Lynn Lovegreen, featured author I recently heard some great writing advice at the Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference. Here’s my two cents on what writers need to know: 1. Forget the “rules.” You hear a lot of rules when you start writing: Don’t use adverbs. Don’t use flashbacks. Always write every day. Always get an agent […]
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I have written drafts for four novels and a novella for my Gold Rush series. Two are published, and a third is in the editing process with my publisher (Prism Book Group) now. One thing I’ve learned is that every book or project is a little different. Like many things, generalizations about writing are just
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I attended North Words Writers Symposium in Skagway May 28-31. I was impressed with the experience and knowledge of the keynote speaker Simon Winchester and the faculty of authors from Alaska and Canada (Nora and Dick Dauenhauer, Michael Gates, Nick Jans, Marcel Jolley, Heather Lende, Lael Morgan, John Straley, and Deb Vanasse). But most of
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What a week it has been! Multiple literary events to launch our spring season and a multitude of literary friends turning out for classes and author readings. It feels so good to reconnect with our community. First thanks go to the warm and wonderful Camille Dungy for her excellent poetry class, “How to Write a
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What a wonderful turnout for Joan Naviyuk Kane’s reading on New Year’s Eve! Thank you to all the poetry lovers who chose to see the old year out in this way, who were also treated to some fine music by local musician Michael Howard. Host Olena Davis provided the perfect setting for the event, and
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Thank you to Marybeth Holleman for her absorbing reading and craft talk last night at Great Harvest Bread Company–and for bringing the important life’s work of Gordon Haber to a wider audience, when it could have so easily been consigned to obscurity. The research of this determined and passionate scientist found its way to an
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