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Wonder why...https://patriciajparsons.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/ethics-in-pr-new-cover.jpgethic in PR aw:Layout 12013-07-22T13:55:41+00:00monthlyhttps://patriciajparsons.com/2012/11/20/plagiarism-the-scourge-of-the-writer-part-2-self-plagiarism/https://patriciajparsons.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/j0315632.jpghear no evil2012-11-26T14:22:45+00:00monthlyhttps://patriciajparsons.com/2012/11/07/plagiarism-the-scourge-of-the-writer-part-1/2012-11-08T15:16:38+00:00monthlyhttps://patriciajparsons.com/2012/08/14/books-we-keep-books-we-toss-helen-gurley-browns-is-a-keeper/https://patriciajparsons.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/having-it-all.jpghaving it all2012-08-14T12:27:31+00:00monthlyhttps://patriciajparsons.com/2012/07/10/measuring-a-year-in-a-writers-life/https://patriciajparsons.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/july-10.jpgjuly 10My view as I sat on our dock this morning thinking about birthdays in the past and what this year might bring. 2012-07-15T16:51:10+00:00monthlyhttps://patriciajparsons.com/2012/07/05/my-writing-girlfriends-now-noras-gone/https://patriciajparsons.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/i-feel-bad-about-my-neck.jpgI feel bad about my neck2012-07-05T15:11:16+00:00monthlyhttps://patriciajparsons.com/2012/06/27/are-writers-back-in-control-the-electronic-rights-challenge/2012-06-27T20:02:05+00:00monthlyhttps://patriciajparsons.com/2012/05/30/the-beauty-of-a-deadline-ok-dont-shoot-me/https://patriciajparsons.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/write-a-movie-in-21-days-cover.jpgwrite a movie in 21 days coverhttps://patriciajparsons.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/no-plot-no-problem-cover.jpgno plot no problem cover2012-05-30T19:42:36+00:00monthlyhttps://patriciajparsons.com/2012/05/15/writers-contests-the-good-the-bad-the-very-ugly-a-few-tips/https://patriciajparsons.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/grace-note-cover-paperback.jpgGrace Note Cover Paperbackhttps://patriciajparsons.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/final-soft-cover.jpgfinal soft coverAn award winner?2014-05-07T13:09:54+00:00monthlyhttps://patriciajparsons.com/2012/04/25/holding-self-published-writers-to-account-for-quality/2012-04-25T16:25:19+00:00monthlyhttps://patriciajparsons.com/2012/04/10/setting-priorities-a-writers-lament/2012-04-10T18:56:18+00:00monthlyhttps://patriciajparsons.com/2012/03/07/publishing-trends-the-good-the-bad-and-the-really-ugly/https://patriciajparsons.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/dsc01200.jpgwaikoloa hawaiiThe view from where I was sitting when I was thinking about all of this. 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They did give it a new cover - which I designed for them .2012-02-02T12:48:41+00:00monthlyhttps://patriciajparsons.com/2012/01/24/the-trouble-with-publishers-part-1-lets-talk-vanity-publishing/https://patriciajparsons.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/confessions.jpgconfessionsMy "first" novel published by the now defunct Carlton Press, New Yorkhttps://patriciajparsons.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/confessions-back.jpgconfessions back2013-11-12T22:43:44+00:00monthlyhttps://patriciajparsons.com/2012/01/17/blogging-as-writing-practice/https://patriciajparsons.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/the-discerning-travelers-blog.jpgthe discerning travelers bloghttps://patriciajparsons.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/j0316779.jpgj03167792012-01-31T00:57:08+00:00monthlyhttps://patriciajparsons.com/2012/01/12/whats-a-real-book/2012-01-30T13:13:16+00:00monthlyhttps://patriciajparsons.com/2012/01/11/author-photos-bios-reasons-to-care/https://patriciajparsons.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/grae-note-author-photo.jpggrace note author photohttps://patriciajparsons.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/ethics-author-photo-and-bio.jpgethics author photo and biohttps://patriciajparsons.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/cannes-09.jpgcannes 09Would this make a good book-jacket photo?2012-01-11T15:24:40+00:00monthlyhttps://patriciajparsons.com/2012/01/03/author-photos-bios-do-you-care/2012-01-04T18:29:14+00:00monthlyhttps://patriciajparsons.com/2011/12/12/writing-christmas/https://patriciajparsons.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/christmas-tree.jpgchristmas treehttps://patriciajparsons.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/skipping-christmas.jpgskipping christmas2011-12-12T17:33:28+00:00monthlyhttps://patriciajparsons.com/2011/12/07/the-things-that-shape-us-books-their-stories/https://patriciajparsons.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/eighth-moon-original-cover.jpgeighth moon original coverEight Moon: The original cover -- the one I can actually remember!https://patriciajparsons.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/eighth-moon1.jpgeighth moonhttps://patriciajparsons.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/eighth-moon.jpgeighth moonEighth Moon: Today's cover with its sub-title. https://patriciajparsons.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/green-darkness-1972.jpggreen darkness 1972Green Darkness: The original cover from 1972. 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