poecasavantJan 28, 2020Strange Bedfellows in the SierrasIn this odd-couple pairing, the mountains were the least of our problems. Mt Williamson & Mt Tyndall August 24-28, 2019 This was my first...
poecasavantFeb 20, 2019It Takes a Village to Write a Book, and I'm So Thankful for MineThis is my final post before my debut novel, Wolf Smoke, is released. Reflecting back on the long journey from first draft to a published...
poecasavantFeb 13, 2019Into The Ocean There is nothing that scares me quite like the ocean. Dark, mysterious, and inhospitable to human life; even a casual snorkeling trip can...
poecasavantFeb 6, 2019A Tale of Two Sisters My siblings are one of the greatest joys in my life. There are six of us, a ridiculous number that I can only blame on my parents'...
poecasavantJan 30, 2019Frozen In Time How a Disastrous Climb in Russia Became a Cherished Memory In my many years of climbing, I’ve been (un?)lucky enough to experience a fall...
poecasavantJan 23, 2019Battle of the Sexes: Apple Watch Edition There are few things my husband and I agree on. He’s the maximalist to my minimalist, the city boy to my crunchy-granola backpacker. For...
poecasavantJan 16, 2019Kilimanjaro: The Gateway to MountaineeringThere is a common theme in children's entertainment. From Harry Potter to A Wrinkle In Time to the entire Zelda saga, children's media...
poecasavantJan 9, 2019Resolution Fatigue A Dose of Motivation for Those Writing a Novel in 2019 We’re officially in Week Two of the new year, that moment when our resolutions...
poecasavantJan 2, 2019Author Spotlight: Kristin Jacques An interview with science-fiction, horror, and fantasy author, Kristin Jacques. Her latest novel, Ragnarök Unwound, is available January...
poecasavantDec 26, 2018Finding Your Way to the Infamous Barkley MarathonOf all the painful, miserable journeys that I’ve embarked on (or aspired to embark on), one of them sticks out as particularly brutal:...
poecasavantDec 19, 2018The Importance of Finding Your Writing Tribe Writing is often a solitary pursuit. It involves months, sometimes years, of research, planning, and plotting. Hunched over our keyboards...
poecasavantDec 12, 2018The Mountain Between Us Finding Common Ground in an Odd-Couple Marriage My husband is fancy. Frilly, frivolous, a modern-day dandy, Tom enjoys the finer things...
poecasavantDec 5, 2018Exploring Antarctica, the Lonely ContinentThere are few places that capture the imagination quite like Antarctica. Frozen, uninhabited, and shrouded in darkness for much of the...
poecasavantNov 28, 2018Finding the Characters Among UsOne of the most frustrating experiences as a writer is to finally reach the end of a manuscript—that glowing, crowning achievement—only...
poecasavantNov 21, 2018Climbing Carstensz Pyramid, the Strangest of the 7 SummitsCarstensz Pyramid is an odd mountain. For starters, it’s included on the famed 7 Summits list; a collection of the tallest peaks on each...
poecasavantNov 14, 2018Tales of the Open RoadHow a Bike Ride Across America Cured my Writer's Block The hardest part about writing is finding that burst of inspiration that sets a...
poecasavantNov 7, 2018Adventure Time!Welcome! Since this is my very first blog post, let me introduce myself. My name is Poe Casavant, and I’m the author of the upcoming...