Alaskan writer and poet, Eva Saulitis passed away this weekend. Eva has touched almost every writer in the state in one way or another, through her writing, her teaching, her kindness, her support, her example of living completely and authentically. On Saturday, I watched as people grappled with her passing by posting memories on Facebook, […]
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With all the great workshops and events organized for us it is often difficult to decide which ones to attend. I wish I could attend all of them! There are still a few seats available for the exciting workshop Danger Close: Alaska. If you are interested, register soon. Resolve To Write! Invitations were sent out
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It is a common complaint of my partner that I make a mess of our shared home office—and to be fair, she’s totally right. My half of the room is covered in stacks of books, papers, clippings, and tape, not only on the desk itself, but in concentric rings around it; her desk bears only
Guest Post by Kate Partridge: Research at the Heart of Creative Writing Read More »
My fourth book is about to come out in print—the advance copies, in fact, may already be out by the time this post runs—and my mind lately has been dwelling on my first book, The Devil’s Share. It’s the story of a kid from Fairbanks named Jack who goes to work for a hunting lodge
Guest Blogger Kris Farmen: First Book Read More »
Everyone has a “what I’m doing in Alaska” story: I got a job; I met someone; I watched too much Discovery Channel; I crossed a land bridge from Asia sometime between 60,000 and 50,000 BCE. But nobody moves here to become a comedy writer. Nobody, except me. You see, I spent most of my 20s
Guest Blogger Geoff Kirsch: Everything I Can Teach You About Comedy Writing in 3 Hours Read More »
In Homer, 2016 has been a year of rain and dark so far. Oh, I know it will get better and we will eventually return to the light, but this year has been dreary. And because I’ve been reading so many “dark” books lately, I’ve taken to reading a little snippet of Neil Gaiman’s The
Eight Rules for Writing (or eight more rules for writing?) Read More »
We are getting back to our routine and exciting events are adding on our calendars. Below are a few difficult to miss opportunities. Resolve To Write! Invitations were sent out mid-December to current members for the member’s only salon Resolve to Write events in January in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Homer, and Juneau. These popular salons in
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This week I arrived in yet another new Mexican town, our new home for six weeks. Staring out the window at the nearly impossibly beautiful landscape: colorful houses and majestic churches, rising hills, flowering bushes, bright-blue sky, I felt a little panic-squeeze in my chest. Here I was in paradise, but I was worrying about
Andromeda: Resolved for 2016–To Practice Tolerating Ambiguity Read More »
April is a hard season for moose, and harder still for a calf like this one who recently died near my surf shack on the Kenai Peninsula. Of the half-dozen moose that frequent the area, this one stood out because I recognized him as a two-year-old who had just been told by his mother to
Guest Blogger Kris Farmen: Blood and Guts Read More »
Ah, the New Year. At its launch, we make our best stab at ditching old habits and acquiring new, better habits that—with any luck—will propel us toward our goals. For writers, that means taking our writing to the next level—the “breakout” story, essay, or book. Ah, but the fail rate. By the calendar, we’re still
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