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
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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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Are you like me? Will you continue to write 2015 as part of the date for the first three months of 2016? Sometimes it’s difficult to ease into a change, even a good one. Here at 49 Writers, we’re pretty excited about all of the events and classes and projects we have in store for
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Happy New Year! Last night, each of us wrapped up the past year with new experiences stacked orderly or disorderly on the shelves of our years. Some of these experiences will take a written form. They will become part of our public self. Some of us will need support and encouragement. 49Writers is here to
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