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The Green Room

March 2, 2018 gaisheagirl

Wonderful things happen when the mind is still and the space quiet. Spending so much alone-time on my boat during…

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Posted in: boating, Experiences, Life, publishing, Robin F. Gainey, Spirituality, Words, writing Filed under: Andre Aciman, authors, Call Me By Your Name, Film Options, Good Fortune, KATU Afternoon Live, Light of the Northern Dancers, Luck, Meditation, novelists, novels, The Green Room, writers, writing

Dear Mr. Bezos

November 30, 2017 gaisheagirl

Dear Mr. Bezos: Your net worth just passed $95 billion. A mind-numbing number. Do you ever pause at a price…

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Posted in: books, eBook, publishing, reading, rejection, Robin F. Gainey, Words, writing Filed under: Addictions, Amazon, authors, Book Giveaways, books, Dealers, GoodReads, Indie Bookstores, Jeff Bezos, novels, publishing, Readers, writing

The Possibility in Hardship

November 13, 2017 gaisheagirl

Traveling across the northwestern states for the last few days on a mini book tour opens a window of time…

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Posted in: books, Experiences, Life, Nature, publishing, reading, travel, Words, writing Filed under: Farmers, Farming, Hardship, Organic farming, Palouse, Possibility, Robin F. Gainey, Washington State

Writing the West

October 31, 2017 gaisheagirl

My second novel, Light of the Northern Dancers, releases November 7. A long journey into print. An even longer trek…

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Posted in: books, Life, publishing, reading, Robin F. Gainey, Words, writing Filed under: Creative Writing, Light of the Northern Dancers, Robin F. Gainey, Women Fiction Writers, Writing process, Writing the West

The Finish Line

June 29, 2016 gaisheagirl

It has been said that one never gets things done because of perfection in nonexistent. If you can never get…

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Posted in: Experiences, God, Life, publishing, Robin F. Gainey, Spirituality, Uncategorized, writing Filed under: authors, Aviation, books, coincidence, editing, Finishing, Flying, France, Georges Guynemer, novels, Perfection, reading, Serendipity, Words, world war I

AHOY!

September 23, 2013 gaisheagirl

Seventy-eight days afloat, and another summer spent on the waters of western Canada. My thirtieth year exploring the nooks and…

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Posted in: books, Experiences, God, Life, publishing, Spirituality, travel, Uncategorized, writing Filed under: boating, British Columbia, Desolation Sound, editing, solo sailing, Writing process

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

What If?

March 8, 2013 gaisheagirl

Thank you to Seattle Wrote  for a great interview. Uncut, unedited and appreciated. Plenty can be learned from when writing…

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Posted in: books, eBook, Experiences, publishing, rejection, writing Filed under: Creative Writing, fiction, John Saul, Plot, what if, Writing Tips

Apps for Authors

February 6, 2013 gaisheagirl

A re-posting from Jessica Schein and a great resource for writers. I have several and they are a big help:…

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Posted in: books, publishing, rejection, Words, writing Filed under: apps, authors, dictionary, evernote, inspiring quotes, mobile, pages, scrivener, self-publishing, story tracker, thesaurus, writers

Creative Process

January 30, 2013 gaisheagirl

Have rewritten the opening line to my new novel eight times in 48 hours. Decided now to go into farming.…

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Posted in: books, Experiences, publishing, reading, Words, writing Filed under: Creative process, Creativity, first lines, humor

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