The Writing Life

October 28, 2026•1 min read

Tis the Season to be Canning, Fa La La La La…

It’s harvest season, and fall cleanup time for our two country acres. I can and preserve what we grow to use till next year. My days start early and end late, with me feeling dirty and exhausted. I’m looking forward to Winter, so I can be snowbound and writing! In the meantime, I have six […]

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Lori Alden Holuta

Interviews

August 17, 2026•1 min read

A Poetic Conversation with Peter Okonkwo

A few weeks ago I was interviewed by Peter Okonkwo, one of Africa’s outstanding poets. Time spent with Peter is always a pleasure. I spill lots of details about my poetry writing process, and my reading habits in the far distant past. Come snoop on me!

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Lori Alden Holuta

Author Events

April 24, 2026•1 min read

Fantasy Faire’s Literary Festival Guest of Honor is…

Second Life’s annual Fantasy Faire (a benefit for Relay for Life) is on! Guess who’s this year’s guest of honor at the literary festival?

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Lori Alden Holuta

The Writing Life

March 17, 2026•1 min read

Can You Gift an Author ISBN Numbers?

From time to time someone might ask an independent author, “What would you like as a gift?” What that author doesn’t dare say, but might really want and need is ISBN numbers.

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Lori Alden Holuta

Authors

January 22, 2026•3 min read

Scam Alert: The Book Marketing Grifters Have Crossed A Line

If you’re a writer with published books, you’ve likely heard of the book marketing grifters that are flooding email, setting up social media accounts to pitch their scams in private messages, and no doubt trying other methods.

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Lori Alden Holuta

Flight to Brassbright

December 29, 2025•2 min read

The Flight to Brassbright’s Tenth Anniversary Celebration Edition

On February 17, 2026, which happens to be Random Acts of Kindness Day, I’m releasing this Tenth Anniversary Celebration Edition.

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Lori Alden Holuta

Authors

November 30, 2025•1 min read

Author Friends… Need Reviews?

Attention authors! Who needs book reviews? We ALL do.

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Lori Alden Holuta

Parlor Poetry

August 18, 2025•2 min read

The Perfect Book to Celebrate Bad Poetry Day?

Yep, today is Bad Poetry Day. I chose today to release my own book of poetry because that’s how my sense of humor works

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Lori Alden Holuta

Author Events

June 3, 2025•1 min read

New Interview in Mosaic Digest Magazine

Mosaic Digest interviewed me recently, and it just went live this week. I talk about aspects of writing and my creative process that I haven’t mentioned before.

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Lori Alden Holuta

Authors

May 24, 2025•1 min read

If you could talk to a publisher… oh wait, now you can. Opinions wanted!

The founder of a new publishing platform is hoping for lots of input on a survey created to help better understand what readers and writers want from publishers.

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Lori Alden Holuta