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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

A New Day

January 22, 2013 gaisheagirl

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

The Rules of Storytelling

June 21, 2009 gaisheagirl

There are many rules for writing.  Some are followed; some are ignored.  And, somehow, it seems in much of today’s…

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Posted in: humor, Life, publishing, Words, writing Filed under: fiction, Mark Twain, reading, Rules for Writing, Storytelling, Twain's Top Ten, Writing Rules

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

…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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