Word count. My goal for each installment of this 4-part experiment was 750 words or fewer (remember?). I’m painfully aware that I was never able to meet that goal and always wrote more. I think I’m not cut out to be a blogger (!) Not only do I write too much, but I also do […]
Carolyn Kremers: The Non-Conforming House – Part 4 Read More »
I did not intend to devote this third installment of “The Non-Conforming House” to a single night-dream of mine—so I won’t, for fear you won’t understand. Instead, I’ll begin with a brief comment on my creative process and some background about Carl Jung. True to my resolution to treat this blogging opportunity as an extended/extending
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I hope I won’t be flogged by Deb Vanasse (the kind person who posts these blogs), because I’m submitting this Part 2 on a Sunday instead of a Friday. I have reasons, of course. The truth is, I took a big risk. I decided to write my four blog-posts on Fridays only, and to submit
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Carolyn Kremers I’ve never written for a blog, ever. I’m someone who usually drafts her poem or nonfiction by hand on a lined white notepad, then types a copy and fiddles with it—for days, weeks, years. If I journal, I do it by hand or, if near electricity or desperate for time, on my laptop.
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It has been a momentous week for Alaska literary news, one that has evoked emotions veering from elation one moment to deep sorrow the next. Richard Dauenhauer at the 2014 Governor’s Awards for the Arts and Humanities(photo courtesy of Alaska State Council on the Arts) The whole literary community is in mourning for Richard Dauenhauer,
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This semester, 49 Writers is offering classes in Anchorage, Juneau, and Palmer. Our thanks go to the Juneau Empire for spreading the word there! Sign up to avoid disappointment; registrations are coming in daily. If you want to focus in-depth on one piece of work or one aspect of your writing, don’t miss the opportunity
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Today is the day! If you’ve been meaning to submit a fall workshop proposal, the deadline of June 1 has arrived. We know there are many potential instructors out there, in addition to the writers who have taught high quality workshops for us in past literary seasons (who we hope will considering submitting again). If
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Though you moved to Spokane over ten years ago, you’re still loved and missed in the Alaskan writing community. What do you feel best about having accomplished while you were here? I don’t think accomplished is the word, rather launched. Alaska is where I began my writing career. My first ten books take place in
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