We asked for help moderating our next online book discussion, and boy did we get a wonderful gift in response. Sandra Kleven, writer and MFA student at UAA’s low-residency program, has created a wonderful website for this Thursday, January 7 online event. The website has the full text of eight poems by four featured Alaska […]
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Yesterday was my birthday, tomorrow is New Year’s Eve, and I’ve always been a goal junkie. (Maybe you are, too?) That means it’s time for a resolution post. But this one is a little different. For years, in the writing category — never mind the exercise, moderation or other lifestyle categories — I’ve been focusing
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Several weeks ago, we posted about writing workshops, wondering if there were an interest among active and aspiring writers. One thing led to another, and with the help of the Alaska State Council on the Arts (ASCA) and the National Endowment for the Arts, plus the fiscal sponsorship of Alaska Sisters in Crime, we’re gearing
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I wondered if I could get through this month of guest posting without reference to my summertime exchange with Rich Chiappone about nature writing (and, when he got going, genre writing generally). Couldn’t do it. I enjoyed returning to the scene of the fight (figuratively speaking) and rereading Rich’s pointed responses to my post. I
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Ah, the holidays. After all the rush, it’s good to relax and enjoy the company of those we love. So we’ll keep the news short and to the point. But do read to the end, where you’ll find our little gift to you. The new year will bring several exciting developments here at 49 Writers.
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A day off work, hallelujah. There are family calls to make, a checkbook to balance, unfinished books waiting to be read and a sad and dusty cello sitting in the corner. But a quick post first, for those who might come looking over the holidays… Bill’s mention of Facebook (“Wastebook” as bikegirl called it) and
Your Turn: What are you reading (online)? Read More »
I’m not exactly a Luddite, but I am something of a technophobe, never quite comfortable around the latest technological gadgets. I remember my unease when computers were first moving out of research labs and into the general population. Maybe I was influenced by all the science fiction I’d read as a teenager and young adult,
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As an author, I feel fortunate to have placed eight of my books – seven for children – directly with editors of houses I respect and admire. But this year I had a manuscript that was a little different. I’d written it with a well-published, agented friend who asked to remain anonymous. Her agent wasn’t
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As the madness of holiday preparation winds down, a period of rest settles in. A short one. Here at 49 Writers, we’re gearing up for 2010, starting with a new advertising opportunity for authors and booksellers. As you’re probably aware, 49 Writers has been a labor of love, a way for Andromeda and I to
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In response to some reader requests, we are doing something a little different with our next online book club: we are reading Alaska poetry In line with our ongoing aim to introduce Alaska writers to our readership, we have asked local poet Sandra Kleven to be moderator (with Andromeda assisting — and plenty of you,
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