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Brian Harvey

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Born

Canada

Website

http://www.brianharvey.org

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Genre

Nonfiction, Mystery, Thriller

Influences

Martin Cruz Smith, David Quammen, Mary Roach

Member Since

October 2015

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I grew up in the Pacific Northwest and currently live on Vancouver Island, in British Columbia. I studied biology and music at university, and ended up opting to be a fisheries biologist. That allowed me to see a lot of the world, especially South America, Asia and many remote places along the British Columbia coast. A lot of people and places from these places have ended up in my writing, which began when I realized my travel notebooks were filling up with great stuff about people, places and plots. I started by writing columns and magazine articles. My first book for a general audience was The End of the River (2008).

I'm lucky to live in a place where I can climb a mountain, fish, play the piano, go sailing and write -- all on the same da ...more

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You say David Quammen is an influence, which shows you have good taste, as he's one of the best non-fiction writers on the planet. How has he influenced you?

Brian Harvey Two things. First, he keeps the narrative going, even when he's basically asking the reader to follow a pretty technical path. He uses several techniq…moreTwo things. First, he keeps the narrative going, even when he's basically asking the reader to follow a pretty technical path. He uses several techniques to do this - foreshadowing and direct address to the reader, which works in small doses. The other inspiration is his ability to make a clear argument based on masses of information. Having tried the same thing myself in my non-fiction, I admire someone who's prepared to put in the time with a stack of scientific papers rather than just skim the abstracts.(less)

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Brian Harvey When I'm distracted or bereft of ideas, I console myself with the realization that whatever I write can't be 100% awful. So I write a thousand words, …moreWhen I'm distracted or bereft of ideas, I console myself with the realization that whatever I write can't be 100% awful. So I write a thousand words, however crappy they are, get up and forget about it. Usually, some of it is salvageable, and I feel like I've kept up part of the deal with my subconscious (which is, "You come up with the stuff, I'll write it down.")(less)

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Average rating: 3.39 · 229 ratings · 48 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors

	Sea Trial: Sailing After My Father 3.79 avg rating — 105 ratings — published 2019 — 4 editions	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
	Beethoven's Tenth 3.07 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	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
	Tokyo Girl (Frank Ryan Mystery #2) 2.92 avg rating — 53 ratings — 4 editions	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
	The End of the River: Dams, Drought and Deja Vu on the Rio Sao Francisco 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2008 — 8 editions	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
	The theory and practice of induced breeding in fish (IDRC-TS21e) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	Induced Breeding in Tropical Fish Culture by Brian Harvey (Goodreads Author), J. Carolsfeld 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1993	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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