Writer Patty’s Publication Adventure

Where Writer Patty Writes About Fiction Writing

Gems: Brilliant Blue Sapphires – Sparkling Imagery

writerpatty | May 27, 2009

sapphiv1A novel of fiction should immerse a reader into a world full of amazing characters overcoming obstacles, growing as humans and perhaps being victorious, but that world must be painted for the reader.  Scenes should be vivid.  Whether you are…

Gems: Point of View Like a Jeweler’s Loupe

writerpatty | May 20, 2009

How does a jeweler view his gemstones? He uses a jeweler’s loupe. It’s through that lens that he inspects the gem. Point of view is the writer’s loupe and like the jeweler’s loupe, the writer’s lens can be of different…

Gems: The Gold Chain or Prose and Narration

writerpatty | May 15, 2009

goldchainpov1Prose and narration are the keys to holding a story together. In my own writing, this is where I really had to study. Prose is the ordinary everyday written language that we use in fiction to describe what is going

Poetry. An Elegy Poem. Goodbye, Puppy Love

writerpatty | May 12, 2009

Would my heart ever soar to heights so grand,
And passion swell ‘til I could understand?