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Newspaper Page TextLearn what makes writers tick at Get Lit at the Beach L Love to read? Thinking about writing the great American novel? Then clear your calen- dar April 8 through April 10 — Tolovana Arts &RORQ\SUHVHQWVWKH¿IWKDQQXDO*HW/LWDWWKH %HDFK$*DWKHULQJIRU5HDGHUV 7KHHYHQWRIIHUVELEOLRSKLOHVDXQLTXH RSSRUWXQLW\WRUXEHOERZVZLWKIRXUIDQWDVWLF authors: Terry Brooks, Jess Walter, Jonathan (YLVRQDQG(OL]DEHWK(QJVWURP Bestselling author — and part-time Can- non Beach resident — Brooks says the event’s URRWVOLHLQDFRQYHUVDWLRQKHIRUPHU&DQQRQ %HDFK %RRN &RPSDQ\ RZQHU 9DOHULH 5\DQ DQGIRUPHU&DQQRQ%HDFK0D\RU0LNH0RU JDQRQFHKDG “Cannon Beach is about WKHDUWVZLWKORWVRIDUWIHV WLYDOV´KHVD\V³:HWKRXJKW WKHUHVKRXOGEHVRPHNLQGRI OLWHUDU\HYHQW´ And why not? Brooks says Cannon Beach is a read- ers town, making it a logical VHWWLQJ IRU VXFK D JDWKHULQJ The word has certainly got- ten out and attendees have FRPH IURP DOO DURXQG WKH FRXQWU\DQGWKHZRUOG 7KH WKUXVW RI *HW /LW DW WKH %HDFK OLHV LQ PDNLQJ DXWKRUV DFFHVVLEOH 5DWKHU WKDQ FRQ centrating on a particular genre in a workshop setting, the weekend encourages attendees to interact with writers in events that are largely LQIRUPDOVXFKDVDUHFHSWLRQDEDQTXHWUHDG LQJVDQGDIUHHSDQHOGLVFXVVLRQ %URRNVOLNHVWKHGHSDUWXUHIURPWKHIRUPDW KH¶VVHHQDWPDQ\RWKHUOLWHUDU\HYHQWV ³:H GRQ¶W RIIHU ZULWLQJ FUDIW FODVVHV LW¶V GLIIHUHQW WKDQ DQ\WKLQJ HOVH´ KH VD\V ³,W¶V D FKDQFHWROHDUQZKDWPDNHVZULWHUVWLFN´ Brooks calls the weekend “completely im- mersive,” adding that attendees and authors DOLNHEHQH¿WIURPWKHRSSRUWXQLW\WRLQWHUPLQ JOH Because the literary community is rath- HU FORVHNQLW %URRNV VD\V KH PDNHV D ORW RI phone calls to round up panelists each year, JHQHUDOO\QHWWLQJIRXURU¿YH “That’s how it’s done in the writing com- PXQLW\´ KH VD\V ³)ULHQGV ZKR DUH ZULWHUV VWD\LQWRXFKDQG,FDOOLQIDYRUVHYHU\\HDU´ &RQVLGHULQJ WKH ORFDWLRQ LW RIWHQ GRHVQ¶W WDNHPXFKFRQYLQFLQJ Walter, the weekend’s keynote speaker, is IDPLOLDU ZLWK %URRNV¶ UHFUXLWLQJ VNLOOV ³7KH inimitable Terry Brooks has been trying to get PHWRFRPHWR&DQQRQ%HDFKIRUDIHZ\HDUV´ KH VD\V +H QRWHV WKDW FRPLQJ WR WKH HYHQW DOORZVKLPWREULQJKLVIDPLO\VRPHWKLQJKH UDUHO\JHWVWRGRRQVSHDNLQJWRXUV ,W¶V KDUG WR WDON DERXW *HW /LW ZLWKRXW UH PHPEHULQJ WKH ODWH 9DOHULH 5\DQ RQH RI WKH HYHQW¶VGULYLQJIRUFHV ³9DOHULH ZDV D IRUFH RI QDWXUH DQG KHU NQRZOHGJHRIDXWKRUVZDVLQYDOXDEOH´%URRNV VD\V+HDGGVWKDWWKHHYHQWKDVDOORZHGKLP WRPHHWDXWKRUVKH¶GQHYHUKHDUGRIDQGQRZ DGPLUHVOLNH-LP/\QFKDQG:LOO\9ODXWLQ Walter agrees, remembering the impor- WDQFHRI5\DQDQGKHUERRNVWRUH ³2QH RI WKH ¿UVW HYHQWV , HYHU GLG DV DQ DXWKRU ZDV Submitted photos IRU WKH JUHDW 9DOHULH 5\DQ´ Author Terry Brooks will appear at Get Lit. Author Jess Walter will be the keynote speaker Saturday evening. KHVD\V³,QGHSHQGHQWERRN stores are not just relevant to P\ ZRUN WKH\ DUH WKH OLIH EORRGRIOLWHUDU\¿FWLRQ´ 7KLV\HDUV¶HYHQWZLOOIHD ture a theme: authors having WKHLUERRNVDGDSWHGIRUWHOH YLVLRQRUPRYLHV (DFK RI WKH SDQHOLVWV KDV H[SHULHQFH ZLWK WKDW VLGH RI SXEOLVKLQJ (YL VRQ¶V³7KH)XQGDPHQWDOVRI&DUHJLYLQJ´ZDV PDGH LQWR D PRYLH DQG VKRZQ DW 6XQGDQFH %URRNV¶³6KDQQDUD&KURQLFOHV´LVDQ079VH ULHV(QJVWURP¶V³&DQG\ODQG´ZDVPDGHLQWRD PRYLH VWDUULQJ *DU\ %XVH\:DOWHU¶V ³)LQDQ FLDO/LYHVRI3RHWV´KDVKDGWDONVRIDPRYLH VWDUULQJ-DFN%ODFN %URRNVVD\VWKDWZKLOHWKDWLVJUHDWIRUERRN sales and bragging rights, he cautions that au- Elizabeth Engstrom is author of 14 books. Jonathan Evison will be a featured author at Get Lit at the Beach. WKRUVVKRXOGQ¶WVHWWKDWDVDFDUHHUSLQQDFOH ³:ULWLQJLVWKHSLQQDFOH´KHVD\V %URRNV DGGV WKDW WKH UHDOLW\ RI PRVW ¿OP For information on the event, or to register, visit www.tolovanaartscolony.org adaptations is that authors retain little con- WURORYHUWKHSURFHVV ³$ IULHQG RI PLQH WROG PH WKDW KDYLQJ \RXUERRNDGDSWHGIRU79RUWKHPRYLHVLV like having a child kidnapped by a cult,” he VD\VODXJKLQJ And what advice do these authors pass on to would-be writers? ³%H SDWLHQW %H EROG %H KXPEOH %H FRQ¿GHQW*HWRYHU\RXUVHOI'RQ¶WJLYHLQ WR MHDORXV\ FRPPHUFLDO SUHVVXUH RU IHDU´ :DOWHUVD\V³9ROXQWHHUGRFKDULW\ZRUN² IRU *RG¶V VDNH EH D GHFHQW KXPDQ EHLQJ VISUAL ARTS • LITERATURE • THEATER • MUSIC & MORE And whatever you do, don’t ever take ad- YLFHIURPDXWKRUV´ Story by DAN HAAG This years’ event will feature a theme: authors having their books adapted for television or movies. the arts April 7, 2016 | coastweekend.com | 9