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A New Day

January 22, 2013 gaisheagirl

Finishing the writing of a book (and it’s NEVER finished until it’s in print) is like sending a child off…

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Posted in: Experiences, publishing, reading, Words, writing Filed under: A New Day, best friend, books, fiction, how to write, Imagination, iPod, music, Musical scores, novels, Writing process

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

Neil Gaiman

May 29, 2012 gaisheagirl

Neil Gaiman is somewhat of an icon for writers. A man-of-all-trades when it comes to prose, he produces the written…

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Posted in: books, eBook, Experiences, Life, movies, music, publishing, reading, Words, writing Filed under: advice on writing, Arts, commencement, graduation, life advice, Neil Gaiman, the arts

The Story Of (Publishing Today)

May 16, 2012 gaisheagirl

I started writing fiction in earnest about a decade ago. I was lucky, it only took me a couple of…

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Posted in: eBook, Life, publishing, reading, rejection, writing Filed under: Agents, best-sellerss, novels, perseverance, self-publishing, validation

eBooks and Autographs

May 2, 2012 gaisheagirl

A key question for authors who are being published through electronic means: What about book signings? Do they exist for…

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Posted in: books, eBook, Experiences, publishing, reading Filed under: authors, Autographs, book signing, Book Tours, eAuthors, eBook Authors, eBooks, Indie Bookstores, Web Publishing

Experience

September 18, 2009 gaisheagirl

One hears about writers who put pen to paper (or fingers to the laptop ) for years until they are…

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Posted in: books, Life, publishing, reading, writing Filed under: Age, Creativity, Luck, Young Writers, Youngest Writers, youth

'Tis

July 22, 2009 gaisheagirl

It’s true, I guess. Frank McCourt has moved on.  I have been waiting to hear the punch-line, as I have…

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Posted in: books, Life, publishing, reading, Words, writing Filed under: Angela's Ashes, authors, Frank McCourt, Ireland, Irish, Malachy McCourt, Pullitzer Prize, writers

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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