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Gretchen Lee Bourquin Dream. Believe. Pursue. Pursue. Pursue ping Gretchen Lee You are not connected to Gretchen Lee Bourquin The Basics Hometown: Minneapolis, MN Gender: female Birthday: August 18 Sexual Orientation: straight Relationship Status: divorced Children: I have children (In College, Teenagers) Profile updated: Nov 19, 2008 Last signed in: Nov 20, 2009 Member since: Jan 08, 2006 Friends view all » Christine Zibas Jan C. Kay M. Michael L. Kelly M. Bob B. Brittaney D. Quirky Jessi Leah Christensen Groups view all » Random Musings Go ahead ~ POST, POST, POST ! Just Write! !!! GatherJournal !!! !!! Comment Speedway !!! Articles Galore Gather Writing Life Gather Writing Life What's on your Mind Gretchen Lee Bourquin 's Popular Tags writing (92) people (71) life (66) poetry (66) poem (55) gretchen lee bourquin (45) family (44) blog (40) books (35) no sensible people (34) novel (31) self-publishing (29) self-promotion (28) living (27) journal (25) publishing (25) fiction (23) independent publishing (22) random musings (22) marketing (21)

Gretchen Lee is coming out of her shell-watch your step! Spotlight When Characters Sneak Up On You rating: 10 | comments: 15 Early last week as I was working on my new book, Almighty Whispers in Our Souls , the prequel to No Sensible People , I started to get one of those emotional kicks in the stomach from a character I . . . more Writing Discussion: How Does Your Writing Shape Your Reading? rating: 10 | comments: 22 Poetry Book Cover Redesign (And Free Download) rating: 10 | comments: 11 Curve Balls : Staying on Track When Life Interupts rating: 10 | comments: 20 Sculpture Garden -- Minneapolis, MN About Me People say I'm: quiet, sometimes clever Describe Yourself: I'm a single mom with two teens with a day job in a cubicle. I prefer to be writing or reading. On Gather, I'm Looking For ...: A way to discipline myself to write regularly. To make connections with fun people and good writers. Interests Lately I've been listening to: mpr I'm currently reading: Undiscovered Country - Lin Enger The last movie I watched was: Stardust My must-see show is: The one inside your head I'd love to visit: Montreal, Ireland, Scotland.... Anywhere (almost) I'm curious about: how people live Topping my Wish List is: a more just world Favorite Music, Artists, Genres: Harry Connick Jr., MatchboxTweny, Eagles (and derivitives- Don Henley, Joe Walsh, etc) The Police (and derivitives), Bowling for Soup, Vivaldi, Mendehlsson, Norah Jones, Shawn Mullins, Anna Nalick, Amy Winehouse Favorite Books, Writers, Genres: Ursala Hegi, Faith Sullivan, Sandra Benitez, Kaye Gibbons, Amy Tan, Anchee Min Favorite Movies, Actors, Genres: Breakfast at Tiffany's, The Muppet Movie, A Christmas Story Favorite TV Shows, Actors: Biggest Loser, Minnesota Twins games, How I Met Your Mother, The Big Bang Theory Favorite Places: quiet coffee shops, the library, the Loft Interests and Activities: reading, writing, baseball Wish List: to be able to travel, to work for myself, a more just world, to feel secure, yet free my website: http://www.gretchenleebourquin.com Affiliations Political Affiliation: Democrat/Independent Religious Affiliation: Protestant Colleges: Southwest Minnesota State University Major: Literature/Creative Writing Ping Me You cannot post a blank ping. You're all pinged out (too much of a good thing is a bad thing). close Displaying 10 of 130 Pings | View all » Sandre M., Sep 25, 2009, 3:32PM EDT Hi, Gretchen! I'm making this Friend Friday, so if you have an article you'd like me to see, just let me know and I'll drop by. Have a wonderful weekend! view Sandre 's profile | Ping Sandre Jan S., Jul 21, 2009, 8:17PM EDT Thanks so much for your comment on my posting! Your input means a lot to me. view Jan's profile | Ping Jan Connie C., Jul 21, 2009, 7:33PM EDT Doing My Part to Feed The hungry. You can help as well. Every ping sent is another box donated to Feeding America. Click to donate. view Connie's profile | Ping Connie .* Sandi *, Jul 17, 2009, 9:26PM EDT Every ping sent is another box donated to Feeding America. Click to donate.>> Lets all help view .* Sandi's profile | Ping .* Sandi Tracy Fabre, Jul 4, 2009, 3:13PM EDT Helloooooooooooo... I just wanted to let you know I read No Sensible People recently and liked it. Notably, I liked that Jennie, while having her eyes opened about the "real world", never lost the core of who she was (kept her faith, etc.). The ending, and how things worked out for everyone, was refreshingly realistic as well. Bravo, GLB! view Tracy's profile | Ping Tracy lena k., Jun 7, 2009, 9:05AM EDT good morning view lena's profile | Ping lena Dana W., May 5, 2009, 8:42AM EDT Thank you so very much for all the comments you have given me and thank you the most for being a Gather friend to me! That means the most! Hugs Have an amazing day! view Dana's profile | Ping Dana Aaron Lazar, (author of LeGarde Mysteries), May 4, 2009, 9:21AM EDT Gretchen, re. your comments on "Letting Go." You are so right. I never thought of it as a "chapter break," but it is! I'm very optimistic about the next phase in my life - and hoping it all works out as I dream it will. view Aaron's profile | Ping Aaron Barbara M., May 2, 2009, 2:14PM EDT Welcome to our group READING BOOKS ONLINE! view Barbara 's profile | Ping Barbara Warren Adler , Apr 15, 2009, 11:07PM EDT Thanks for your comment! view Warren 's profile | Ping Warren view all Pings » top