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    Patricia E. Gitt - my views on writing
    • Oct 5, 2021
    • 2 min

    The Career conundrum

    I find women fascinating. Especially when they are holding down a demanding job or working toward a professional goal. When young and...
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    Patricia E. Gitt - my views on writing
    • Sep 9, 2021
    • 3 min

    reading - it's personal

    There is a special relationship between a reader and a print book that, for me, does not happen on a cellphone, or screen. Reading a...
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    Patricia E. Gitt - my views on writing
    • Aug 11, 2021
    • 2 min

    so you want to write a novel...

    What’s keeping you? Is it a story inspired by real life? Your life perhaps? A flash of brilliance that made you say “I can do that!” Or,...
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    Patricia E. Gitt - my views on writing
    • Jul 9, 2021
    • 2 min

    a character's backstory

    I have always seen myself as an outsider. Someone who would meet each new person and by listening to what they had to say find an opening...
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    Patricia E. Gitt - my views on writing
    • Jun 11, 2021
    • 2 min

    Rereading A novel

    Some read a novel as a first and only experience and when done move on to another book. Others have a few books they will reread once or...
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    Patricia E. Gitt - my views on writing
    • Mar 10, 2021
    • 2 min

    the author's family

    I am not going to share stories of my family. Nor, is this about my personal life. It is the family an author accumulates, both on the...
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    Patricia E. Gitt - my views on writing
    • Feb 11, 2021
    • 2 min

    the author's prism

    The author brings to each book a preconceived vision of the overall message behind a project. Is it to inform? To educate? To open...
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    Patricia E. Gitt - my views on writing
    • Jan 26, 2021
    • 1 min

    Painting with words

    Athena – Pat’s Pithy Posts – January 6, 2021 Painting with Words An author tells a story in words and when they paint a picture the...
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    Patricia E. Gitt - my views on writing
    • May 14, 2019
    • 3 min

    Public Relations a misunderstood profession

    In simple terms, public relations is having a story/interview/book reported by the media as news.
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    Patricia E. Gitt - my views on writing
    • Nov 17, 2018
    • 3 min

    Looking at life like a mystery

    Originally featured in "Your Secret Library Mystery Magazine" https://issuu.com/booksgosocial/docs/mystery_issue_16_11 Only when I began...
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    Patricia E. Gitt - my views on writing
    • May 7, 2018
    • 2 min

    Why I Love Writing Novels

    No surprise, I’m not perfect. Nor the most attractive or smartest person in the room. But when I sit down in a totally quiet environment...
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    Patricia E. Gitt - my views on writing
    • Mar 4, 2018
    • 1 min

    The creation of FYI – An Unintended Consequence and the fake news dilemma…

    The financial news report said that there were no women heading up a hedge fund. And there began a tale of how one woman founded a firm...
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    Patricia E. Gitt - my views on writing
    • Oct 10, 2017
    • 2 min

    Getting real about bad male behavior

    There is nothing new in the recent kerfuffle surrounding Harvey Weinstein. We have seen it before with Presidents Clinton and JFK, and...
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    Patricia E. Gitt - my views on writing
    • May 24, 2017
    • 2 min

    Why women in corporate life are different

    I conceive my tales of corporate crime featuring women in dynamic careers by identifying some aspect that differentiates them from men...
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    Patricia E. Gitt - my views on writing
    • May 24, 2017
    • 1 min

    Food for thought

    What if? - This is often the place writers start when beginning to create their fictional tales. I suggest it is also a good place to...
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    Patricia E. Gitt - my views on writing
    • May 24, 2017
    • 1 min

    Why I write novels featuring dynamic women in corporate settings

    Just as Agatha Christie set her mysteries in a country estate, ship or train, a business is also a closed universe inhabited by a cast of...
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