I was a teen in 1990s Soldotna, Alaska—the setting for my debut novel—so people often ask me if The Ocean in My Ears is a thinly disguised memoir. The short answer is no. Sure, I was probably every bit as frustrating, angsty, and confused as Meri, my teen protagonist. She attends a high school that […]
Guest Blogger Meagan Macvie | The Fabricated Truth Read More »
In my family, I’ve developed a bit of a reputation of going into a bookstore “real quick,” only to disappear so long that a family member has to come in after to me. When I was younger, I was usually found sitting cross-legged on the floor in the horror section, having found a new all-consuming
Ali McCart: Fantastic First Impressions for Fiction Read More »
Okay, good. Come in. You’re late but you’re here. Hurry. The class has already started. You can sit over there next to the guy with the orange hat and the homemade nametag. No need to make a nametag, he did that himself and I’m not interested in your name. Oh, and that reminds me, class,
Fiction Apprenticeship: A Guest Post by Mattox Roesch Read More »
You’ll recall we made quite a fuss here at 49 Writers over our writing resolutions this year, hosting Resolve to Write events in Anchorage, Juneau, and Homer. But the fun didn’t stop there. At our January Board meeting, president Don Rearden opened by asking our Directors to share their resolutions for our still-young 49 Alaska
