During a time when we are all overwhelmed by the magnitude of threats and assaults on wild spaces (and now conflict in Iran) I am writing to ask you to take time out of your day to engage right now in action that will affect management of the Colorado river and its tributaries for the rest of our lives and our children's lives.  For anyone who has a special place in their heart for the Grand Canyon, Glen Canyon, Cataract Canyon, and the San Juan, please read on.  We are on the brink of...

If you haven't read Part I, you may want to do that first here: https://www.susannormanauthor.com/post/sisters-by-water-part-1-the-canoe-safari Finishing up breakfast on day four, Gary announced, "Everyone, gather up, we have an important decision to make."          Rising from my camp chair, I hurried over to hear what pearls of wisdom our guide had to offer today.        So far, Gary's expertise in navigating us through wild animals on both land and water during our 5-day canoe safari on...

There is a well-known phrase used in the writing process called "throwing out your darlings”. This is writing advice to ruthlessly cut beloved but unnecessary chapters, scenes, characters, or beautiful sentences that don't serve the story. This ultimately makes your writing stronger, tighter, and more focused for the reader, and is the most difficult and essential work between an author and their editor(s).   When I first submitted my manuscript for developmental editing, RISK consisted...