick on Writing the Grit and Grace of the South
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👉 In this episode:
• Why she wrote 13 novels before getting published
• How grief, motherhood, and Southern life fuel her stories
• The reason she never outlines her books
• What it’s like writing flawed, real-life-inspired characters
• How she juggles writing while raising kids
Tune in now to hear Lo’s take on writing with heart, humor, and honesty.
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00:01:08 – Lo Patrick’s background and return to Georgia
00:02:44 – From law school to writing full-time
00:06:50 – The birth of The Floating Girls and publishing during COVID
00:10:03 – Themes of Southern identity and layered trauma
00:12:26 – The Night the River Wept: grief, God, and voice
00:16:39 – The real-world parallels in Lo’s stories
00:19:45 – Choosing flawed characters and morally gray ground
00:23:20 – Advice for aspiring writers and Southern storytellers
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