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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Sep 9, 20213 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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Aug 11, 20212 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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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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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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Mar 10, 20212 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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Feb 10, 20212 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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Jan 26, 20211 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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May 14, 20193 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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Nov 17, 20183 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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May 7, 20182 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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Mar 4, 20181 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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Oct 10, 20172 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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May 24, 20172 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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May 24, 20171 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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May 24, 20171 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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