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The Finish Line

June 29, 2016 gaisheagirl

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

The Soul of Success

December 6, 2013 gaisheagirl

Evolution of the soul is akin to creative success. It doesn’t arrive in a flash, but is revealed inch-by-inch in…

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Posted in: Experiences, God, History, Life, Love, Spirituality, Uncategorized, writing Filed under: Art, Creativity, Dali, editing, evolution, literature, Mandela, Perfection, soul, spirit

AHOY!

September 23, 2013 gaisheagirl

Seventy-eight days afloat, and another summer spent on the waters of western Canada. My thirtieth year exploring the nooks and…

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Posted in: books, Experiences, God, Life, publishing, Spirituality, travel, Uncategorized, writing Filed under: boating, British Columbia, Desolation Sound, editing, solo sailing, Writing process

The Editing Letter

May 18, 2009 gaisheagirl

You may think that writers still at the keyboard all day, every day.  Not true, though an author friend of…

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Posted in: humor, Life, publishing, Words, writing Filed under: Agents, editing, Funny Videos, Lara Zielin, The Editing Letter

Going Public

May 15, 2009 gaisheagirl

I am busy working on another edit of book #2.  I ask friends who love books to read my work.  It’s always amazing…

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Posted in: publishing, reading, Words, writing Filed under: Advice, editing, Marquis del la Grange

Editing and Review

April 28, 2009 gaisheagirl

Need a visual for understanding the psyche of a writer in the process of editing and review? Behold: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7RSryuJAwE]

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Posted in: humor, Life, publishing, writing Filed under: Critique, editing, French Lighthouses, Reviews, Videos

Add, Cut, Add, Cut, Add, Cut

April 25, 2009 gaisheagirl

I live to edit.  Really.  Just tell me what to do, I’ll do it. I just received some advice on…

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Posted in: humor, Life, publishing, reading, Words, writing Filed under: Agents, editing, editors, rejection, Steve Berry

Quotation of the Day

March 2, 2009 gaisheagirl

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

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

…To Begin

January 29, 2008 gaisheagirl

The turn of another birthday always prompts me to begin something new.  For me, this will be the year of…

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Posted in: writing Filed under: editing, editors, fiction, literary agents, literary fiction, literature, novels, publishing, rejection

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