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Dear Mr. Bezos

November 30, 2017 gaisheagirl Leave a comment

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 Finish Line

June 29, 2016 gaisheagirl Leave a comment

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

Author of Life

May 1, 2013 gaisheagirl Leave a comment

Is this you? If so, take note: As a writer, one thing I know for certain. Life is like a…

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Posted in: Experiences, God, Spirituality, Uncategorized, writing Filed under: books, Happiness, Life, spirituality, Susccess, Transformation, Words

Tempering Steel

March 18, 2013 gaisheagirl Leave a comment

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

A New Day

January 22, 2013 gaisheagirl Leave a comment

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

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

Awful Library Books

June 14, 2009 gaisheagirl Leave a comment

Love books? For a twist on GoodReads, try Awful Library Books.  It’s the antithesis of the former and often a trip…

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Posted in: Life, publishing, reading, Uncategorized, Words, writing Filed under: Awful Library Books, books, GoodReads, libraries, Library Books, Voting

Mothers, Daughters

May 10, 2009 gaisheagirl Leave a comment

I’ve been both a mother and a daughter and I’ve had both a mother and a daughter (actually two of…

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Posted in: Life, Words, writing Filed under: Because I Love Her, books, Daughters, Jacquelyn Mitchard, Joyce Maynard, Karen Joy Fowler, Mother's Day, Mothers, reading, Susan Wiggs

Quotation of the Day

March 2, 2009 gaisheagirl Leave a comment

I am in final preparation for “The Query”.  I have written what I feel is a stellar letter soliciting the kindness…

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Posted in: Life, publishing, Words, writing Filed under: books, editing, Query Letters, quotations, reading, Somerset Maugham

Good Reads

February 26, 2009 gaisheagirl Leave a comment

My daughter recently introduced me to a great website: GoodReads.  It is a terrific place to share your comments about…

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Posted in: Life, publishing, Words, writing Filed under: books, GoodReads, reading, Sharing

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