Patricia E. Gitt - my views on writing Oct 5, 20212 minThe Career conundrumI find women fascinating. Especially when they are holding down a demanding job or working toward a professional goal. When young and...
Patricia E. Gitt - my views on writing Sep 9, 20213 minreading - it's personalThere is a special relationship between a reader and a print book that, for me, does not happen on a cellphone, or screen. Reading a...
Patricia E. Gitt - my views on writing Aug 11, 20212 minso 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,...
Patricia E. Gitt - my views on writing Jul 9, 20212 mina character's backstoryI 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...
Patricia E. Gitt - my views on writing Jun 11, 20212 minRereading A novelSome 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...
Patricia E. Gitt - my views on writing Mar 10, 20212 minthe author's familyI 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...
Patricia E. Gitt - my views on writing Feb 11, 20212 minthe author's prismThe author brings to each book a preconceived vision of the overall message behind a project. Is it to inform? To educate? To open...
Patricia E. Gitt - my views on writing Jan 26, 20211 minPainting with wordsAthena – Pat’s Pithy Posts – January 6, 2021 Painting with Words An author tells a story in words and when they paint a picture the...
Patricia E. Gitt - my views on writing May 14, 20193 minPublic Relations a misunderstood professionIn simple terms, public relations is having a story/interview/book reported by the media as news.
Patricia E. Gitt - my views on writing Nov 17, 20183 minLooking at life like a mysteryOriginally featured in "Your Secret Library Mystery Magazine" https://issuu.com/booksgosocial/docs/mystery_issue_16_11 Only when I began...
Patricia E. Gitt - my views on writing May 7, 20182 minWhy I Love Writing NovelsNo 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...
Patricia E. Gitt - my views on writing Mar 4, 20181 minThe 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...
Patricia E. Gitt - my views on writing Oct 10, 20172 minGetting real about bad male behaviorThere is nothing new in the recent kerfuffle surrounding Harvey Weinstein. We have seen it before with Presidents Clinton and JFK, and...
Patricia E. Gitt - my views on writing May 24, 20172 minWhy women in corporate life are differentI conceive my tales of corporate crime featuring women in dynamic careers by identifying some aspect that differentiates them from men...
Patricia E. Gitt - my views on writing May 24, 20171 minFood for thoughtWhat if? - This is often the place writers start when beginning to create their fictional tales. I suggest it is also a good place to...
Patricia E. Gitt - my views on writing May 24, 20171 minWhy I write novels featuring dynamic women in corporate settingsJust 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...