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Cheryle Coapstick

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Born
Sitka, territory of Alaska, The United States
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September 2012


My beginning: I was born in my auntie's house on Biorka Street in Sitka, Alaska when it was still a territory. The doctor was hunting on the other side of the island and my father was a few blocks away pitching for the town's American Legion baseball team. It took 36 hours for me to arrive. I was placed in a laundry basket on the floor next to the bed. Unfortunately, my 18-month-old cousin tipped it over then tried to pick me up. The rest they say is history!
Alaska is like nowhere else, the place and its people are what I like to write about. This book was inspired by the stories my mother told me. There were many gaps, much information lost, and family secrets undiscovered. I wasn't sure how to fill in those gaps. An author friend advised
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Cheryle Coapstick Walk away. Read for a bit then sit down and write anyway. I may write pages of drivel but out of it comes a sentence or two that's usable. Writing is …moreWalk away. Read for a bit then sit down and write anyway. I may write pages of drivel but out of it comes a sentence or two that's usable. Writing is easy, rewriting is hard.(less)
Cheryle Coapstick Living with your characters while you are writing, visiting them when talking with those who've read your book and enjoyed it.…moreLiving with your characters while you are writing, visiting them when talking with those who've read your book and enjoyed it.(less)
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Firy's world, Sitka, Alaska, in the mid 20th century.
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Was Franella Fedderson on the spectrum? Probably. It was the 1940s and 50s, and no one knew what to do with such a girl. How was franella going to navigate the world?
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