In my Seattle writing class, I teach the art and craft of writing as well as the publication process. As part of this, I bring in outside experts to talk about various aspects of writing as well as publication. The process …
Tag: Book Tours.
Hijinks on the Book Tour
I’m always nervous before an interview. I like to arrive at least a half hour early, just to make sure I wouldn’t be late. As I entered the Spokane Public Radio KPBX studio, host Verne Windham shook hands with me, …
Book Tour Launch of Storms of Denali
I’ll be kicking off my book tour for The Storms of Denali on Thursday, July 12 at 7 p.m. at the Trail’s End Book Store in Winthrop, WA. Please stop by if you’re in the neighborhood! For other book tour …
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And as imagination bodies forth
William Shakespeare (from A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
The forms of things unknown, the poet’s pen
Turns them to shapes and gives to airy nothing
A local habitation and a nam -
Writing a novel is a terrible experience, during which the hair often falls out and the teeth decay. I'm always irritated by people who imply that writing fiction is an escape from reality. It is a plunge into reality and it's very shocking to the system.
Flannery O’Connor
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“The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.”
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Get it down. Take chances. It may be bad, but it’s the only way you can do anything really good.
William Faulkner -
Ultimately, literature is nothing but carpentry. With both you are working with reality, a material just as hard as wood.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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