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Historical Fiction with Romance & a Dash of Celtic Mysticism

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FAILURE IS NOT FATAL

February 1, 2016September 9, 2020 / Gifford MacShane / 5 Comments

Just the other day, I posted this quote from Winston Churchill: Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. Normally, I'd just leave it out there and it would hopefully inspire some other folks the way it inspired me. But I've found that over the past few … Continue reading FAILURE IS NOT FATAL

The Goal

March 5, 2015March 13, 2020 / Gifford MacShane / 2 Comments

Ever since the New Year, it seems everyone has been talking about “The Goal”. January was a month of promises and optimism; in early February the glitter started to wear off; and now at the beginning of March, so many lament. With writer friends, specifically, the goals set up were so many words and so … Continue reading The Goal

Bad News, Good News

January 7, 2015March 13, 2020 / Gifford MacShane / Leave a comment

Sometimes bad news is a very good thing. A little background: my manuscript, WHISPERS IN THE CANYON, was (in what I thought was a cut and polished state, like a rare diamond if you will), 120,000+ words long. But feedback from many quarters said "That's too long", "It's not the optimal size for publication", "Agents … Continue reading Bad News, Good News

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