In this thoughtful and often funny conversation, UrbanEBB podcast host Rico Figliolini sits down with Lo Patrick, a Peachtree Corners resident and author of The Floating Girls and The Night the River Wept and her latest book, Fast Boys and Pretty Girls. Lo shares how growing up in the suburbs of Atlanta, studying law, and navigating parenthood all shaped her path to becoming a Southern fiction writer.
 
👉 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