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Feeding the Wolf: Origins of an Idea
Part Two: Origin of Ideas In the spring of 2008, I moved to Flagstaff, Arizona. When you’re solo in a new town except for your best dog friend, you have a lot of time to think, imagine, and dream. Most of my dreaming took place on the Flagstaff Urban Trail System (FUTS), which crisscrosses Flagstaff, and was my backyard for three and half years. It was here, in the late spring, that my imagination introduced me to Garrett. The image in my mind was that of a boy, about twelve, and a city in flames around him. So, I wrote the story of that scene. Most writers will tell you…
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Feeding the Wolf
Part One Five years ago, I was on my way to officially claiming author as one of my many job titles. I was working on revisions to Fire Wolf, engaged, and living in Southern California. It was easily one of the happiest times of my life. Then, my life took an unexpected twist, and I was suddenly moving back to Oregon and trying to sort out the curve ball life had thrown at me. All production on Fire Wolf stopped. No editing, no final revisions, no writing. Nothing. … For four years. Last summer, I finally made the choice to pick up the pieces and see what could be glued…
