Okay, so Snowbound was sort of accidental, but I found out this week that Bold Strokes Books have picked up my second novel for publication in Spring 2013 \o/
Being that I was born and raised in the Southeastern US, I seem to have an unusual fondness for the Pacific Northwest, so I'm especially looking forward to this one. I've visited that area several times and hope to go back. Such a beautiful part of the country. I have a lofty goal of visiting all the US National Parks, and North Cascades is one I've yet to see, so I definitely hope to make it back out that way at some point. Any more photos you'd like to share??
This is where I hold my hands up and admit I've never been to the North Cascades. I did a whole load of research for this story (and now I really, really want to go there because it looks stunning, but I'm also scared to death of going and realising I've got everything wrong!)
I needed a big enough wilderness for my girls to get themselves good and lost in and - aside from Scotland - there's really nowhere over here that fitted the bill. Scotland would've involved as much research as the N.Cascades and I wanted an English/American pairing in this one, so I chose to go Stateside. I wish I had taken the photo in this post, it's a gorgeous shot.
Damn, I was hoping you took that beautiful photo and had others to share! (I just realized that the icon I'm using was taken in that part of the world - San Juan Islands, WA.) The more I hear about your book, the better it sounds.
I've often told my gf that I'd like to be a travel writer so I could do 'field research' by visiting all sorts of places. Wouldn't that be a blast?
I wish I had too! I did the whole write what you know thing in Snowbound and then realised that I don't really know all that much and it'd be pretty boring to set another story in the same area! I love mountains so that was an easy choice, but which mountains took me a little longer to decide on. Stupid as it may sound, I've always loved the Pacific Northwest since Northern Exposure was on the TV (set in Alaska but filmed in the PN) so I sort of gravitated to that area. It was a lovely place to research, there's tons of good online information on the national park and specific trails, so I chose a specific route and then took them off-road from there.
I think travel writer would be a great job, but I'm not sure my cats would be so impressed with the amount of time they'd have to spend in kitty jail. Plus, there's the small issue of me being absolutely terrified of flying...
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Being that I was born and raised in the Southeastern US, I seem to have an unusual fondness for the Pacific Northwest, so I'm especially looking forward to this one. I've visited that area several times and hope to go back. Such a beautiful part of the country. I have a lofty goal of visiting all the US National Parks, and North Cascades is one I've yet to see, so I definitely hope to make it back out that way at some point. Any more photos you'd like to share??
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This is where I hold my hands up and admit I've never been to the North Cascades. I did a whole load of research for this story (and now I really, really want to go there because it looks stunning, but I'm also scared to death of going and realising I've got everything wrong!)
I needed a big enough wilderness for my girls to get themselves good and lost in and - aside from Scotland - there's really nowhere over here that fitted the bill. Scotland would've involved as much research as the N.Cascades and I wanted an English/American pairing in this one, so I chose to go Stateside. I wish I had taken the photo in this post, it's a gorgeous shot.
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I've often told my gf that I'd like to be a travel writer so I could do 'field research' by visiting all sorts of places. Wouldn't that be a blast?
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I think travel writer would be a great job, but I'm not sure my cats would be so impressed with the amount of time they'd have to spend in kitty jail. Plus, there's the small issue of me being absolutely terrified of flying...
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