Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Guhl, Finwick
----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 10/12/2022
Author Jim Guhl to Speak on Writing (2022)
Jim Guhl, author of “Eleven Miles to Oshkosh” and “South of Luck,” will speak about his writing process at the LuCille Tack Center for the Arts on Oct. 18. Submitted photo
Authors have certain rituals to help get ideas flowing from pen to page. Hudson novelist, Jim Guhl, has found that sitting down with his laptop, a notebook, a pen and a large dup of coffee work as his “prepping the desk” ritual. This Tues., Oct. 18 at 6:30 p.m., Guhl will visit Spencer’s Lucille Tack Center for the Arts (LTCA) to share his writing experiences and other insights.
Guhl had featured the local color of the rural Midwest in both of his critically acclaimed books, “Eleven Miles to Oshkosh” and “South of Luck.”
“To create interesting scenes and believable characters, I was able to leverage real experiences and interesting places from my teenage years growing up in Neenah, Wisconsin,” said Guhl.
Using his knowledge of engineering, writing and rural living, along with extensive research gleaned from microfilm, museums and interviews, the author has succeeded at giving the coming-of-age stories a real-to-life.
Guhl’s first suspense-filled novel, “Eleven Miles to Oshkosh,” focuses on a 15-year-old boy, Minnow Finwick, growing up in Neenah in the 70s. The personal and social issues that Finwick faces are greatly compounded by the need to solve his father’s murder.
“South of Luck,” set during World War II, follows a 16-year-old ruffian, Milo, who has been shipped from his Minneapolis home to his great-uncle’s farm in Polk County for the summer.
“Come to see and hear what inspires Jim Guhl to write his award-winning stories,” Diane Veale of LTCA wrote in a press release.
There is no admission charge for this event, which is open to the public. Cash and non-perishable food donations will be accepted at the door to benefit King’s Food Pantry in Spencer. Books will be available for purchase and signing. For more information, visit www.lucilletackcenter.com or call 715-659-4499.
