Evan Swensen
- Author, Book Publisher, and Developer of Author Masterminds
- Author Masterminds Charter Member
- Host of Alaska Outdoors Magazine Podcast
Articles
From Babylon to Bookstacks: How the New Year Inspires Readers and Writers
As the clock ticks to midnight and we prepare to usher in a brand-new year, a shared sense of possibility hovers. Resolutions are made, goals …
The Isolation That Ignited Genius
This striking insight by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe underscores the transformative depth of writing. Goethe, one of the towering figures of German literature, was a …
Don’t Sleep Through Your Writing Revolution: Become an Author
Rip Van Winkle’s tale is a familiar one. While the world around him experienced a seismic shift, he slept soundly, oblivious to the revolution unfolding …
Why Shepherds and Stars Suggest Jesus Was an April Baby
Was Jesus Born in December? Let’s Explore the Facts If you’ve ever sung “Silent Night” while sipping hot cocoa by the fire, you’ve likely pictured …
BALLYHOO!
Ballyhoo. Now, here’s a word you don’t hear every day. At least not yet. It’s a 1920s term meaning extravagant, over-the-top, attention-generating words or actions …
The Customer is Always Right—Sometimes
Long before box stores and national chains came to Anchorage, Alaska, Homer Sparkman was the proprietor of a small equipment rental and engine repair service …
Charlie’s Christmas Tree
Charlie’s Christmas Tree by Blake Swensen When I was growing up, we always trimmed our Christmas tree on my birthday. Living in Alaska, with a …
Readers and Writers Book Club is Good for Your Mental and Physical Health
I think you’ll be surprised at the amount of time you spend reading. I didn’t say reading books—I said reading: billboards, labels on cans and …
Pike On A Fly
We were filming a segment for Alaska Outdoors television show when I accomplished three, “I’ve never done before” things on one pike in a Southwest …
Group Rights v.s Individual Rights
When Martin Luther King said, “I have a dream that … children will … live in a nation where they will not be judged by …
For Kids Only
This is for kids only. If you want to go fishing more next summer begin planning right now. Maybe you could ask for a fishing …
Podcasts
Evan, who lives in Anchorage, has 9 children, 25 grandchildren, and 6 great grandchildren. As a pilot, he has logged more than 4,000 hours of flight time in Alaska, in both wheel and float planes. He is a serious recreation hunter and fisherman, equally comfortable casting a flyrod or using bait, or lures. He has been published in many national magazines and is the author of four books.