Writing until the light goes out

Writing until the light goes out

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"Writing to Gisella" (8)

"Writing to Gisella" (8)

An eighth extract from a story told almost entirely through the letters of the main character.

Feb 02, 2025
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"Writing to Gisella" (8)
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Writing to Gisella was published as one of three novellas in Losing Moby Dick and Other Stories, all written in around the same era.

Here are the first seven extracts:

"Writing to Gisella" (1)

"Writing to Gisella" (1)

Ian Gouge
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December 6, 2024
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"Writing to Gisella" (2)

"Writing to Gisella" (2)

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December 14, 2024
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"Writing to Gisella" (3)

"Writing to Gisella" (3)

December 22, 2024
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"Writing to Gisella" (4)

"Writing to Gisella" (4)

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Jan 2
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"Writing to Gisella" (5)

"Writing to Gisella" (5)

Jan 10
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"Writing to Gisella" (6)

"Writing to Gisella" (6)

Jan 18
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"Writing to Gisella" (7)

"Writing to Gisella" (7)

Jan 26
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This next extract is again tucked behind the paywall…

My default instinct is not to do so — but then there’s the argument which asserts that a writer’s work has commercial value, and if I posted the whole novella (which is my current intention) I would simply be giving it away…

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