A writer's voice is not character alone, it is not style alone; it is far more. A writer's voice line the stroke of an artist's brush- is the thumbprint of her whole person- her idea, wit, humor, passions, rhythms. Patricia Lee Gauch More Quotes by Patricia Lee Gauch More Quotes From Patricia Lee Gauch The passion for the story is the wind in your narrative sails. Begin at the heart. We must hear the heartbeat of the story. Love your characters into existence. Patricia Lee Gauch passion love-you heart A writer's heart must beat. A reader's heart must hear it. Patricia Lee Gauch beats reader heart