01-22-2009, 01:03 PM
To be honest with you, Mac, it's really a chicken and egg situation. Do I write about outdoor adventures because I'm experienced, or am I experienced because I write about outdoor adventure?
There's more than a subtle difference there.
Do you know why there is so much poor outdoor coverage out there? It's because the majority of outdoor writers are sportsmen or write, whereas I'm a writer who happens to fish and hunt and hike.
So, maybe a particular writer really knows his subject. But if he or she can't put five consecutive words together, it doesn't count for much.
My experiences mostly result from my need, as a writer/reporter, to know what I'm talking about first hand. There are people who write, for instance, about salmon fishing in the Great Lakes who have never experienced it. I can't begin to relate to that approach.
Trust me, if I did anything else for a living, I'd get to fish far off places with guides and outfitters as rarely as most people.
Brook
http://www.the-outdoor-sports-advisor.com
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