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itself; Carbo said she reads novels wherein the setting plays a major role, like a city or a romanticized country, and one day realized she lives in such a place.
“Glacier Park is really wild,” she said.
Instead of being the gorgeous source of inspiration most know it to be, Gla- cier Park is a dark, fearful place for Carbo’s main character, whose father was killed there in a bear mauling when Systead was 14.
“Glacier’s the last place he wants to come, because he’s got demons there,” Carbo said.
Writing the novel meant coming full circle for Carbo, who had writ- ten other novels in her 20s but never had them published. She also taught English at Flathead Valley Community College for about 10 years, but when she became a single mother, being an adjunct professor didn’t cut it.
“I started to do a lot of technical writing to supplement my income, and that was monotonous,” Carbo said.
With new parenting challenges, she had less time for creative writing. The amount of technical writing she did ended up causing a twinge in her should, which she worked out by join- ing a Pilates class.
She took to it well, and started her own studio about 10 years ago. The
work took brainpower, but was mostly physically based, giving her mind the time it needed to recoup and drum up the story for “The Wild Inside.”
Writing a novel is a feat in itself, and getting it published is a rarity. Carbo not only scored a deal for this novel, but also for the follow-up novel. The second book will include many of the same characters, but Carbo will follow a different protagonist.
She has also finished a third book.
Carbo held a release party for her novel on June 16 at Tupelo Grille, and has several readings around the state and the West coming up, in Bozeman, Missoula, Billings, Seattle and Scotts- dale, Arizona. She will also take part in ThrillerFest in New York City from July 7-11.
“The Wild Inside” is available for purchase through major booksellers, including Amazon and Barnes and Noble, as well as local bookshops in Montana, such as Fact and Fiction in Missoula and BookWorks in Whitefish.
And while writing a novel had her confront a medium she thought had deserted her, getting that novel pub- lished is the reward for her courage.
“Probably since my early 20s, I have had this notion that I wanted to be a novelist and get published,” Carbo said. “It feels great; it’s a dream.”
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THE MARQUEE WHAT TO READ, SEE AND APPRECIATE PLEIN ART PAINT OUT AT THE
HOCKADAY MUSEUM OF ART
The Hockaday Museum of Art in Kalispell will host one of its most-popular annual events, the Plein Art Paint Out, from June 17-19.
During the event, a wide range of artists will pick a location in Glacier National Park to paint in the outdoors, and create as many paintings as they can in three days.
Afterward, the paintings will be offered at fixed prices to benefit the museum.
This is the eighth year for the event, and artists include Rob Akey, Tabby Ivy, Nicholas Oberling, Mark Ogle, Allen Jimmerson, Linda Tippetts, Rachel Warner and many more.
New this year are exclusive Red Bus Plein Air tours on June 17, during which art patrons can reserve a spot to watch Ogle, Jimmerson, Akey and Oberling paint.
On June 20, the museum will host the event’s party and sale, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., where the paintings will be sold. There will be live music, food, and beverages. Following the party, the paintings created during the Plein Air Paint Out will be displayed at the museum and remain for sale from June 25 through July 25.
For more info, call 406-755-5268 or visit www.hockadaymuseum.org.
Have a gallery opening? Just published a book or an album? If you would like to be featured in “The Marquee,” please email information to [email protected]
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