by Pamela Beason | Jan 21, 2014 | Natural Wonders, The Writing Life
I was recently asked to do a talk about why the wilderness makes a good setting for novels, so I decided to write a post about it here. Reason #1 – I’m passionate about wild places and want to share my love of them with an audience. I can rhapsodize about my...
by Pamela Beason | Dec 27, 2013 | Everyday Chaos, Natural Wonders, The Writing Life
People who know my books know that there will always be a lot of animals in my stories. Why? Because there are a lot of animals in my life, and I hope there always will be. Most of these creatures are wildlife, not pets, although of course I tell my cats they are my...
by Pamela Beason | Sep 26, 2013 | Natural Wonders, The Writing Life
I have looming deadlines for several projects and I’ve been out of town a lot recently, so I should have been parked in front of my computer today writing and editing and sleuthing away. But the sun was shining and the forecast is for rain and it’s late...
by Pamela Beason | Aug 29, 2013 | Natural Wonders, The Writing Life
I find it odd when readers ask me where I get my ideas. But maybe that’s just me. I have always said that I don’t expect life to be easy or consistently pleasant, but I darn well expect it to be interesting. And I do my best to make it that way. I...
by Pamela Beason | Aug 14, 2013 | Everyday Chaos, Natural Wonders
As most people know, I am a nature lover. And a good part of the natural world is amazing at night, so I try to get out in the wild after dark every now and then. In the winter, I sometimes go out on a moonlight snowshoe trek with friends–the sight of a full...
by Pamela Beason | Aug 4, 2013 | Natural Wonders, The Writing Life
We are having an absolutely incredible summer in the Pacific Northwest this year, unusually sunny and dry. I usually say our summer here in the upper northwest corner of Washington State is from August through September, but this year July has been sunny and warm,...