Dana Stabenow
Dana Stabenow
Dana Stabenowis an American author of science fiction, mystery, suspense/thriller, and historical adventure novels...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth27 March 1952
CountryUnited States of America
advance article earned fee residency
The first thing my writing ever earned me wasn't an advance on a book; it wasn't a fee for an article or anything like that. It was, in fact, a residency at Hedgebrook Farm.
alaska amazing company films prospect stories thrilled work
My stories are Alaska stories, and they need to be told in Alaska. Evergreen Films is located in Alaska; the company does amazing work, and I am thrilled at the prospect of working together.
option prior production stories
I've been approached in the past to option my stories for television, but prior to Evergreen, there were no assurances the production would be filmed in Alaska.
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Unless you are Stephen King, a book signing is attended by maybe 40 or 50 people.
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I would be ecstatic if the very first writer to step foot in a Storyknife cabin was an Alaska Native woman writer.
dollars inclined million people
I don't know how many people there are with a million dollars who are inclined to give it to a writers' retreat.
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When you put four Alaskans into a room, you have five marriages, six divorces, and seven political parties.
That's some f***ing doorman you've got there, Ms. Shugak.
needs body lasts
We need more bodies, 'cause it's not looking enough like the last scene in Hamlet already. --Chopper Jim Chopin
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Where were they from originally? The Seabolts?" "I don't know, Idaho, Oklahoma, Iowa. One of those red-neck states with vowels on both ends." "You mean like Alaska?
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The library is what keeps us a step ahead of the apes.
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If cyberspace can screw with you, it will.
agents literature fiction
Science fiction is the agent provocateur of literature.
rewards
The blogosphere rewards no-holds-barred smartassery.