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Equal on Land and Sea: Margaret Brown, Feminism, John Jacob Astor IV, and My Weird Writing Life
2024 marks the 112th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic on her first voyage. It was a tragic event, and one that we have been obsessed with ever…
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Kristen Iversen
Fires and Those Who Fight Them
I can say I likely owe my life to some brave firefighters. I want to tell you about three of them: Bill Dennison, Stan Skinger, and Randy Sullivan…
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Kristen Iversen
On Vision and Re-Visioning
How many drafts does it take to finish a story, an essay, a book? Short answer: A lot. I think the best advice I can give to any emerging writer is…
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Kristen Iversen
A New Name
I've just returned from a crazy week in New York, where I was able to complete some final research for my forthcoming biography of Nikola Tesla, and…
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That Surprising, Tiny Detail That Leads to Great Things (Or, Where Did Nikola Tesla Go Drinking in Prague?)
Have you ever wanted to write something and have someone reading it say, “Wow, I love this book because I felt like I was really there!”? How do we…
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Kristen Iversen
Research in Creative Writing, Or, Making Dreams Come Alive
I have to admit, today’s post was motivated by one of my sweet, talented undergraduate students in creative writing sighing heavily over an assignment…
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Jim Havey: Remarkable Man, Remarkable Film Maker
I bear sad news in this week’s newsletter. I am so heartbroken over the passing of filmmaker Jim Havey -- dear friend, photographer, filmmaker, creative…
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Kristen Iversen
The Raid and a Runaway Grand Jury
In my previous newsletter, I talked about how former FBI agent Jon Lipsky (now retired), led the investigation into criminal environmental crimes at the…
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