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Tag Archives: Writing fiction
The Montana Festival of the Book (October 4 – 6, 2012)
This annual celebration of literature typically has something for nearly everyone, and this year I met writers from as far away as Los Angeles and Chinook, MT, a distance greater in culture than in miles. The event had self-publishers like … Continue reading
A Woman’s Right — to Self-Defense
I live in Montana, a state that recognizes a human being’s right to bear arms in self-defense of person or property, in both Article II, section 3, of the Montana Constitution and in HB 0228, the act passed in 2009 … Continue reading
Posted in historical fiction of the West, self-defense, Women's issues
Tagged gun owhership, Montana writer, Writing fiction
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Writing — My Way
No matter where a writer is in the experience continuum, we all do it differently. I recently read a post by a fine Montana writer, Craig Lancaster, on Facebook. He mentioned that he had 20,000 words on his next novel. … Continue reading
The Nobel is Irrelevant
Horace Engdahl, the permanent secretary of the Nobel committee, said in 2008 that American novelists are “too insular and ignorant.” His opinions appeared again in the Telegraph, Oct. 4, 2011, just prior to last week’s announcement of Nobel winners. Alexander … Continue reading