by Pam | Oct 24, 2014 | Uncategorized
How tall is the tree that my character climbs?Okay, I don’t always give away how I research my novels, but you know what? When I have a character whose key act is to climb a very tall tree in British Columbia, Canada (near Lillooet, if you must know), I can’t just...
by Pam | Oct 22, 2014 | Uncategorized
My husband and I spent the past three days in Yosemite National Park, California. We enjoyed perfect weather, stunning sights and a fun time hiking and sightseeing. One of the more interesting moments was picking up a hitchhiker I will refer to as “Batman.” He was on...
by Pam | Oct 17, 2014 | Uncategorized
A few weeks ago I blogged about the new sport featured in my novel-in-progress:http://pwithers.blogspot.com/2014/09/the-stunning-sport-of-canyoneering.htmlAs research for what my characters get up to, I’m currently “immersed” in researching...
by Pam | Oct 15, 2014 | Uncategorized
[The sixth in my stories-behind-writing-the-books, which I offer intermittently here on my blog.]Vertical Limits may be the most popular book in my “Take it to the Extreme” series of 10 teen sports novels, but writing it was so painful that I will never be...
by Pam | Oct 10, 2014 | Uncategorized
Raise your hand if you felt stumped or overwhelmed when you arrived home from the hospital with baby in arms. Of course we all did: They don’t come with directions!But until this week, I for one had never heard of Parent University, a concept involving...
by Pam | Oct 7, 2014 | Uncategorized
I’m currently in the San Francisco Bay Area, and offering a FREE one-hour presentation for parents of boys at a number of libraries. The talk is based on my book, Jump-Starting Boys: Help Your Reluctant Learner Find Success in School and Life...
