FREE RANGE WRITERS

Every novel has a plot, which is the story line (what happens). But most good novels also have a theme, which is the underlying message t...

Following on the heels of Pam and Greg’s intriguing posts, I am often asked by readers and other writers about where I write. For me, it’...

I'm following my friend Pam's post with a few tips of my own about writing a novel. I'll conclude with a war story about the dreaded mark...

For some peculiar reason, people are often interested in how an author writes a book. All authors have to find the process that works bes...

By Dave Butler Unlike Pam and Greg, I don’t have any specific experiences with private investigators. I haven’t worked as a PI, nor have ...

In my first novel, The Straw That Broke, I introduced Jake Goddard as a PI who had sort of fallen into the job through his work as an his...

I worked as a private investigator for more than ten years, and that experience definitely impacts how I write my mysteries.

When you spend time in wild areas as the three of us do, you’re bound to run into trouble once in a while. We thought we’d pick our most ...

What do you do when you're kayaking down a river canyon and your kayak breaks in half?

Don't go backpacking where snakes are denning for the winter!

When I began collaborating with Pamela Beason and Greg Zeigler in Free Range Writers (FRW), they immediately set my mind to thinking abou...

One glorious day last April. This morning around 7 a.m. before firing up my espresso machine I stopped at the window in our living room. ...

This is such a beautiful planet, and we share it with so many amazing creatures. I want to experience all the natural wonders I can.