I do have two wonderful awards from the Western Writers of America, one for 'Beardance' and the other for 'Far North.' The award is called the Spur, and the plaques really do have spurs on them! — Will Hobbs Copy Share Image
I've been under the spell of the North ever since my childhood in Alaska. More and more, I've been returning to Alaska, and sometimes my adventures inspire a story. — Will Hobbs Copy Share Image
Once you're imagining being the main character, and you're having the conversations and actually being there, the magic in fiction writing takes over. — Will Hobbs Copy Share Image
I love to read about the exploits of technical mountain climbers, but I've never done any vertical climbing. — Will Hobbs Copy Share Image
Choosing the narrator for a first-person story like 'Downriver' is a crucial decision because the voice has to be one the reader wants to… — Will Hobbs Copy Share Image
My youngest brother and I went on a ten-day canoe trip in Bowron Provincial Park in British Columbia years ago. Believe it or not,… — Will Hobbs Copy Share Image
I do have two wonderful awards from the Western Writers of America, one for 'Beardance' and the other for 'Far North.' The award is… — Will Hobbs Copy Share Image
I love weird science. I learned in an article in 'National Geographic' that there are trillions of bacteria in our guts that help us… — Will Hobbs Copy Share Image
So much of writing is discovery. Sometimes I feel like a rat in a maze, trying to discover the way out. My little heart… — Will Hobbs Copy Share Image
For 'The Big Wander,' I probably had ten different outlines before I made myself start writing. I would sleep on each one, thinking it… — Will Hobbs Copy Share Image
I've been collecting articles on extremophile bacteria for at least the last ten years. I find them fascinating, whether they live in boiling pools… — Will Hobbs Copy Share Image
“Dusty rarely barks, but did she ever send up a clamor now, barking like there was no tomorrow.” — Will Hobbs Copy Share Image
I've been under the spell of the North ever since my childhood in Alaska. More and more, I've been returning to Alaska, and sometimes… — Will Hobbs Copy Share Image
