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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 . . .
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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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June 01, 2007 07:38 AM EDT --
He sees his hand has lost its ring
as he sits in an empty room
He longs to make an offering
but his hand has lost its ring
His loneliness begins to sting
and he finds himself consumed
He . . .
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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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June 03, 2007 08:30 AM EDT --
I'll start first with a disclaimer. I don't really measure when I make most things. I throw stuff in until it looks and tastes balanced. I'll estimate here. Keep in mind proportions, when I . . .
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June 18, 2007 07:31 AM EDT --
They walked past my apartment building for the first time three months ago. The man atop them had polished them "see your reflection" shiny. Good men's shoes. Only they were red. Bright maraschino . . .
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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 13, 2008 09:17 AM EST --
This past week I came across a DVD I had misplaced a while back, 13 Going on 30 with Jennifer Garner. In the movie Garner plays 13 year old Jenna Rink who, thanks to a little magic wishing dust, wakes . . .
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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 . . .
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