-Posted on: June 10, 2019
Picture book writers: you know you’ve done it, started penning your next amazing story and, kablammo! suddenly you’re trying to find a rhyme for Pop Tart (Stop art? Top fart?).
But if you have even the tip of …
-Posted on: March 24, 2019
Writing is a lot like prospecting. There is a lot of lonely work and many more disappointments than successes. So why do you do it? Because there is the promise that if you do it enough, you will learn to …
-Posted on: September 23, 2017
We’ve all been told at some time or another that fiction is not true but should be believable. In other words, good fiction is something made up that feels like it isn’t. When we read a great book like Winnie …
-Posted on: August 3, 2017
If you are an illustrator, you NEED a postcard. Especially if you are going to share your Portfolio at our local conference in September.
If you are a published writer, you NEED a postcard or some other promotional tool …
-Posted on: July 14, 2017
I promised I would update the blog after I went to the conference and could share more info. And I'm holding up that promise! I updated my personal blog and I share it here with some of the insights I …
-Posted on: June 28, 2017
I'm done. I finished my Portfolio for the upcoming Conference in LA. I've been working on nothing else but this Portfolio for weeks now. I'm exhausted. I want to just lay on the floor and bask in the joy of …
-Posted on: May 28, 2017
A few members attended the first ever retreat at the beautiful Knik River Lodge in Palmer the first weekend in May. There was time to get to know one another, time to create and/or write, time to be secluded (if …
-Posted on: October 24, 2015
To celebrate Alaska Book Week 2015, we held flash interviews with our kidlit authors. Check out their answers to five quick, brilliant, and insightful (ahem) questions.
Name: Jen Funk Weber
Location: GlacierView
Home on the Web:
www.JenFunkWeber.com
www.FunkAndWeber.com
You’re making …
-Posted on: October 24, 2015
To celebrate Alaska Book Week 2015, we held flash interviews with our kidlit authors. Check out their answers to five quick, brilliant, and insightful (ahem) questions.
Name: Barbara Lavallee
Location: Anchorage
Home on the Web: http://www.barbaralavallee.com/
You’re making a float …
-Posted on: October 24, 2015
To celebrate Alaska Book Week 2015, we held flash interviews with our kidlit authors. Check out their answers to five quick, brilliant, and insightful (ahem) questions.
Meet Annie Boochever
Location: Juneau
Home on the Web: www.annieboochever.com/
You’re …
-Posted on: October 24, 2015
To celebrate Alaska Book Week 2015, we held flash interviews with our kidlit authors. Check out their answers to five quick, brilliant, and insightful (ahem) questions.
Meet Ann Dixon
Location: Homer
Home on the Web:
http://anndixon.net/
www.kidlitnorth.blogspot.com…
-Posted on: October 24, 2015
To celebrate Alaska Book Week 2015, we held flash interviews with our kidlit authors. Check out their answers to five quick, brilliant, and insightful (ahem) questions.
Meet AdriAnne Strickland
Location: Splitting my time between Palmer and Homer!…
-Posted on: October 24, 2015
To celebrate Alaska Book Week 2015, we held flash interviews with our kidlit authors. Check out their answers to five quick, brilliant, and insightful (ahem) questions.
Meet Cindy Lou Aillaud
Location: Delta Junction
Home on the …
-Posted on: October 24, 2015
To celebrate Alaska Book Week 2015, we held flash interviews with our kidlit authors. Check out their answers to five quick, brilliant, and insightful (ahem) questions.
Meet Debbie Miller
Location: You’ll find me exploring Alaska’s wild …
-Posted on: October 24, 2015
To celebrate Alaska Book Week 2015, we held flash interviews with our kidlit authors. Check out their answers to five quick, brilliant, and insightful (ahem) questions.
Meet Lynn Lovegreen
Location: Southcentral Alaska
Home on the Web: www.lynnlovegreen.com…
-Posted on: October 24, 2015
To celebrate Alaska Book Week 2015, we held flash interviews with our kidlit authors. Check out their answers to five quick, brilliant, and insightful (ahem) questions.
Meet Cherie B. Stihler
Location: Fairbanks (when we are not …
-Posted on: October 24, 2015
To celebrate Alaska Book Week 2015, we held flash interviews with our kidlit authors. Check out their answers to five quick, brilliant, and insightful (ahem) questions.
Meet Deb Vanasse
Location: Eagle River
Home on the Web: www.debvanasse.com…
-Posted on: October 4, 2013
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