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Patty Friedmann

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in New Orleans, The United States

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Literary, Dark Humor, New Orleans

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Patty Friedmann is a darkly comic New Orleans novelist whose dozen works include the Amazon perennial bestseller Too Jewish and the celebrated Secondhand Smoke. Her essays, short stories, and reviews have appeared in Newsweek, Publishers Weekly, New Orleans Noir, Short Story, and Oxford American, among other places. A novel titled An Organized Panic and a collection of her stories titled Where Do They All Come From are 2017 releases. Patty has had two husbands, two children, and three grandchildren, and currently lives with an annoying philodendron.

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Patty Friedmann It doesn't happen when I'm writing. When I'm in the throes of putting out a book, I never have to stop.
When I'm between books, and I'm not writing, I …moreIt doesn't happen when I'm writing. When I'm in the throes of putting out a book, I never have to stop.
When I'm between books, and I'm not writing, I wouldn't call it writer's block. I'd call it, "not in the mood." If I decide I'm tired of goofing off, I'll go take a long shower until I come up with an idea, and then I'll start writing again. I mean a really long shower.(less)

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Patty Friedmann I'm going to be brutally honest. I write for two reasons, vindication and vindictiveness. There's an autobiographical element in all fiction, and mine…moreI'm going to be brutally honest. I write for two reasons, vindication and vindictiveness. There's an autobiographical element in all fiction, and mine is no exception. For me writing is a therapeutic process. I get even, and I get well. No matter who knows it. (My version of "well" is cuckoo for cocoa puffs in everyone else's estimation, but I feel terrific.)(less)

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Average rating: 3.67 · 3,397 ratings · 408 reviews · 37 distinct works • Similar authors

	Too Jewish (The Cooper Family Saga #1) 3.69 avg rating — 1,143 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Secondhand Smoke: A Wickedly Dark Comedy 3.62 avg rating — 473 ratings — published 2002 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Too Jewish: The Next Generation 2.88 avg rating — 154 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eleanor Rushing: An Extremely Controversial Dark Comedy 3.37 avg rating — 110 ratings — published 1999 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Side Effects: A New Orleans Love Story 3.24 avg rating — 68 ratings — published 2005 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pick-Up Line: A New Orleans Love Story 3.48 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Little Bit Ruined: A Novel 3.32 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2007 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Odds 3.64 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2000 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Do Not Open For 50 Years (The Cooper Family Saga #3) 3.69 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Green Eyes (The Cooper Family Saga #2) 3.77 avg rating — 31 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars