I asked if I could write one more blog to share my excitement and the other part of my career that often merges into storytelling. I will be having a show at Stephan Fine Arts in Anchorage tomorrow (Friday, March 2). It is my third show there, and will be a combination of my folk […]
Teri Sloat: Coming Back to the Place I Love…Alaska Read More »
Now I’m having a big problem with my present day career;My ship, she has a rudder, but I don’t know where to steer.Am I country, pop, or rock n’roll?I know they are related.I’ll just let you be the judge,It’s simply complicated.Life is complicated with its if’s and and’s and but’s.It’s alright to be crazy….just don’t
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So if you didn’t know who Stephen Sondheim was before I started blogging, you must have figured out he is somewhat of a hero to me. When I wrote my only musical, JACK AND THE BEANSTALK, (about an orphaned jazz musician named Jack, who meets the Beannick at the crossroads of life and falls into
Teri Sloat: Packaging– A Story's Final And Most Important Phase? Read More »
I’m still reading Stephen Sondheim’s book, and perhaps he has solved a mystery for me. I have always wondered: why does everyone think writing should be easy? Why does everyone expect amazingly instant results to their writing endeavors? I found the answer in another quote from Stephen Sondheim, “Sweat poured over the final product should
Teri Sloat: Hiding The Creative Sweat Read More »
A big welcome to our February featured author, Teri Sloat. First let me introduce myself as a writer and illustrator of picture books because that is what I am most often known as. My husband and I lived in Alaskan villages and Bethel from 1970 to 1982, and I was part of the Bethel Bi-lingual
Teri Sloat: Leaving Things Unsaid Read More »
