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Tempering Steel

March 18, 2013 gaisheagirl

The Four Phases of Authorship: the thinking process, the writing process, the agenting process, the publishing process. (We will save…

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Posted in: eBook, Experiences, History, humor, Life, publishing, rejection, Words, writing Filed under: agenting, authors, books, Famous Authors, Famous Authors Rejected, novels, submitting writing

Nora

June 28, 2012 gaisheagirl

My head in the innards of book publication this week, I emerged this morning to the news of Nora Ephron’s…

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Posted in: books, Death, humor, Life, Love, publishing, Words, writing Filed under: Fifty Shades of Gray, movies, Nora Ephron, reading, Romantic Comedy, When Harry Met Sally

Blurbing

June 13, 2012 gaisheagirl

Forgive me for re-posting this article on blurbing a novel but it’s is well-worth the chuckle. Will have something new…

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Posted in: books, eBook, humor, publishing, reading, writing Filed under: Blurbs, Book blurbs, book marketing, book promotion, novels

Penance

September 21, 2009 gaisheagirl 1 Comment

According to Reuters, a Thai man is keeping scorpions as pets to atone for years spent cooking them as snacks…

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Posted in: food, humor, Life, recipes Filed under: Cooking, Lobsters, Penance, Religion, Repentance, Reuters, Scorpian snacks, Scorpions, Thai Food, Thailand, travel

Epigrams

September 1, 2009 gaisheagirl 1 Comment

I love epigrams.   The English critic and poet, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, said, “What is an epigram? A dwarfish whole,…

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Posted in: History, humor, reading, writing Filed under: books, Epigrams, Life, Mark Twain, Oscar Wilde Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Tempation, The Secret to Life, Words, Writer

Cat-Habit

August 24, 2009 gaisheagirl

I have a cat; a very old cat. She is relatively good shape, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, ready to chase even…

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Posted in: food, humor, Life, Words Filed under: Addictions, Bong, Cat food, Cats, Conspiracy, Drugs, Pet Food, Pets

Right Brain, Left Brain

August 17, 2009 gaisheagirl 1 Comment

Just when I think I have it figured out…. “Everything you can imagine is real.” –Pablo Picasso “Reality is merely…

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Posted in: God, History, humor, Life, Words, writing Filed under: Creativity, Einstein, Illusion, Imagination, Picasso, Quotaions, Quotes, reality, Thoughts

One Pic is Worth…

August 5, 2009 gaisheagirl

My daughter just returned from a week of sailing in the British Virgin Islands.  All-in-all a very successful trip, I…

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Posted in: humor, Life, travel Filed under: AGROUND, Anegada, Bare-Boating, boating, Boating Skills, British Virgin Islands, BVI'S, GROUNDING, Sailing

Got Milk?

July 20, 2009 gaisheagirl

  Here’s a creative writing exercise for you.  Or, if you’re too tired to write after a day of summer…

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Posted in: books, humor, Life, publishing, Words, writing Filed under: Creative Writing, Got Milk, Milk, reading, Summer, Tuscan Milk, Writing Exercises

To Tweet or Not to Tweet

July 16, 2009 gaisheagirl

First of all, when I hear the word tweet, I think of a Warner Brothers cartoon.  If you’re old enough,…

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Posted in: humor, Life, publishing, travel, Words, writing Filed under: Agents, Shimoni, Social Networking, Twitter

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