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Sign up for Teen Writing Camp on Bainbridge Island!

by MKMarketing | Jun 30, 2017 | Fiction Novel Writing, For the love of writing

We’re so excited for the 2017 Teen Writing Camp at KRL’s Bainbridge Island branch! Calling all Kitsap area teens in grades 7-12! Join me and author Margaret Nevinski for a jam-packed week building your work-in-progress, creating new characters and stories,...

An introspective chat about my work, with author Lisa Manterfield

by MKMarketing | Jun 5, 2017 | Fiction Novel Writing, For the love of writing

Sometimes we receive unexpected treats. An author interview allows us to pause a moment and consider why we’re doing the work we are, and what we’re really trying to say in our novels. Every time I’ve sat in the spotlight as interviewee, I’ve...

Read on: Recommended media for fans of Ancient Rome …and opera

by MKMarketing | Jan 3, 2017 | Fiction Novel Writing, For the love of writing

This is a collection in progress, a heartfelt, juicy and rewarding list of the pieces of research bringing me great joy, inspiration and explosive insights as I attempt to write my third book, a retelling of George Frideric Handel’s Agrippina. I’ve been...

NaNoWriMo Write-in TONIGHT

by MKMarketing | Nov 21, 2016 | Fiction Novel Writing, For the love of writing, Writing Prompt

Hello local Pacific Northwest writers! I’m inviting all my writer friends and neighbors to join me tonight at the Kitsap Regional Library in Poulsbo, where I’ll be hosting a NaNoWriMo write-in from 6pm-8pm. National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is a...

A new book, the Doctor, and Shakespeare

by MKMarketing | Nov 1, 2016 | Fiction Novel Writing, For the love of writing

What inspires your writing? I’ve been pulled in several literary directions recently, and I just wanted to take a moment to check in. I began plans for my third book by engaging in Author Accelerator. I love having weekly deadlines, and the helpful insights of...

Kitsap Area NaNoWriMo Write-in

by MKMarketing | Oct 31, 2016 | Best Writer Tips, Fiction Novel Writing, For the love of writing, Your highest potential

Hey neighbors, friends, and PNW writers! We had so much last year hosting Monday night NaNoWriMo write-ins at the Poulsbo library, we’re doing it again! National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to creative writing. On...
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