A list of questions that I get asked occasionally.  This list is by no means exhaustive, and I add to it as more questions come that I feel need responding to.

 

Why the wilderness?  What about other settings?

I do, in fact, write stories that take place in other settings.  However, most of my bigger stories and novels take place in the wilderness for one primary reason –  the wild is a place where people tend to get put to the test more than within the conveniences of civilization… at least as far as survival goes.  Additionally, many of the stories I write take place during periods of history where civilization wasn’t as common as it is today.

Did you really live in a log cabin in Alaska?

Yes, I really did.  No, it wasn’t igloo-like… it had electricity and plumbing (after it was installed – we had to get water from the well for the first couple months).  Prior to that we lived in a trailer for a couple years until the cabin was finished.  Well, at least finished enough so we could live in it.