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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

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

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

Success Meter

May 9, 2012 gaisheagirl

The best meter I know of for checking where you are in lfe. Take a look around. Happy with what…

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Posted in: Experiences, Life, rejection, writing Filed under: Happiness, joy, measure of success, succeeding, success, success meter

Guilty?

January 20, 2009 gaisheagirl

The top ten most irritating phrases, according to researchers at Oxford University:   1 – At the end of the…

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Posted in: books, humor, publishing, rejection, writing Filed under: Common Usage, Language, Oxford, reading, Words

To Be or Not To Be

January 17, 2009 gaisheagirl

You may wonder about the secret, or not-so-secret, motivations that drive writers. Personally, I always thought most of it lay in validation:…

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Posted in: books, History, Life, publishing, reading, rejection, writing Filed under: Critics, Motivation, Peter DeVries, Words, writers

Proofreading

November 11, 2008 gaisheagirl 2d Comments

Proofreading can be drudge work, particularly to the jaded, tired eye of the writer who has written, read and reread…

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Posted in: publishing, rejection, writing Filed under: editing, humor, Proofreading, reading, The Impotence of Proofreading, Videos

The End of Publishing?

October 11, 2008 gaisheagirl

Just in case you aren’t depressed enough by the current state of financial affairs worldwide, here’s some cheery news for…

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Posted in: publishing, rejection, writing Filed under: authors, financial news, manuscripts

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