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Lisa Goich

Lisa Goich is an award-winning copywriter, talk radio host, blogger, journalist and former stand-up comedian. She has spent her life dedicated to the written word, the spoken word and the arts. She's the author of a memoir, 14 Days, and the book, The Breakup Diary: A Guided Journal. She currently serves as a senior project manager for the jazz and comedy genres of the GRAMMY Awards and has worked for some of the biggest names in the literary and entertainment business, including Mitch Albom, Carole King and Robert Redford. She lives in Los Angeles with her musician husband Teddy Andreadis and their four rescue dogs. She and her Maltese mix, Angie, have worked with hospice patients and their families, helping to make their transitions to the other side a loving, bonding and peaceful experience.

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The math of writing contests

Entering literary contests is a lot like playing the lottery. You plunk down the entry fee, hoping to be the lucky dog that wins the first-place pay-off of $40 (big money for writing contests!). Never mind that 150,000 other writers with more experience, creativity and contest-submission savvy are entering, too. This is fun, you chuckle to yourself. The first steps down this slippery slope are reading a call for submissions, and remembering that dusty piece you've had stashed, homeless, i ...
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Coffee in the keyboard: Why you should never lie

A few years ago my former employer sent me to an off-site computer training course. It had been a long time since I was a student, and I was excited about the chance to learn, but the class started significantly earlier than my normal work day so I was only half awake and carrying a to-go bucket of coffee that first morning when I walked into our classroom. I was one of the first students there and the instructor grinned happily at me and shook my hand, but I pushed past him with the ...
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