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 | Aug 1, 2014 | Uncategorized
“I started reading “The Drummer’s Widow” two days ago, and only put it down when there was something else I absolutely had to do. It’s a wonderful book. The author’s inside knowledge of the music business – its magic and its...
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 | Jul 2, 2014 | The Drummer's Widow
Before becoming a writer, I managed Divas. So it was natural for me to write about them in my character Cassandra. But I also turned to the Divas I knew for help. And now that The Drummer’s Widow has been published, I want to pay tribute to Aretha...
by Joanna FitzPatrick | Apr 16, 2014 | The Drummer's Widow
Release date: May 1, 2014 And am I excited. The Drummer’s Widow was three years in the making and now here it is.
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