by Pamela Beason | Aug 13, 2015 | Everyday Chaos, Natural Wonders
Lately it seems that no matter where I am—shopping in the grocery store, riding my bike through the local park, driving to the library—I find a mesmerized human blocking my path. Head bent over a cell phone, this person totally oblivious to other people, cars,...
by Pamela Beason | Mar 1, 2015 | Everyday Chaos, Natural Wonders
I love to travel, but I am very lucky to live in a beautiful place that I don’t have to leave to find adventures. We’re having an early spring here in the Pacific NW (sorry, NE U.S., I know you’re envious). I’ve been out hiking every weekend in...
by Pamela Beason | Apr 16, 2014 | Everyday Chaos, Natural Wonders, The Writing Life
Today I’m in Escalante, Utah, sharing good times with my intrepid author friend Rae Ellen Lee. This is the first time I’ve been back to Canyon Country since I used it as the setting for my novel Endangered, and as we explore the area, I am reminded of several...
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 | 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...