In her opening keynote on Friday evening on chaos and the creative process, Alice Sebold quickly swept us up in the maelstrom of her words. The note-taking got off to a shaky start. Here are some cryptic jottings to ponder: The mess comes first in your life, just as it does in your work. The […]
Linda: Notes from Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference 2014, part one Read More »
And we’re off! As you read this, I’ll be heading south on the Seward Highway, keeping a keen eye open for other Homer-bound writers. Tonight, the 2014 Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference opens at Land’s End Resort, and we look forward to a full schedule of workshops, writing circles, readings, and networking with friends old and
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Dana Stabenow What the HELL was I thinking? — entry from Happy Camp log, Chilkoot Trail I had a plan. I wasn’t going to let anyone rush me. I wasn’t going to let ME rush me. I was going to take it one foot at a time, one boulder at a time. I was
Alaska Shorts: A Time Machine Called the Chilkoot Trail, by Dana Stabenow Read More »
I attended North Words Writers Symposium in Skagway May 28-31. I was impressed with the experience and knowledge of the keynote speaker Simon Winchester and the faculty of authors from Alaska and Canada (Nora and Dick Dauenhauer, Michael Gates, Nick Jans, Marcel Jolley, Heather Lende, Lael Morgan, John Straley, and Deb Vanasse). But most of
Lynn Lovegreen: Alaskan (& Canadian) Authors – Generous and Kind Read More »
Because we’re both fans of the same blog, The Business Rusch, my friend David Marusek and I read at the same time a post that mentioned book bundling, and we both had the same idea: let’s make it easy for readers to discover the real Alaska, minus the hype and minus the cost, by creating
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When the National Archives in Anchorage closes its doors for good at 4 p.m. June 20 and nearly all of its massive trove of documents, letters, diaries, photos, maps, sketches, and films are shipped off to Seattle, the historical and cultural injury to Alaska will be huge. That’s not my view alone but is the
Peter Porco: Closing of Archives Hurts Alaska's Creative Writers Read More »
Conference season is upon us and the North Words Writers Symposium got us off to a great start in Skagway last week – thank you Jeff Brady, Buckwheat, and all the other organizers who make this unique event possible. Next year’s keynote will be Mary Roach! Eowyn Ivey, photo by Steven Nowers Coming up next
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In twenty years of writing fiction and nonfiction, I’ve written perhaps seven passages that would qualify as “sex scenes,” from small moments of intimacy to explicit dramatizations of blush-worthy behaviors. I’ve published about half of those scenes in novels. That ratio of practice to publication is not exemplary; I’d much rather say I’d written dozens
Andromeda: The Hardest Three Letters to Write Read More »
I was lucky enough to grow up in Alaska, and like many before me I fell in love with it. The scenery is beautiful, the history is fascinating, and the people have an independent yet friendly attitude. It’s home, but it’s also a great setting for writing. I have a young adult historical romance series
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The person who points out to a business owner that an apostrophe is misused on a sign? That’s me: former English teacher, grammar geek. So it’s no surprise that proofreading matters to me. A lot. Does it matter to anyone else? Absolutely. Most of us spent at least twelve years in school with teachers who
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