Writing Naturally: A Down-To-Earth Guide to Nature Writing

Thanks to the increasing popularity of outdoor recreation, Writing Naturally fills a well-defined market niche. The book's four areas of primary emphasis include learning to read as a writer (dissecting, digesting, and learning from the work of other writers, good and bad); purposeful writing practice; tireless revision; and objective self-criticism. Petersen stresses the importance of keeping journals and authenticity of voice, and he enhances the book with well-chosen, useful, and user-friendly exercises. Writing Naturally guides writers from idea to outline to research to writing to re-writing to re-re-writing and publication.