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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

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

Houston: We Have a Problem

February 13, 2012 gaisheagirl

I’ve known a few souls throughout my life who have, for one reason or another, decided to leave theirs early.…

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Posted in: Death, Experiences, God, Life, Love, music, Uncategorized, writing Filed under: Dying, Grammys, I Will Always Love You, Jennifer Hudson, Whitney Houston

I Am Your Father

August 11, 2011 gaisheagirl

Parenthood is an odd thing.   Just knowing a life had been created is often enough to engender a deep…

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Posted in: Experiences, Parenthood, Words, writing Filed under: Families, Fathers, Love, Planned Parenthood, Star Wars

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

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

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

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