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May 9th: Craft Talk – WRITING HUMOR: NOT COMEDY
Ballard Branch of the Seattle Public Library. 6PM – 7:45. At the May meeting of Seattle’s longest-running reading series, It’s About Time (founded in 1990), I will share and demonstrate techniques to use humor in developing your piece, bringing the reader more fully into your work. No Waka-waka involved. It’s About Time: each monthly meeting offers a craft… →
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THE COOLEST CLASS – Submitting Short Work: Toward a Book Deal
Alle is teaching! You want to write a novel or short story collection. You might have work ready to submit; maybe not. You may not have a query letter or a system for tracking submissions, Let’s create them in this six-week class offered at Seattle’s Richard Hugo House. In the first half of each session,… →
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An essay on Spillwords
Happy Opening Day, MLB! I love you, Cliff and Son! →
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Alle interviewed for Oprah.com
Which is okay, if you go for that sort thing … The theme of this conversation is exactly what I want to spend my life talking about: trauma recovery. Many many thanks to Jennifer King Lindley, who put me in the company of some of the field’s heavy hitters. It is an honor to be a… →
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Sunday fun: a frolic of a questionnaire
Feel free to play along in the comments: any of or all ten. →
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Interview question from Dr. Donna: “When do you have enough healing to write a book about it?”
“And maybe help someone else?” I am interviewed by Dr. Donna Bevan Lee, advisor to WHO on trauma reduction and resolution. This is the final of three interviews. →
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Alle IW’d on podcast Story Discovery.
First, I read the essay … · “Goddess of Mercy: Quittin’ Time in Shanghai” starts 58 seconds in. · Then I’m interviewed by JW McAteer and Melissa Collings, who originally published the essay in Etched Onyx Magazine. Starts 28 minutes in. My goodness, you know exactly which friends need to read this story! Send them this link: http://tinyurl.com/yhw599r6 →