Let's Not Sell Out The Places We Love
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FREE RANGE WRITERS
Dave Butler
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Pamela Beason
Gregory Zeigler
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- Jun 21, 2020
- 3 min
When Writing Just Feels Wrong: a tribute to my father and his courage.
By Gregory Zeigler The Airstream named Winnie parked at our favorite spot on the Warm River near Yellowstone National Park. Recently, my...
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- Jun 14, 2020
- 3 min
On Walking and Writing
By Dave Butler I’ve returned from a walk with a close friend and as often happens, the walk inspired me to put words on paper. We hiked a...
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- Jun 6, 2020
- 2 min
Remembering Hikers Whose Journeys Were Cut Short - by Pamela Beason
It's June, which means the beginning of summer in the Pacific Northwest. The snow is melting in the rugged Cascades, and my thoughts...
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- May 24, 2020
- 3 min
Fiction in the Time of COVID
By Dave Butler Following in the footsteps of Pam and Greg, I interviewed myself about what it’s like to be writing fiction at a very...
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- May 18, 2020
- 3 min
What She Said
Pam's recent post really resonated with me. Perhaps you can infer that from my rather unhinged comment. Isolation has not been a great...
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- May 8, 2020
- 3 min
How the Coronavirus Lockdown Damaged My Creative Writing - by Pamela Beason
Since March 13th, I’ve been in my house with only my two cats for company since returning from the ill-fated Left Coast Crime Conference,...
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- Apr 18, 2020
- 3 min
Environmental Mysteries and Public Debate: Can One Enhance the Other?
By Dave Butler I work in sustainable tourism in Western Canada, and every day, I deal with issues such as climate change, land use...
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- Apr 12, 2020
- 3 min
Nature and Mystery
This snapshot (below) was taken on my way to a skate ski in Grand Teton National Park on a recent stunning April morning. After driving...
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- Apr 5, 2020
- 4 min
My Vocabulary Can Never Express my Relationship with Nature - by Pamela Beason
I and my partners in crime (writing) here at Free RangeWriters, Gregory Zeigler and Dave Butler, were recently honored to have all three...
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- Mar 24, 2020
- 3 min
Dave’s Top 10 Ways that Environmental Mysteries Influence Conservation (and vice versa) Dave Butler
For this week’s post, I thought it would be both fun and illuminating to think about how environmental mysteries can influence...
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- Mar 15, 2020
- 4 min
Love (of writing) in the Time of Covid
With apologies to Gabriel Garcia Marquez. I'm not going to say much about the pandemic. I promise. But as I write this, I'm missing a...
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- Mar 4, 2020
- 3 min
Taking the Flack
Most authors love to hear from readers, and we are especially grateful for reviews, but sometimes the negative messages we receive are...
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- Feb 16, 2020
- 3 min
The Goldilocks Rule of Research by Gregory Zeigler
In this cycle of February posts, Free Range Partner Pam wrote about what she had learned from her travel. Partner Dave wrote about his...
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- Feb 9, 2020
- 3 min
Balancing Act
By Dave Butler 5 a.m. arrives extremely early. In the summer, when the sun rises at the same time, it’s tolerable. But in the winter...
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- Feb 2, 2020
- 2 min
Things I've Learned from Travel
I’m preparing to go on an international trip soon, so I’ve been thinking about all the things I’ve experienced on my travels. As Rick...
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- Jan 19, 2020
- 3 min
Writing Like a Photographer
By Dave Butler Imagine that you’re a landscaper photographer, visiting the west slopes of the Rocky Mountains for the first time. If...
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- Jan 12, 2020
- 3 min
Pursuit of the Perfect Scene by Gregory Zeigler
In my last effort for the Free Rangers posted in the final month of the previous decade (12/15/19) I introduced my scene checker, a legal...
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- Jan 5, 2020
- 2 min
Why I Can't Write Cozy Mysteries
Cozy mysteries are generally set in a small town with a cast of quirky characters and little violence. Murders are often depicted as a...
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- Dec 21, 2019
- 3 min
A Few Good Challenges
By Dave Butler Throw them a challenge! That simple piece of advice remains one of the best I’ve received from other mystery writers in...
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