We like the news and interviews around here, so the personal posting takes a backseat, but today I’m deciding to go the personal route. Yesterday, I sold my cello. It was a carbon-fiber cello, the same model Yo-Yo Ma played (or pretended to play) at the Obama inauguration, only No. 106 of its line, and […]
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The Alaska Center for the Book has been promoting literacy in Alaska for nearly 20 years. What has the organization learned over the years about which projects work and which don’t? Specifically, I’m thinking of projects like the Writing Rendezvous that have gone by the wayside. Alaska Center for the Book, affiliated with the Library
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A week ago I had the pleasure of facilitating a discussion with Kendra Markus of Bookstop Literary Agency. Kendra was in Fairbanks visiting her daughter and offered a free question and answer session to any and all writers. Kendra contacted Alaskan author Deb Vanasse through SCBWI and Deb (who is one of my long distance
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Calling all writers for children and young adults: if you’re interested in meetings and/or events in the Anchorage area, please either leave a comment below or email me at debv@gci.net. Depending on interest, a second SCBWI (Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators) group may be formed, and we might also try to organize a
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I picked up “13 Ways” maybe two years ago, read parts of it (it’s organized in a way that invites skipping around), liked it well enough, and put it back on the shelf. I must have been involved in a tricky revision then and reading in search of easy-to-apply fiction solutions, which I did not
“Did I really earn this or I did just wear you all down?” That was Sandra Bullock accepting her Oscar for best actress — a wonderful surprise for an actress better known for her light roles and even some bombs. I love hearing about the success of someone who has been written off by others.
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As a new issue of Alaska Quarterly Review hits the shelves, we caught up with editor Ron Spatz to discover how this esteemed journal has earned and maintained its reputation as one of the nation’s finest literary publications. How long have you been with AQR? I’ve been with Alaska Quarterly Review from its inception. It
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On the day I learned that Alaska’s celebrity author Sarah Palin has inked a new book deal, I also heard that she’s shopping a reality show (at possibly one million dollars per episode). That got me to thinking: Would anyone watch a reality show featuring me as an author? Not likely. I love what I do,
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Thanks to all who participated in our 49 Writers online book club discussion this week of Nancy Lord’s Rock, Water, Wild. We enjoyed an engaging dialogue with one another and with the author. Looking ahead, the next online book club discussion will feature David Vann’s Legend of a Suicide. Thanks also to all the children’s
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Got a little lift from this New York Times article a few weeks ago. I’ll explain what I think (hope) it means for writers, but first, the background… John Tierney writes that University of Pennsylvania researchers studied the NYT list of most e-mailed articles over six months. What do you think people shared most? (Little
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