by Nancy Canyon | Jan 8, 2023 | Writing
My memoir, STRUCK, is complete. Still, moments from the early 70s come back to me often. I write them down in my writing practice. Writing practice is a daily practice that generates ideas and story. This is how I write my novel drafts: Celia’s Heaven,... by Nancy Canyon | Aug 22, 2022 | Writing
STRUCK EXCERPT: On Corral Hill Lookout at 6,000 feet, we watch for smoke, which might not be visible if a lightning strike catches fuel beneath the ground—a bigger fire waiting to happen once ignited by oxygen-rich air. Our boss, Arizona, says the roots can burn for a... 
by Nancy Canyon | Jul 9, 2022 | Writing
Writing poetry and sketching in nature are two of my favorite things to do. When I visit my adopted Whatcom Land Trust parcel, I sit on a log and jot down my ideas, or sketch something in my journal. While I’m “hard at it,” my husband, Ron Pattern,... 
by Nancy Canyon | Feb 4, 2022 | Writing
Celia was rarely afraid of the woods, but lately she’d been feeling jumpy, especially after she’d found the kitchen door ajar one early morning when she returned from a dance performance at the Toi Toy Club. She’d switched on all the lights and looked beneath the bed... 
by Nancy Canyon | Jan 16, 2022 | Art, Writing
Artists: Nancy Canyon and Ron Pattern 2022 unfolded with events that stopped us in our tracks. Fortunately, my husband, Ron Pattern and I live on high ground, keep a stocked larder, and stay busy making art. After the flooding, we had beautiful snow and super cold... 
by Nancy Canyon | Sep 14, 2020 | Writing
Writing Dialogue in Memoir and Fiction When writing dialogue, it is important for the author to capture the voice of the character. We can hear a person’s speech in our minds. When I think of my sister talking, I hear her voice as well as her words. One way to...
