On September 25th, 2000, I completed a six-month journey from one end of the Appalachian Trail to the other, a 2,200-mile walk from Georgia to Maine otherwise known as a thru-hike. Along the way, I embarked on another type of journey, a creative adventure which led to my first published novel, called I. Joseph Kellerman; although, the story has nothing to do with backpacking or the trail I was on when I wrote the first draft. Usually writing at night while lying in my tent, I'd hold my flashlight in my mouth (shoulda had a headlamp ... duh!) so I could scribble with one hand and prop my head up with the other. I had to put down on paper all the creative thoughts and silent dialogue I'd conjured up while hiking each day. One of the most valuable and lightest-weight things I brought with me on my thru-hike was my imagination.
Hiking My Way to a Novel
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