by MontanaCoauthor | Oct 30, 2019 | Sketchbook, Writing Process Tips
From Anika’s sketchbook: My favorite place in that wooded reserve was along a single-track off the main trail. Just after pedaling across a sturdy plank bridge, I veered right onto the narrow path. The path climbed upward following the stream. Not far into...
by MontanaCoauthor | Oct 21, 2019 | Sketchbook, Writing Process Tips
This weekend’s writing prompt was “Three-Word Sentences.” Simple instructions: Pick a topic. Set a timer for 10 minutes. Write only 3-word sentences. I’ve seen this prompt at numerous writing workshops and always love it. It starts as a warm-up. Anyone can write...
by MontanaCoauthor | Sep 20, 2019 | News
Anika Hanisch, coauthor of Don’t Say Anything to Anybody (2017), spoke to a highly engaged audience at the Big Sky Community Library on Wednesday, September 18th. The World War II memoir, which explores the childhood wartime experience of Brigitte Yearman, was the...
by MontanaCoauthor | Aug 19, 2019 | News
Earlier this summer Kathy House, the Big Sky Community Library Director, contacted Anika Hanisch to let her know that “Don’t Say Anything to Anybody” (DSATA) was chosen as the “One Book Big Sky” selection for Summer 2019. Hanisch...
by MontanaCoauthor | Aug 8, 2019 | Sketchbook, Writing Process Tips
I write like I garden. The creative processes are virtually identical in my mind. This Summer Series reflects on the ties between these two worlds. Weeding is more serious than thinning. True weeds are opportunistic organisms that can steal and choke out the crops...
