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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

Interred with Their Bones

November 7, 2008 gaisheagirl

Fellow writer and friend, Jenny Carrell, author of the fascinating non-fiction read, The Speckled Monster, detailing the creation of the smallpox…

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Posted in: History, publishing, writing Filed under: authors, books, fiction, Interred with Their Bones, Jennifer Lee Carrell, Non-Fiction, novels, Shakespeare, Smallpox, The Speckled Monster

Wilde Morality

November 5, 2008 gaisheagirl

“Morality, like art, means drawing a line someplace.”…Oscar Wilde Certainly, Mr. Wilde drew many interesting lines during his lifetime. Each…

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Posted in: Politics, writing Filed under: Lines, Mark Twain, Oscar Wilde, The Art of Allowing, Tolerance

Howl-O-Ween

October 31, 2008 gaisheagirl

Looking for a great Halloween website?  Try www.halloween.com.  Everything you want to know about the holiday, about finding a costume,…

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Posted in: humor, writing Filed under: dogs, Halloween, Halloween Decorations, Halloween Website

The Horse World

October 28, 2008 gaisheagirl

If you have read my “About” page on this blog, you know that I have been involved with Arabian horses…

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Posted in: writing Filed under: arabian horses, Champions, Colts, Fillies, Foals, Gainey Arabians, Horse Breeding, Horse Shows, Horses, Horses for Sale

Fall Color

October 24, 2008 gaisheagirl

I took a road trip over Stevens Pass to Eastern Washington this past week.  I love driving over the Cascades…

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Posted in: food, travel, writing Filed under: Blewett Pass, Fall Color, Highway 2, Leavenworth, Road Trips, Stevens Pass, Washington State

My Heart Belongs…

October 20, 2008 gaisheagirl

I may have been involved in the creation of a California vineyard and I know I’ve said this before but…

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Posted in: travel, wine, writing Filed under: Bordeaux, California Wine, Chateau Haut-Brion, French Wine, Gainey Vineyard, Jean-Bernard Delmas

The Lonely Goatherd

October 17, 2008 gaisheagirl

I live in Seattle….not in a rural part of the city, but 10 minutes from downtown.  My neighborhood is great: A small…

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Posted in: humor, writing Filed under: Goats, Goattrimmers.com, Land Clearing, Landscapers, Madison Park, Seattle, Vegetation

A Hero's Welcome

October 13, 2008 gaisheagirl

A blatant copy of a fellow writer and friend’s blog entry, but I doubt our readers are the same.  Check…

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Posted in: humor, writing Filed under: a dogs welcome, A soldiers return, dogs, Homecomings, Iraq, Love, music, Susan Wiggs, Video

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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