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Gina Ruiz is now friends with Sergio Troncoso
May 18, 2013 07:38pm
Gina Ruiz entered a giveaway The Honey Thief: Fiction by Najaf Mazari
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Gina Ruiz marked as to-read: The Next Time You See Me by Holly Goddard Jones (Goodreads Author)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Gina Ruiz rated a book 5 of 5 stars The Art of Character: Creating Memorable Characters for Fiction, Film, and TV by David Corbett (Goodreads Author)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Great book! Full of insights for writers and tI've already seen a difference in the way I'm thinking about characters. Highly recommend it for writers of all media.
Mar 05, 2013 04:22pm · see review
Gina Ruiz made a comment in the group Q&A with Michael Brown — Something About Lucy topic "I love Wordsworth. I noticed in your bio you were a film editor previously. How has that skill helped with your writing? Do you visualize scenes and s...more "
Jan 09, 2013 02:29pm
Gina Ruiz joined the Q&A with Michael Brown and Q&A with Tara Ison groups.
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Gina Ruiz made a comment in the group Q&A with Tara Ison — Welcome to A Child out of Alcatraz Q&A! topic "Why Alcatraz? Did you get any help from the officials? Great book. Love it. "
Nov 04, 2012 10:13am
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Quotes Gina Likes

“Verde que te quiero verde.

Verde viento. Verdes ramas.

El barco sobre la mar

y el caballo en la montaña.”
― Federico García Lorca

tags: poetry

18 people liked it

“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go...”
― Dr. Seuss, Oh, the Places You'll Go!

tags: inspirational

21,975 people liked it

“You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, Germany doesn't want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are named "Bush", "Dick", and "Colin." Need I say more?”
― Chris Rock

tags: comedy, everyday-life, funny, humor, observational-comedy

5,865 people liked it

“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

tags: life, regrets

11,991 people liked it