Our Words
The day I first called myself a writer, I cringed at the very thought. I heard the reply in conversation, “And…what do you write?” While the obvious answer would have been ‘books’ or ‘novels’, ‘fiction’ or ‘fantasy,’ I winced at the idea of letting anyone know that I had put my very soul on paper. I felt like I would have been on a street corner, exposing myself in public with words. I hid from the very notion…and I’m still hiding today.
The things that have run through my mind about my profession and myself at times amaze me. I have read articles calling the essence of what I do a craft…and maybe the actual telling of a story involves crafting. One needs to know where the commas go and how a sentences gets from the brain to the paper. However, there is much more than mechanics involved…or at least there should be.
To be honest, I prefer to think of my work as art. It is an artist who takes a craft one step farther… I paint with words. The pictures are, albeit, in the mind. As the reader, you see what I have envisioned, feel what I have intended and add your own interpretation to the mix.
There is no greater reward than to have touched a mind, inspire a thought.
And…what do you write?
Sit down. Put your feet up. Crack open a book cover…and find out.
Patrick
Author of Dreamer, Seer and Kris
Dreamer and Seer are part of the Chronicles of Marithe, a fantasy series that transports the reader to a world of dragons and magic. The next installment of the group should release in 2014.
Kris – a murder mystery about a boy and his cat was released on Amazon on Nov 8th!
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Reblogged this on The Owl Lady.
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I have read all three of Patrick’s books and he is a true artist. Thanks for sharing your soul and your ideas with us, Patrick!
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thank you so much Kandy! I will always love Pie!
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Reblogged this on anastaciamoore and commented:
Make way for the next best selling author . . . Patrick O’Scheen!
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Patrick, your words not only come from deep within your soul, they resonate to the reader in such a way that they catapult you directly into the world of your amazing dragons, kings, and wonderful images that envelope you as you read . . . all else is forgotten as you immerse yourself in the realm of make believe. When a writer can capture a reader to the point of not being able to put a book down, in my opinion that writer (YOU) is the best of the best!
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thank you so much Anastacia! I love your work as well!
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” I winced at the idea of letting anyone know that I had put my very soul on paper.”
I remember this feeling very well. Writing has that inherent quality of exposing the real you behind the words which is both exhilarating and terrifying at the same time.
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Absolutely scary! thanks for letting me know you have been there 🙂
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I particularly like this sentence, Patrick: “As the reader, you see what I have envisioned, feel what I have intended and add your own interpretation to the mix.” That’s pretty much the way I feel about my books. And, boy, do readers add their own interpretation! I find people’s impressions and interpretations of my books fascinating! Personal quirks and preferences really do come into play when they read!
I used to be wary about telling people I was a writer, but now that I’ve got six books in print, I just trumpet it to everybody shamelessly! LOL
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Trumpet on, Lorinda. your work is wonderful and imaginative!
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Patrick your comments resonated with me. I like poetry and have a go at it but I would love to write short stories but I am afraid of ridicule. Your piece will project
me forward.
Thanks Chris for posting this.
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Hi Greeneyes – why not dip your toes in the comfortably warm waters of my blog and submit a piece for me to feature 🙂
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Hang in there and believe in yourself!
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