Norway 9 Hidden Realms: Agents, Animal Senses, Janet Stock’s Kindness, Bergen

Khashayar assumes the same shocked expression of a mural of a shocked young boy in Bergen, Norway.

The author's journey continues: Why the move back to querying literary agents? Plus, a review of Ed Yong's mind-blowing book, An Immense World, and a travelogue on Bergen, Norway, featuring Janet Stock on the enduring kindness of the Moomins.

Norway 8: AI 4 Writers? + Bergen + Valeska Réon’s Historical Novel

Photo of da-AL and Khashayar in front of an outdoor stage in Bergen, Norway.

AI for writers? I share my Gemini test results for novel blurbs, plus a peek at Bergen, Norway, and a fascinating historical novel by Valeska Réon.

Norway 7: Last Look at Stavanger + When 2021 met 1960 by Sandrael

da-AL pretends to make a phone call from an old red telephone booth that's lined with books on shelves.

I never imagined I'd willingly pile on three shirts and two jackets on a cloudy, windy morning in Norway. But Stavanger's old town, art filled streets, and fascinating oil museum—with its drool-worthy social services—blew my mind and left me with a new perspective on home.

Norway 6: Pacing Pulpit Rock to Publishing to Lorne Jones on Writing

Man and woman standing on the flat, massive cliff of Preikestolen, overlooking a dramatic fjord.

A steep climb in Norway, a personal update on life and writing, and a thought-provoking guest post from author Lorne Jones on the importance of pace in writing.

Norway 4: Kristiansand + Peep Vid + Dawn Pisturino’s Poem of Hope

Photo of Khashayar and da-AL on bus from Oslo, Norway, to Kristiansand. Fjord and green loveliness behind them.

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