Tag: writing life
member name: Beryl Singleton Bissell
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July 02, 2008 07:48 PM EDT --
Jacqueline loved her high place a top the dune. She was the only one who climbed up here, who had the whole expanse of the sea and the beach at which to gaze, the magnificent old home in the distance . . .
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June 15, 2006 01:47 PM EDT --
I wrote this article specifically for a new group called Minnesota Readers but am posting it to everyone at Gather as I'm currently engaged in a publicity tour for my new book, The Scent of God. . . .
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June 19, 2006 07:57 PM EDT --
I returned from the Minneapolis jubilant but tired. My mind had spun into overtime during this portion of the publication tour for my book The Scent of God. Overwhelmed by publicity efforts, my calendar . . .
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November 08, 2006 06:10 PM EST --
Can a week have transpired since we docked in Boston and disembarked from the Jewel of the Seas, since we bid farewell to Birdie and Matt, Chris and Ryan, and all the other Gatherites and authors aboard . . .
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January 27, 2009 11:36 AM EST --
"What is it you REALLY believe?" asked a friend in her weekly email "On the Waterline."
She posted the question two days ago and I am still pondering the thought. What . . .
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August 04, 2006 01:51 PM EDT --
If you've been reading my posts for a while, you'll know that I've been awaiting a "writer's dream." No. It's not making the NY Times best seller list. This dream concerns . . .
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January 17, 2009 07:09 PM EST --
We left Rome for Naples on my birthday, October 10, 2008. This was not a wholly good idea, unless one thrives on travel tension. The day started off innocently enough when we took a taxi to the Termini . . .
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May 15, 2006 11:51 PM EDT --
In my last post, the cat returned safely home just prior to my departure for Boston. I mentioned that she was very, very cold, but I don't think I said that she was so traumatized by her . . .
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May 17, 2006 03:24 PM EDT --
In my last post, I was in Boston, heading back from a great visit at the Gather.com headquarters to the Inn at Harvard to prepare for my reading that night at the Harvard Coop.
Almost 50 years ago, . . .
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June 06, 2006 06:50 PM EDT --
I have received a number of messages from Gatherers wondering how best to get published and find agents and have attempted to answer each request as thoroughly as possible.
Today I received my free monthly . . .
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June 10, 2006 02:15 PM EDT --
Today is one of those totally blow-your-mind beautiful days on the North Shore – the sky blue, blue without a cloud, the sun's rays striking Lake Superior with such force that the light seems . . .
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November 15, 2006 07:41 PM EST --
Though the Jewel of the Seas would not leave Boston until 5 pm on November 25, Bill and I began our trip two days ahead of time. I was scheduled to give an early morning talk to a group of . . .
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May 28, 2007 08:32 PM EDT --
The Liar’s Diary: A Book Review
Gather keeps getting better. I keep bumping into fine writers that I hadn’t encountered before and a growing number of outstanding authors. Often these . . .
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July 19, 2007 01:41 PM EDT --
Actually, I almost leapt the wall but I didn't. If I'd pictured a cozy retreat where I didn't have to talk and could just moon around being thoughtful I was sadly but wondrously mistaken. This . . .
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July 26, 2007 07:39 AM EDT --
July 2, 2008 I am leaving tomorrow to repeat this event -- 10 days of silence. I will miss my fellow Gatherers and will probably wonder what you are up to. If you are wondering what I'm . . .
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February 09, 2006 03:41 PM EST --
On February 14, I head to New York from the North Shore of Lake Superior to meet my publisher/editor Liz Maguire and the marketing and publicity staff at Counterpoint, the literary imprint of Perseus Press. . . .
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May 05, 2006 02:19 PM EDT --
In my last post, I mentioned how helpful it can be to do local readings and interviews first -- before you go on tour with your book.
While I've been doing these local readings and . . .
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May 08, 2006 05:06 PM EDT --
In my last post I was developing " warped hand and eye syndrome" as I sent hundreds of postcards to people living in or near the places I will be reading and signing my book, The Scent of God . . .
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June 28, 2006 09:53 PM EDT --
Gosh it's been great to get back to Gather, even if for a brief dip. Hungry to catch up between publication readings and interivews, I've been trying to read at least one piece of all . . .
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January 08, 2007 12:51 PM EST --
As I sent out holiday greetings this year, I hesitated each time I wished my friends and loved ones “Peace.” How could I offer such wishes when I don’t believe peace is possible in a . . .
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