The Necessity of Wild Places for the Writing Life

13/06/2025 3 min

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Episode Synopsis

It may be obvious, but I will say it anyway. Though writing is a solitary activity, it can not be done in isolation. All experiences, knowledge, genetics, and imagination contribute to the creation. Even the environment in which I write has an influence. It is as if the environment breathes ideas into my head, ideas seemingly lifted from the environment, from the thought energy emanating from animals, plants, minerals, and microbes. Each energy type has a unique signature, be it the mountains, beach, mixed forest, tundra, etc.