SEPTEMBER 2016:
I was very pleased to be included in this year's Madison Park Art Walk, a wonderful annual event which showcased authors as well as visual artists for the first time this year! My fellow author participants were Leslie Stark, James Brock, J. L. Spoor, and Katie Smith Matison. As part of the event, we held a drawing for a bundle of our books.
Congratulations to Barbara Chapman (picture at right) who won the bundle!
I was very pleased to be included in this year's Madison Park Art Walk, a wonderful annual event which showcased authors as well as visual artists for the first time this year! My fellow author participants were Leslie Stark, James Brock, J. L. Spoor, and Katie Smith Matison. As part of the event, we held a drawing for a bundle of our books.
Congratulations to Barbara Chapman (picture at right) who won the bundle!
Great hiking on a spring day. Misjudged the footwear though--didn't expect the snow!
NOVEMBER 9, 2015: I'm pleased to announce the re-release of COMPASS NORTH, along with a terrific new cover!
Find Compass North on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B017QUWBZ8
Find Compass North on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B017QUWBZ8
JULY 2014: COMPASS NORTH GIVEAWAY: Enter on Goodreads for a chance to win a paperback copy of COMPASS NORTH Last day to enter is August 31, 2014
7-17-14: I am participating on a panel at the 2014 Pacific Northwest Writers Conference in Seattle (SeaTac). The subject of the panel is "Success Stories." The panel consists of authors who met their agents or publishers at prior PNWA conferences. I hope to see some of you there!
7-17-14: I am participating on a panel at the 2014 Pacific Northwest Writers Conference in Seattle (SeaTac). The subject of the panel is "Success Stories." The panel consists of authors who met their agents or publishers at prior PNWA conferences. I hope to see some of you there!
Jellyfish on Homer spit beach
JUNE 2014
6-26-14: Readers on the Kenai Peninsula can now buy paperback copies of COMPASS NORTH at The Homer Bookstore, 332 E. Pioneer Ave #1, Homer, AK 99603. The bookstore's phone is 907-235-7496. The Homer Bookstore is the oldest independent bookstore on the Kenai Peninsula, and a wonderful place to browse and buy your books when you're in the area.
6-13-14: I'm attending the Kachemak Bay Writers' Conference in Homer, AK. The agenda packs a lot of punch: Great classes in art, craft and publishing issues, and the keynote speaker, Alice Sebord (THE LOVELY BONES and LUCKY, among others) delivered an insightful message about writing from the heart, writing "rules" that should be writing "guidelines" and embracing chaos. Fellow writers: This is a powerful annual conference in a fantastically beautiful location. You might pencil in next year's dates: June 12-16, 2015.
6-10-14: I'm headed off on a new blog tour with COMPASS NORTH today. Stop by for a chance to win a silver compass pendant or a gift card:
http://ht.ly/xQRTe
MAY 2014
5-13-14: Today COMPASS NORTH is featured in a spotlight at 49 Writers, a site that focuses on writers from Alaska. Stop by:
http://www.49writers.blogspot.com
5-13-14: Today COMPASS NORTH is featured in a spotlight at 49 Writers, a site that focuses on writers from Alaska. Stop by:
http://www.49writers.blogspot.com
APRIL 2014
The next two weeks will be busy with interviews, guest posts and book reviews. My first interview is April 15 at Room With Books. I'll be posting links on my blog.
The next two weeks will be busy with interviews, guest posts and book reviews. My first interview is April 15 at Room With Books. I'll be posting links on my blog.
FEBRUARY 2014
I'm guest blogging today (February 25) on the nature of courage at fellow Champagne Book Group author Ceci Giltenan's website: www.cecigiltenan.com
Ceci writes bestselling Scottish historical romances. Her new release HIGHLAND COURAGE will be released in March.
I'm guest blogging today (February 25) on the nature of courage at fellow Champagne Book Group author Ceci Giltenan's website: www.cecigiltenan.com
Ceci writes bestselling Scottish historical romances. Her new release HIGHLAND COURAGE will be released in March.
JANUARY 2014:
I discussed fiction writing ("Where does that story come from?") and read an excerpt from COMPASS NORTH at Kalani Honua Resort on the Big Island of Hawaii. My friend and fellow author Michael McBride talked about the process of writing his vivid Alaskan memoir THE LAST WILDERNESS, and he read excerpts from his book. It may seem strange that we were reading passages from books about Alaska in tropical Hawaii, but a group of Alaskans travels every January to Hawaii for a fabulous winter yoga retreat with yoga teacher Lynne Minton, so we felt right at home. Alaska and Hawaii: two wonderful states, and I enjoy them both.
I discussed fiction writing ("Where does that story come from?") and read an excerpt from COMPASS NORTH at Kalani Honua Resort on the Big Island of Hawaii. My friend and fellow author Michael McBride talked about the process of writing his vivid Alaskan memoir THE LAST WILDERNESS, and he read excerpts from his book. It may seem strange that we were reading passages from books about Alaska in tropical Hawaii, but a group of Alaskans travels every January to Hawaii for a fabulous winter yoga retreat with yoga teacher Lynne Minton, so we felt right at home. Alaska and Hawaii: two wonderful states, and I enjoy them both.
DECEMBER 2013: Great article about Compass North in the Homer News:
http://homernews.com/homer-features/arts/2013-12-18/lower-48-authors-write-about-homer?fb_action_ids=598716733514889&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_ref=.UsLdVlTR-CY.like&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%5B640588605999263%5D&action_type_map=%5B%22og.likes%22%5D&action_ref_map=%5B%22.UsLdVlTR-CY.like%22%5D
http://homernews.com/homer-features/arts/2013-12-18/lower-48-authors-write-about-homer?fb_action_ids=598716733514889&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_ref=.UsLdVlTR-CY.like&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%5B640588605999263%5D&action_type_map=%5B%22og.likes%22%5D&action_ref_map=%5B%22.UsLdVlTR-CY.like%22%5D
