Spring is in full swing across much of Alaska, full of reminders that the world is rife with beauty and detail to apprehend. While the season presents so much to observe, it can also be a time when slowing down to reflect becomes harder as we shift into summertime go-mode and rev our photosynthetic engines. […]
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For three weeks, I’ll be blogging about time as an essential part of narrative structure. I’ll be teaching a 3-week class called “Time in Narration” on this subject on Tuesday nights beginning Oct. 4. In the class, which covers both fiction and nonfiction, we’ll be reading, writing, investigating our default choices, and developing our chronological
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“All novels are failed novels,” visiting writer Dani Shapiro told writers this past weekend at the 49 Writers Tutka Bay Retreat. I completely agree. And I’ve always found both inspiration and consolation from that Samuel Beckett quote: “No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” What ends up on the page is usually more than
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We’re hearing rumors of sunshine in Anchorage this weekend, but even if it’s pouring down rain we’d love for you to stop by our WYAK Write Young Alaska booth at the Spenard Farmers Market on Saturday, Aug. 27 from 9 am to 2 pm at the corner of Spenard and 26th Ave. Our lovely teen
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When people have heard that Anchorage was lucky enough to get bestselling novelist and memoirist Dani Shapiro to come to town (Aug. 31, 7 pm, Anchorage Museum), several friends volunteered that Shapiro’s Slow Motion was one of their all-time favorite memoirs. If that’s not a strong selling point for hearing Shapiro talk about the perils
Sunday is May 1, and you know what that means – tomorrow is the last day to get great early bird rates on our 49 Writers Tutka Bay Writers Retreat with bestselling author Dani Shapiro . If you want to join us for a relaxing weekend of learning and writing in one of Alaska’s most intriguing
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A treat this morning: I gave myself some online blog-reading time to get to know Dani Shapiro, the memoirist and novelist who is leading our Sept 2-5 Tutka Bay writers’ retreat. A friend from Denver, Judith, introduced me to this blog (and to Dani’s writings in general) some time ago, but I hadn’t read Dani’s
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Create a team, join a team, register as an at-home participant from any corner in Alaska, or register and plan to come to our Snow City RAVEN WRITE-A-THON (and extremely creative afterparty) on April 8th from 5 to 11 pm. You’re a rugged Alaskan individual, so we won’t be surprised if you have your own
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The sad news, as we shared yesterday, is the passing of one of our finest Alaska writers, John Haines. For more on John’s life and work, read our recent posts here and here. It may be early, but some of us are wondering about the best way to honor him. If you have thoughts, please
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