Tag Archives: Writing fiction

The Montana Festival of the Book (October 4 – 6, 2012)

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Carol Buchanan

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 →

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A Woman’s Right — to Self-Defense

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Carol Buchanan

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 →

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Writing — My Way

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Carol Buchanan

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 →

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The Nobel is Irrelevant

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Carol Buchanan

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 →

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Why I Write What I Write

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Carol Buchanan

I’ve been thinking for more than a year about why I’m driven to write about people in nineteenth-century Montana. Unlike some people who can drive straight to a conclusion, I have to mull, then tuck ideas away in my subconscious … Continue reading →

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