HOW TO CREATE SETTINGS SO RICH THEY’RE PRACTICALLY CHARACTERS THEMSELVES
USING TRAVEL TO ENHANCE WRITING It’s June 25th, and I’m in the land of the midnight sun. More specifically, Svalbard,…
Safari Adventures: Elephants In Crisis
“When a poacher kills an elephant, he doesn’t just kill the elephant who dies. The family may lose the crucial memory of…
Safari Adventures: Khalid, The Secondary Character, Takes Center Stage
“He [Chris] watched as Khalid moved from the cool shade of the welcome center to stand under an acacia tree. Chris noticed…
Safari Adventures: The Largest Land Mammal
I have done so much research on African elephants over the years that I found the easiest way to keep track of all the…
Safari Adventures: The Making of Elephant-Dung Paper
“After lunch, Chris met up with Stephan to make journals out of elephant-dung paper. This homemade slightly thick paper…
Safari Adventures: Kipepeo Tented Camps
If you’ve read past page 5 in BECAUSE OF KHALID, you know that the tented camp in Tanzania, Africa, where Chris and his…
Safari Adventures: X Marks The Spot
Have you ever tried throwing a spear? What about a dart toward a dart board? Ever try sending a paper airplane out of a…
Safari Adventures: Soaring to New Heights
Before dawn, the trucks headed out. We knew we were going on a hot air balloon ride over the Serengeti National Park, but I…