From the Writing Picture Prompts Pinterest board Isn’t it wonderful, being a writer? The joy! The freedom! Anywhere, anytime, inspiration may strike. And we’re ready, with our notepads and laptops and smart phones, ready to spin our ideas in whichever direction they want to go. That snippet of dialogue, that flash of insight, that exquisite image – from […]
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It took longer than it should have to write this post on reducing distractions because first I needed to do some research using that wonderful, terrible invention known as the World Wide Web. (Sidenote: Why is it called the Web? Why not the Galaxy? Or the Labyrinth? Or the Ginormous Black Hole of Time-Suck? Just
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After a brief summer hiatus, the 49 Writers Juneau writers’ group is meeting again. Thanks to Clint Farr (above, left) for leading this month’s group and to Julie Coppens for providing the photos from last night’s gathering, which 13 members attended. Those who read from their work were Susi Gregg Fowler, Lin Davis, Maureen Longworth, and Richard Stokes.
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When do you give up on marketing a title and move on? Recently, I was approached by an enterprising writer-blogger-reviewer who asked to include me in a lineup of monthly interviews she is doing with authors of novels that involve art. I said yes—thanks! But my first gut response was to feel only a
Jessica Ramsey Golden I’m working on a ridiculous novel. It’s so ridiculous, it’s embarrassing. It’s so ridiculous I wouldn’t tell you the premise, even if I didn’t already have a general policy against discussing my WIP. But if I did tell you the premise, you’d roll your eyes. Or do that restrained brow lift that
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On the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of The Wilderness Act, guest blogger Marybeth Holleman shares her thoughts on the inspiration she finds in wilderness. Fresh out of college, I visited my older sister, a ceramic artist teaching in West Virginia. She beckoned me to her yard to see her latest creation—a six-foot oblong curved
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Where are you from, originally? I was born in Pasadena, California, and have lived briefly in Cambridge, IN when I was very young. Most of my life has been lived in Costa Mesa, CA, then eight years in Alaska, and six so far in New Mexico. Why did you leave Alaska and move to Santa
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At summer’s height, like most Alaskans the staff and board at 49 Writers are making the most of the season, whether traveling out of state, enjoying its great outdoors, or catching up with friends and family. The pie chart below (which popped up on Facebook this week) illustrates clearly why emails have dried up to
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Tanyo Ravicz While in Kodiak, I also buy a box of cracker slugs. These are shotgun shells that when fired will explode downrange and frighten an animal without hurting him. The brown bears at the north end of the island have reportedly been aggressive all summer. Two bears have been shot and killed. At Wildwood
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The final post in this month’s series from guest author John Straley. I would like to make something clear from the last post. It takes me four times as long to revise something as it does to write the draft. That’s how I figure out how long to spend working during the revising stage. The
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