Tag: people
member name: Gretchen Lee Bourquin
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May 03, 2007 07:22 AM EDT --
The jury seems conflicted on this. I put my heart and soul into my novel, carried my characters in the pockets of my brain for years. As my manuscript sits in a file, I miss them. I wrote the novel online-- . . .
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March 31, 2007 11:57 AM EDT --
Yep, this is typical parental bragging, trying to get people to look at the work of my son. This is not to be an obnoxious stage mom, it really is quite good "for a sixteen year old"-- or anyone. . . .
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February 26, 2008 07:07 AM EST --
Hi everyone. I want to put forth a quick survey on families. What's your household like. Mine includes myself, my seventeen year old son, my fifteen year old daughter, my cat, and my daughter's . . .
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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 . . .
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March 04, 2009 08:15 AM EST --
Yes, I know. It sounds too good to be true. But if you live in the continental US, you can receive, via mail, a copy of No Sensible People. Once you write a short review on Gather -- and if you're . . .
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April 05, 2007 12:48 PM EDT --
they never were. Veiwers vote for who should stay, so technically contestants are voted on-- not off. But what if they switched it? Asked veiwers to call and say who they just don't want to see . . .
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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 . . .
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April 03, 2007 06:12 AM EDT --
Last night I went to the Twins home opener, great game, home team won. Back to back home runs in the second, sell out stadium, touching tribute to the long time radio broadcaster Herb Carneal who passed . . .
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February 21, 2009 12:46 PM EST --
Yes, I have been elusive in my blogging for a while now, as I've been trying to get a rhythm going with a little more "practical" writing, on eHow and now Associated Content . . .
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May 26, 2007 09:03 PM EDT --
I'm a person that like to clean out my connection requests and group invites on a regular basis. But gradually, as time has gone by I have built up a collection of group invites that cannot be accepted-- . . .
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February 21, 2008 07:39 PM EST --
The last major democratic debate in California showed us the nicest side of both the democratic candidates. The face of showed unrivaled amicability between the candidates. There was even speculation . . .
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October 26, 2008 09:42 AM EDT --
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." -- Thomas Edison
Expectation is a driving component in just about everything we do, even when we make a conscious . . .
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March 07, 2009 11:54 AM EST --
So the weekend is here and I find myself with a large laundry list of things to do. Laundry included among them. I also need to go to the pet store to restock guinea pig supplies. Go to the grocery . . .
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April 18, 2009 12:58 PM EDT --
This coming Monday, I will be heading to Marshall, MN to Southwest Minnesota State University to celebrate the life of one of my writing mentors, Bill Holm who passed away in February. I have spent more . . .
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May 01, 2009 07:04 AM EDT --
I'm kicking myself for waiting so long to submit press releases, but I finally wrote two of them last night and submitted them. Hopefully they will both be accepted and will actually help sales. It's . . .
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January 01, 2007 08:39 PM EST --
Rush
Let the wind drown out
the world
while I fly
blind at
deafening speeds and
disregard
my life
I'm suspended
my own blood
presses hard
against the inside
of my skin
my bones sing out . . .
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February 24, 2008 02:24 AM EST --
When I was growing up, we didn't have much. My father was out of the picture when I was two, and I was well aware of the infrequency of child support. My mother worked two jobs most of the time, and . . .
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December 20, 2008 02:04 PM EST --
Have you ever watched a baby wriggling on a blanket on the floor? Maybe there is a toy a few feet away. Maybe it is just the end of the blanket. But whatever it is, they do not see the limitations. Few . . .
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May 01, 2009 07:28 AM EDT --
When I was writing my novel, No Sensible People I looked to read fiction that would draw me closer to my own story. I picked Faith Sullivan's The Cape Ann and The Empress of One , Ellen Foster . . .
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March 03, 2009 08:12 PM EST --
I want to send my book on tour and I need your help. I don't currently have the time or resources to go with my book on tour, so my "baby" will be heading out on it's own via . . .
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