Cultural Appropriation? Let's Not Go There - by Pamela Beason
If you pay attention to current discussions of literature, art, or even music, you have no doubt become ensnared by accusations of...
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FREE RANGE WRITERS
Dave Butler
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Gregory Zeigler
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- Jul 18, 2021
- 3 min
Buyin' Dirt
By Dave Butler (1) I’ve been pondering the notion of land ownership since I finished the book “Land,” by Simon Winchester (Published Jan....
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- Jul 3, 2021
- 3 min
Your Ticket to Independence.
Happy Independence Day! (With apologies to Dave and our faithful Canadian readers.) And speaking of independence, this post revisits a...
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- Jun 20, 2021
- 3 min
The Lingering Effects of the Covid Year
I should be completing my next novel, but I’m having a hard time getting back into it. I blame it all on Covid. I’m still suffering from...
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- May 30, 2021
- 3 min
Two Paths in a Wood
By Dave Butler I read Greg’s recent post about his trip to Yellowstone National Park and began thinking about what this summer and fall...
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- May 24, 2021
- 3 min
Yellowstone: understaffed, underfunded, overwhelmed—still magical.
If you intend to write about wild places, you must be willing to occasionally get out into the wild. Tough duty. Dimmie and I have an...
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- May 11, 2021
- 3 min
Book Reviews - Tips for Readers and Authors
I once wrote a blog about how a book review is the second best gift to give an author. The first, in my humble opinion, is a...
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- May 2, 2021
- 3 min
Layers of History and Meaning
By Dave Butler I’m working on a stand-alone ecothriller about cross-border water issues. At its heart, the novel focuses on rivers, from...
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- Apr 18, 2021
- 4 min
But What Do We Do Next?
A (far from complete) guide to Climate Change in honor of Earth Day. Jackson Hole High School students protesting for the planet during...
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- Apr 11, 2021
- 2 min
Just Do It!
Not long ago, a friend invited me to go out snowshoeing in the moonlight. Although that sounded inviting, it meant having to cut out...
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- Mar 28, 2021
- 3 min
Behind the Story
Our guest this week is renowned mystery author, Margaret Coel. Chuck Schneebeck Photography The Eagle Catcher by Margaret Coel Almost...
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- Mar 21, 2021
- 4 min
To Beta or not to Beta
By Dave Butler When programmers develop new software programs or video games, they commonly share ‘beta’ versions with a select group of...
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- Mar 14, 2021
- 2 min
Making a Book Trailer for YouTube.
My publisher, Wise Ink, held a free Zoom seminar last fall on the subject of social media marketing. The presenter said something that...
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- Mar 7, 2021
- 4 min
Do Tough Life Experiences Make Better Writers?
Some time ago, as I absorbed my morning caffeine, I read my friend Rae Ellen Lee’s excellent book Cheating the Hog, which is the story of...
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- Feb 28, 2021
- 4 min
Size Matters
By Dave Butler Does size matter? Ah yes, the eternal question. Now that I have your attention, I’m fascinated by how many times I’m asked...
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- Feb 21, 2021
- 5 min
On Ignoring Formulas and Shattering Stereotypes
When I was still thinking I might go the traditional publishing route with my first novel in the Jake Goddard and Susan Brand series, The...
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- Feb 14, 2021
- 3 min
Valentine's Day, Toolkits, and Trackhoes
How did the single woman of the Free Range Writers trio get tapped to write a post on Valentine's Day? Probably because my cohorts Greg...
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- Jan 31, 2021
- 5 min
I Plan to be There too.
By Margaret Pettis Our guest, Margaret Pettis lives in northern Utah. She co-founded the Utah Wilderness Association and the High Uintas...
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- Jan 24, 2021
- 3 min
Will We Ever Evolve? (part 3)
By Dave Butler In their posts over the last two weeks, Pam and Greg pushed me to think about evolution. But not necessarily the kind...
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- Jan 17, 2021
- 4 min
Will We Ever Evolve, Part 2?
Pam Beason posed the titulary question last week. I'm going to tackle it again this week. No doubt the eighteenth century satirist,...
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