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Betsy L. Howell

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Honolulu, HI

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Memoir, Historical Fiction, Science

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I have worked in wildlife conservation since 1986 and as a writer since 1999. I feel fortunate that the two professions are so complementary and that they also allow me to learn about and be involved with a wide variety of wildlife species and many aspects of natural and social history. When I left my job as a wildlife biologist with the U.S. Forest Service in 1998 to be a writer, I found myself traveling a most unexpected path as I researched my personal connection to the American Civil War. My memoir, Acoustic Shadows, is the result of that endeavor, but when I finished it I didn't want to leave that time period. So, I continued and wrote a novel about a woman soldier, which became The Marvelous Orange Tree. Though writing was immensely p ...more

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Betsy L. Howell Truthfully, I don't think I experience "writer's block" in the same way some people do, that is, where they're unable to write at all. I definitely ca…moreTruthfully, I don't think I experience "writer's block" in the same way some people do, that is, where they're unable to write at all. I definitely can feel restless and discouraged when I sit down with pen and paper, or at my laptop, but I always work through that to get at least something on the page. It might not be very good and it might (most likely will) be revised later, or cut, but if I have to grit my teeth through the experience, then that's what I do. Though the origins of the block are different for everyone, I feel like it comes from letting the "editor" part of one's mind take charge over the creative part. The editor can be very judgmental and often a total killjoy! There's a quote I read somewhere that goes something like, "Doubt is the condition of what we do; learn to withstand your own doubt." These words have encouraged me many times over the years.(less)

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Average rating: 4.35 · 31 ratings · 15 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Acoustic Shadows 4.24 avg rating — 21 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Wild Forest Home: Stories of Conservation in the Pacific Northwest 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars