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Water water everywhere…

I know I just posted a few hours ago, but… I was just writing a bit of the novel when something came up. Margaret was going to replenish the resivoir along side the stove when I realized I’m missing something. Something big. WHERE IS THE WATER COMING FROM?! So I turned to Google, and itContinue reading “Water water everywhere…”

My Secret Love Affair

Sometime this past spring, right before I started writing my Alaskan novel, I got hooked on “Dr. Oakley: Yukon Vet.” I’ve always enjoyed a good vet show, but Yukon Vet is so much more. She seems to be an amazing veterinarian who does it all: reindeer/caribou, bears, lynx, eagles, owls, ferrets, dogs, moose, cats, chickens,Continue reading “My Secret Love Affair”

Caribou Fences

My OhioLink books arrived this past week! Now in addition to my writing I have some serious reading to get done. The first book I read was The Alaska Flying Expedition by Stan Cohen. It provided me with a time-line for my story since it begins with the announcement of the expedition and ends whenContinue reading “Caribou Fences”

Character Ideas: Mary Wilson

In my previous post, “Be the Other,” I wrote about my dedication to getting the voice and actions of my half Inupiaq character, Mary, as real as possible. I should note that I have never taken a creative writing course that taught me about voice, so I’m learning as I go. So far I’ve foundContinue reading “Character Ideas: Mary Wilson”

Being the Other

1920 Alaska is fascinating. The country as a whole was on the cups of modernization. Edison started his electric company back in the 1880s, and by 1925 50% of the United States had residential electricity. The 1908 Model T were rapidly replacing carriages and carts. There are plenty of pictures taken in Nome that showContinue reading “Being the Other”

Writing Milestones: 20,000 Words

I don’t often update anyone with my writing progress. You hear about my research (or my frustration with research, ha!) but not about the book it’s going toward. I originally started it as a picture book, another in my historical airplane series, but Nome in 1920 really captured my imagination. The 1920s was a fascinatingContinue reading “Writing Milestones: 20,000 Words”

Midnight League of the Arctic Circle

American’s past time: baseball. Okay, so I’m a little late. Here it is almost September, and I missed opening day by… a lot. But I’ve been working on my chapter about the summer solstice, and decided to incorporate a midnight baseball game, so here I am. I’m not a fan of sports, but if I’mContinue reading “Midnight League of the Arctic Circle”

Writing Day Distractions

I have set writing times/days each week. It’s something I picked up from graduate school. If I make a habit of writing on a schedule, and do not accept excuses for skipping or scheduling over it, I make good progress on my book. I generally do my writing at a local Panera Bread or theContinue reading “Writing Day Distractions”

The Future is Now

My husband and I have started going through the steps of building our own home. It would be a country home about 15 minutes from town, on a 10 acre parcel, with a couple hills that provide a nice view of the farming valley. We just visited the site yesterday, and standing on the hill,Continue reading “The Future is Now”

Chum, Choho, Chinook

For those of you who are not anglers or meat-eaters, chum, choho and chinook are all types of salmon found in *drum roll please,* Alaska! One of the characters in my book is a fisherman out of Nome. I got to thinking about him this past weekend, and wondered how large of an operation he’dContinue reading “Chum, Choho, Chinook”