by Joanna FitzPatrick | Feb 15, 2015 | The Drummer's Widow
I remember sitting in front of my computer, hands poised, confronting the blank screen. The cursor winked. Nothing else. Not a word.I was at a Writers Retreat on Hatteras Island, NC, where everyone was suppose to produce 2000 words per day.Frustrated, I looked...
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 12, 2011 | Short Stories, Summers in La Drome
Get Going! Marcel Proust called it exercising the authority of his inner self.I woke up this morning knowing it’s Tuesday and I’ve committed to riding my bike though I’m really not into it. This early in the morning I’d rather be in bed...
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.: ...
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