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Best of the Pacific Northwest – Winter Wonderland

All right, I admit that this is an odd thing to post in August when Alaska is in the middle of summer, but I’m scheduling these posts in advance and I really can’t justify *not* sharing these winter photos with you. Alaska has the prettiest winters I’ve ever seen. I…

It Is A Truth Universally Acknowledge That All The Great Novels Have Subplots – repost

Originally Posted 1/17/13 Forgive my abuse of beautiful Jane Austen quote, but it is the truth. Every bestseller out there that I’ve read (which does exclude a few with sparkling undead and men named Grey) have subplots. Think Dresden, LOTR, Price of the Stars, Lost Fleet, or any of the…

Best of the Pacific Northwest – Wildlife and Flowers

An entire post of animals and plants in the Pacific Northwest? You betchya! Sometimes you just need to stop and smell the sting bugs.

Best of the Pacific Northwest – Beluga Point, Alaska

About 15 miles south of Anchorage there’s a pull out off the Seward Highway where you can mark next to some uninspiring rocks. At first glance it looks like a great place for train spotting (please stay off the tracks!) and not much else. The secret to the rocks is…

What Do You Do With Rejection Letters – repost

Originally Posted On 6/10/14 ETA – I originally wrote this and published it while I was still a very young author. Additions are in bold. Liana,I sent my first story out in February and now I have my first rejection. What am I supposed to do with it?– Rejected and…

Best of the Pacific Northwest – Hatcher’s Pass, Alaska

North of Anchorage, Palmer, and Wasilla is a pass through the Talkeetna Mountains named after prospector Robert Hatcher. During late spring and early summer this is a gorgeous place to visit and see the true grandeur of the Alaskan mountains. Majestic mountains. Glacier-carved valleys. Homemade ice cream at the little…

Best of the Pacific Northwest – Sunsets

Is it cheating to do an entire post devoted to sunsets and sunrises? Yes. Probably. But I don’t care. There are gorgeous skies in the Pacific Northwest and you deserve something beautiful in your life today.

Top Ten Allowable Reasons To Interrupt Mom While She’s Working (2.5)

Back in 2011 Corina Lawson published the original list of reasons children could reasonably interrupt a writing mother (or father). I love that list. It’s cute, and funny, and spot on. Nothing short a full zombie apocalypse should interrupt an author on a deadline. However, some of the jokes were…

Best of the Pacific Northwest – Canada Day

Happy Canada Day! Back in 2017 my family drove down the AlCan (Alaska-Canada) Highway as we moved to Seattle. We were lucky enough to be in Canada for the 150th birthday celebration and it was a blast! Not only is Canada beautiful (and I can say all of it because…

Best of the Pacific Northwest – Turnagain Arm

If you look at a map of Alaska the Turnagain Arm is just south of Anchorage. It’s a little bend inland with a stretch of highway pinched between the inlet and the Chugach mountain range. Because of the proximity to Anchorage and other nearby towns the Turnagain Arm Trail is…