by Joanna FitzPatrick | Jul 23, 2014 | The Drummer's Widow, Why I Write
Cassandra, the damaged singer in my new novel, “The Drummer’s Widow,” was drawn from the heart-wrenching life and tragic death of the irreplaceable Amy Winehouse who died three years ago today. When I forget why I am a writer, she reminds me: “I’m not here...
by Joanna FitzPatrick | Apr 25, 2014 | The Drummer's Widow, Why I Write
It doesn’t matter what happens to us, it matters what we do with it. This is a journalistic blog. A forum for me to express what is foremost in my mind—the launching of my new novel The Drummer’s Widow.When I began writing The Drummer’s Widow, three years ago, my...
by Joanna FitzPatrick | Dec 2, 2011 | Summers in La Drome, Why I Write
“The Greeks understood the mysterious power of the hidden side of things,” wrote Louis Pasteur. “They bequeathed to us one of the most beautiful words in our language––the word ‘enthusiasm’–en theos–a god within. The grandeur...
by Joanna FitzPatrick | Aug 21, 2011 | Summers in La Drome, Why I Write
“Exaggerate the essential and leave the obvious vague.” Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) And as the summer wanes these sun worshippers, which van Gogh painted, turn their heads toward the sun to catch the last of summer’s light.Outside my writing...
by Joanna FitzPatrick | Jul 10, 2011 | Summers in La Drome, Why I Write
There is no bike lesson today. As I am a practicing writer I also like to discuss writing. And today I was inspired by this quote and looked it up to find out its history: The original quote came from Apelles, an ancient Greek painter in 4th Century B.C.: ...
by Joanna FitzPatrick | Jun 28, 2011 | Summers in La Drome, Why I Write
Yes, I’m back on my BLOG and want to thank my sixteen loyal followers for not deserting me. I’m really gonna get the hang of blogging this time around. That is when I’m not working on the first draft of my new manuscript, a contemporary novel...
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