by Pamela Beason | Oct 1, 2012 | Musings, Natural Wonders
September 29 was National Public Lands Day in the U.S. You probably missed it, like millions of other Americans–it’s not promoted as a national holiday to celebrate. But it should be. We are unique among nations in that our government had the foresight to...
by Pamela Beason | Aug 27, 2012 | Natural Wonders
My novel BEAR BAIT, the second in my Summer Westin mystery series, will be out October 2, so recently I’ve felt the need to revisit Olympic National Park and the surrounding national forests, which I used as the setting for that story. Olympic National Park, one...
by Pamela Beason | Aug 7, 2012 | #WriteTip, The Writing Life
Here’s the simple plan: Take any idea and then turn it upside down and shake it inside out. Try these two exercises and you’ll be off and running with new ideas of how to create conflict in your stories. Exercise 1: Write down the the best thing that you’d like to...
by Pamela Beason | Jul 24, 2012 | Everyday Chaos, The Writing Life
I think all of us have had the same feeling at one time or another; that instant in which we say “How the heck did I end up here?” I feel like I may have had more of those moments than most, but that may be only my perception. Or maybe it’s due to my...
by Pamela Beason | Jul 1, 2012 | Everyday Chaos
Sooner or later, everyone who knows me learns that I am not a cook. I am so glad that others actually enjoy cooking, because in my experience, it can be a pretty dangerous undertaking. It’s not that I can’t cook, it’s just that I find the process so...