Rosemary McGuire, 40, is considering returning to school to study biology. “Forty is probably old enough to get a useful degree,” she joked this week.
Studying, then working and writing, have proved a winning formula for McGuire, a 1994 Haines High School graduate and author of two critically acclaimed books including “Rough Crossing: An Alaska Fisherwoman’s Memoir,” published in May.
“(Writing) is the thing I like most, but it just doesn’t pay. It’s just something…

