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How Real-Life Adventures Can Inspire Great Fiction

I thought it might be fun to share an excerpt from ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Ž๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜‹๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ and reveal the extraordinary, real-life event that inspired the scene. First the excerpt: โ€œ๐‘‚๐‘ข๐‘ก ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘ โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘‘๐‘œ๐‘ค๐‘  ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘โ„Žโ€™๐‘  ๐‘‘๐‘œ๐‘” ๐‘ ๐‘ข๐‘‘๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘›๐‘™๐‘ฆ ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘‘๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘™๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘™๐‘ฆ ๐‘ข๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘”๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’. ๐ป๐‘’ ๐‘ค๐‘Ž๐‘ …

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July 14, 2023
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Lost in The Amazon

Being lost in the rainforest was one of the most terrifying and inspirational things that has ever happened to me. Though the experience was foundational to the way I look at life and the things I choose to write about, Iโ€™ve never spoken or written…

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June 9, 2023
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Where Lightning Lingers

Brazil is much in my thoughts this week as the country celebrates 200 years of independence, won from Portugal on September 7, 1822. As some of you know, Betty and I met in Brazil, fell in love with the people there, and served for many…

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September 9, 2022
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The Beauty in Being Lost (and Found)

Once upon a time, when the world was a younger and wilder place, it was possible to get lost. I donโ€™t mean lost in the Walmart parking lot or disoriented for a few minutes at the county fair. I mean really, truly lost. As in,…

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July 10, 2020