Tag Archives: story

We All Make Choices In Life

Posted on February 20, 2018 by chichikir

When Barbara Cartland was asked if she thought anybody could write a book and have it published, she replied: “I can’t remember what it was, but I think it was called Wings of Love. I finished it, and sent it … Continue reading →

Posted in Ramblings | Tagged blog, book, choices, fiction, film, ideas, movies, novel, publishing, reading, story, success, words, writer | Leave a comment

If They Only Wrote So Much Less

Posted on May 25, 2017 by chichikir

I read an interesting book recently called The Main, written by Trevanian, an author unknown to me. I had never heard of him before. A friend of mine, himself also a writer and a retired English teacher, recommended it to … Continue reading →

Posted in Ramblings | Tagged author, bestseller, book, characters, fiction, ideas, library, literature, Montreal, novel, plot, story, write, writers | Leave a comment

We Do What We Can We Give What We Have

Posted on May 17, 2017 by chichikir

“We work in the dark- we do what we can- we give what we have. Our doubt is our passion, and our passion is our task. The rest is the madness of art.” Henry James Whenever I face a challenge … Continue reading →

Posted in Ramblings | Tagged art, article, author, book, Dubai, fiction, literary-agent, literature, novel, passion, publishing, story, writers, writing | Leave a comment

Who Would Do Such A Thing?

Posted on March 21, 2017 by chichikir

Two weeks ago I came across a heartbreaking article on the internet about the Australian writer and blogger Belle Gibson. Heartbreaking in a weird kind of way. According to the article Belle Gibson built a public profile (since 2013) around … Continue reading →

Posted in Ramblings | Tagged author, blogging, book, Facebook, Instagram, lies, marketing, novel, publishing, shame, social media, story, writer, writing | 2 Comments

Name Your Dream

Posted on March 9, 2017 by chichikir

“Imaginary Lives: If you had five other lives to lead, what would you do in each of them?” asks Julia Cameron in The Artist’s Way. Then she writes: “Name your dream. That’s right. Write it down. “In a perfect world, … Continue reading →

Posted in Ramblings | Tagged Academy Award, art, artist, book, civil war, dreams, Exhibition, grandparents, home, Oscars, painting, parents, story, Viola Davis | Leave a comment

To All Those Who Dream Of Writing

Posted on September 20, 2016 by chichikir

While going through my emails the other day in an attempt to clean my mailbox of the junk mail I receive on a daily basis, I came across a “rejection” letter from a publisher. It was dated decades ago when … Continue reading →

Posted in Ramblings | Tagged advice, author, dream, feelings, letter, novel, publish, rejection, story, write, writers, writing | 2 Comments

One Year And Seven Months!

Posted on September 10, 2016 by chichikir

“Dear Author, Thanks so much for letting us take a look at your materials, and please forgive me for responding with a form letter. The volume of submissions we receive, however, makes it impossible to correspond with everyone personally. Unfortunately, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Ramblings | Tagged advice, agent, author, feelings, letter, novel, publish, rejection, relationships, story, thoughts, write, writers, writing | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: story

We All Make Choices In Life

If They Only Wrote So Much Less

We Do What We Can We Give What We Have

Name Your Dream

To All Those Who Dream Of Writing

One Year And Seven Months!

Email Subscription

Recent Posts

My Links

Archives

Pages

Meta