Today, Fri July 2nd, Cirque Number 2 is being celebrated again! As part of their First Friday After Hours salon, MTS Gallery presents a reading to celebrate Cirque Number 2! Doors open at 8, reading starts promptly at 9. 3142 Mountain View Dr., Anchorage, AK, 99514 John Morgan would love us to remind you that […]
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Have you picked up your copy of Nancy Lord’s Rock, Water, Wild yet? Our 49 Writers online book club discussion begins three weeks from Monday. Watch for an interview with Nancy Lord as the book club date nears. Lucky me: without even the requisite six degrees separation, I’ve nabbed a back-door link to Alaska’s celebrity author. As
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Welcome to Mary Katzke, our February Featured Writer.I was unsettled this morning because when we were rapidly packing to head to Alyeska for ski camp I found yet more fallen leaves from my prize tree. They flutter down noisily this time of year, and each time I think I will lose her. There were three
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I’m a big believer in revision — not just the fine polish, but the entire “re-seeing” of a project through multiple drafts — and I’m comfortable giving revision advice. One of my favorites: When revising, read your work out loud. That’s how you locate the clunky parts. Have I taken my own advice? Errrr —
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Given the recent fallout between Amazon and Macmillan over book pricing, here are some timely thoughts on book pricing and readership from Alaskan author Marybeth Holleman. My college roommate stayed in Chapel Hill after getting her BA in English, and for many years made a living cleaning houses. Then one day, out walking her dog
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When I learned that J.D. Salinger had died, I didn’t quite know what to feel. His abhorrence to publishing was beyond my understanding. His desire for privacy seemed extreme, but who am I to talk? I happily spend many days inside my little pueblo house on the prairie without interacting with the world beyond. A
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He’s not technically Alaskan, but he used to be, and he’s (unintentionally) adding to this week’s discussion of online vs. in-person promotion by getting his photo in Publisher’s Weekly PW Daily, emailed daily (for free) to subscribers – not once, but twice. You might recall that Erik Brooks, illustrator of my Totem Tale, returned to
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As Mark Twain said about the erroneous reporting of his own death, perhaps the ‘Death of Fiction’ was also a bit exaggerated in the title of this recent Mother Jones article, brought to our attention by a 49w reader. But article titles, which editors rather than writers often generate, are one thing. (I mean ‘Death
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In December, The Northern Review , a journal published by Yukon College in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, recently produced a special literature issue for fall 2009. (The journal normally deals with more scholarly subjects.) The guest editor is Eric Heyne, from the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and the issue was published with support from both the
“Flash fiction offers me the equivalent of instant gratification,” says Fairbanks author David Marusek. “Also, the shorter the length, the more puzzle-like the writing becomes, and I find that rewarding as well.” Knowing Marusek will present on flash fiction at a retreat in Fairbanks next month, we asked him to tell us about the genre.
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