“Not all those who wander are lost…” Last weekend was a hell of a weekend. As usual, we hauled our now-rapidly growing family up the Hurley Forestry Service Road north of Pemberton, BC, which leads to a small town called Gold Bridge, for an overnight backpacking trip. We were last here during an epic camping …
Mik and I have been learning how to fish the past couple of weeks. When we first moved here, we were ecstatic by how close the lake was to our new home. A ten-minute walk will lead you right to the edge of the lake. So that first year, one of the things we did …
We jump start our camping season on February during the Family Day long weekend, usually with a trip to Vancouver Island or the Sunshine Coast. The ferry rides add a nice break to all that driving and everywhere else is usually covered by snow at this time of the year, anyway. The coasts are usually …
One of the skills a writer should be able to develop, if they’re not naturally good at it, is to be able to predict an outcome based on several circumstances. It’s crucial in order to get a story to flow naturally. Forcing an outcome that is not naturally dictated by events is disastrous; readers will …
I‘ve noticed that I tend to write about every day life or ideas instead of my actual writing process. The ‘why’ of the whole thing takes precedence over the ‘how’. Lots of writers seem in love with the ‘how’, like the way they write is somehow special or more important than the way this other …
