Lately
I have been reviewing Vivian Arend's hot Takhini Wolves series, as
well as one of her Thompson & Sons series. I have enjoyed them
very much and think that Vivian is an amazing writer with some top
notch ideas. It helps that she has a great sense of humour. I
recently asked Vivian how she got started in writing and this was her
answer:
I
started writing because a friend wanted company during a month-long
writing challenge (Nanowrimo) — I've shared that information
before. What I don't know if I've mentioned is that I really didn't
have a story to write. What I did have was a bunch of notes from our
trip down the Yukon River.
You
see, we had moved out of the Yukon a few months earlier, and one of
the last things we did was this epic canoe trip. We put our house on
the market, loaded up two vehicles and then spent the day on the
road. My husband and a friend shuttled our camper to Dawson City
while I sat on the bank of the Yukon River just outside Carmacks with
our ten and twelve-year-old children, and waited for my husband to
get back. By the time he arrived it was nearly 6 PM, and we jumped
into our two canoes that were piled high with gear, and headed down
river.
For
the next ten days we were on the river, camping on small islands to
avoid the bears, enjoying temperatures well above 30C, and nearly
endless days because it was the middle of June. It was a glorious
adventure, and when we got off the water in Dawson City we felt as if
we'd experienced a bit of history.
We
then headed up the Dempster Highway toward Inuvik, camping out at the
Tombstone Mountains. And that's when happened. All of the pictures
that were on the camera were destroyed… The picture card was
reformatted, leaving the only memories of the trip in our heads and
the notes that I had taken.
So
that's what I intended on writing. and I did — only it took me two
days, and I still had the rest of the month to get through. So I
started a story for my kids, and by the end of the month, I'd fallen
in love with writing. And the rest is history!
What
a great story, Vivian and thank you so much for sharing! We are
definitely glad that you enjoy writing so much!
Vivian
included these great pics of her trip for us!
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