Fresh off a round of revisions and out for review to a set of trusted readers, my most recent novel features a ghost. Though something of a departure to me, the ghost has been fun to write. I understand now the draw of speculative writing, and I see why literary authors like George Saunders, Jesmyn […]
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As part of my gig as a staff reporter for the IBPA Independent, I’ve been writing about diversity in publishing. Although awareness of the need (and market) for diverse voices has increased, publishing decisions continue to be made by an industry that’s predominantly white. You’ll be able to read more of my findings when
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I’m a creative writer and most of my stories are nonfiction. In fact, they’re usually about my life, dealing with topics such as adoption and family dynamics. I sometimes wonder if my stories make me seem vain, like I know something important or have some better angle. But let me assure you. I don’t. I’m
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SOUTHCENTRAL ANCHORAGE | Friday, April 27, 2018 from 6:30-8:30 PM | Sunrise to Sunset: A Bartlett Night of Stories is a creative showcase of stories, art, and music performed by students. Requested $5 donation to Story Works Alaska. Located at Bartlett High School. ANCHORAGE | April-May 2018 | The UAA Campus Bookstore will
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Ed note: 49 Writers is pleased to be a small sponsor of this tiny comic-con. Read on to hear from Alaska Robotics owner, Pat Race about opportunities to and study with the many authors, artists, writers, and songwriters that the conference draws to Juneau. See you there! Juneau’s tiny-sized comic convention takes place this Saturday at the
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For what seems a long time, I’ve been revising a novel. I blame my country for this, as I’m devoting a big chunk of my life to community organizing. Right now, it feels like the world needs an American reset more than it needs my novel. This doesn’t mean I’ve lost my sense of
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URGENT—Volunteers Needed for Exceptionally Special Young Writers Conference in Palmer, April 28th at Sherrod School For decades the Young Writers Conference in Palmer has been an annual event that schoolchildren and presenters across the Mat-Su Valley have anticipated with delight. Students hoping to attend must work to be accepted. They have to produce a book:
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Continued from part II. THE FINAL UPLOAD Only a few more steps and my 2002 out-of-print travel narrative, Searching for Steinbeck’s Sea of Cortez, would be available to e-readers. I did not use the “Kindle Create” feature, now available at Amazon’s KDP, for example, so I can’t speak to its ability to ease the chore
Continued from part I Assured, thanks to a simple phone call to my publisher, that the basic rights for my 2002 book, Searching for Steinbeck’s Sea of Cortez, had reverted to me, I had other things to consider, like interior design or any other artwork. Unlike the text, I discovered, those weren’t mine to use.
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Part 1 of 3 My favorite book is the one I’m writing, or even better, the one I plan to write after that. There is nothing more artfully conceived and less commercially sullied than the book that has existed only in one’s mind. Given that I prefer to dwell on my future books, you might
