Trail Writer's Guide

A unique offering in the practice of books on writing. It takes its inspiration from the Rockies, but the lessons are applicable anywhere. A journey on foot into the wild is called a hike, backpack, trek or walkabout. Whatever the season, terrain or vista, wilderness offers deep inspiration for creativity and the hiking trail becomes The Writer's Trail. Whether you are in the wilderness, or peering into the wilderness of your imagination, join writer Cinny Green as she links elements of writing craft to her moments of inspiration crossing mesa deserts, mountain creeks and alpine tundra. Using the actual trail experience, melded with her writing workshop experience, the writing lessons include themes of - Dialogue, - Conflict, - Animal Imagery, - Telling Details, - Myth and Story, - Personality, and - Resolution. Numerous writing exercises are referenced in boxes called "Writer's Trail."

AUTHOR: Cinny Green is an award-winning writer, editor, and writing coach in Santa Fe, NM. She has lived all over the US and in Mexico and has traveled widely in South America and Europe, including a recent 200- mile walk through Scotland. She has published articles in journals as various as the New Mexico Free Press, Mandala, A Journal of Tibetan Buddhism, the Pecos River Gazette, and Lonesome Traveler. She is a 2009 2nd Place winner of the LAURA Award from Women Writing the West for a short story called “Guadalupe Canyon.” ILLUSTRATOR: Maureen Burdock has won awards for her fine art, for children’s and adult book illustrations, and for her graphic novel series, The F Word Project. She is a fervent backpacker and trail runner.