Tag: novel
member name: Gretchen Lee Bourquin
|
January 04, 2009 10:08 AM EST --
I woke up at 3 this morning, feeling fairly awake, like I was going to be up for the day, but I fell asleep again at 4:30. I thought I might sleep another half hour, maybe an hour and I woke up and the . . .
more
|
|
October 29, 2008 07:29 AM EDT --
The good news is that as of yesterday the "digest" publishing option became available on Lulu.com. They now offer a "publisher's grade" of paper for 5.5 x 8.5 and 8 1/2 X 11 and . . .
more
|
|
November 19, 2008 06:17 AM EST --
Do you ever get the feeling you've just picked up the exact book you need to read at the exact right time? I just started reading Undiscovered Country , by Lin Enger. (Leif's (Peace Like a River) . . .
more
|
|
November 10, 2008 10:42 PM EST --
I recently ordered the updated version of my book, No Sensible People with the new cover in Lulu's new "publisher's grade" paper -- which is a little cheaper. Lulu won't do the ISBN . . .
more
|
|
January 04, 2009 12:11 AM EST --
Today was a day for my blog and a couple other little posts-- including this one. I ventured out to Target today and bought new pots and pans. The ones we had were "peeling" teflon, which of . . .
more
|
|
July 11, 2008 10:15 AM EDT --
My content on Gather, for the most part falls into one of the following categories:
Poetry
Short Stories
Novel Excerpts
Reviews
Bloggy/Op-ed Stuff
Questions I really want answers . . .
more
|
|
July 16, 2008 11:54 PM EDT --
I just want to go over what I accomplished in my writing world. On Tuesday night I had my writing habit class at the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis. One suggestion that hit home was not write before . . .
more
|
|
April 04, 2009 11:44 AM EDT --
I'm a big baby of a writer by nature. I want to write what I want, when I want, how I want, and then I want everyone to go read what I've written and tell me how brilliant it is -- how . . .
more
|
|
August 16, 2008 01:30 PM EDT --
this blog can also be found on www.gretchenleebourquin.com/blog
This week marked the end of the writing class I was taking to help get me back in the habit of writing. So far, it's . . .
more
|
|
June 27, 2008 08:46 AM EDT --
Nearly a year ago I tested the waters with Lulu.com and put together a collection of poetry called The Long and Short of It and published on Lulu, where it's available in print for about $7 and . . .
more
|
|
July 25, 2008 12:17 AM EDT --
The following is a fictitious interview conducted by a fictious journalist Trisha DuTell. Trisha aims to interview as many of the characters in No Sensible People as she can get to talk. Maybe I . . .
more
|
|
August 24, 2008 03:48 PM EDT --
Did you write a book? Have a longer story that isn't getting the reads you want? Give us the first paragraph and a link. Can You hook us into reading more?
This is inspired by Aaron LaZaar's . . .
more
|
|
October 26, 2008 04:03 PM EDT --
I just ran across a site called Duotropes Digest . It is a database for writers' markets in short fiction, poetry, and novels. You can run varying searches depending on your needs.
Just thought . . .
more
|
|
November 01, 2008 11:22 PM EDT --
Back in August, I took a class about getting back into the writing habit, and during that time I self published my completed novel, No Sensible People , wrote promotional articles and character sketches, . . .
more
|
|
November 07, 2008 11:21 AM EST --
Has anyone written a prequel to a novel they have already written? If so, at what part did you decide to write the prequel-- was it while you were still writing the other book. As soon as it was done? . . .
more
|
|
December 31, 2006 10:37 PM EST --
When my sister Lucy and I were little girls, we promised each other we would never let a man enslave us the way our Daddy had enslaved our Mama. I also promised Lucy I would always take care of . . .
more
|
|
November 16, 2008 11:55 AM EST --
My road to the self publishing of my novel, No Sensible People , has been a winding one, and right now there are varying editions available depending on your preference.
First Edition - Print- . . .
more
|
|
July 21, 2008 05:49 PM EDT --
Depending on who you go with, requirements of a self-published contract can vary quite a bit. Your book is your baby, and you want at least a chance at a profit. You also want readers, so pricing can . . .
more
|
|
November 15, 2008 09:55 AM EST --
Last Tuesday I enjoyed the privilege of hearing Garrison Keillor talk about some of the events in his youth that led him to become a writer. The event was part of The Friends of the Minneapolis Public . . .
more
|
|
March 28, 2009 04:13 PM EDT --
Last Sunday I decided to put all the pressures of "trying to be a writer" aside and took my mini-laptop to the coffee shop to write away from the distractions of home. There was no reliable . . .
more
|
|
|
|
