Annapurna Circuit in Nepal Is a Rich Topic for Writers
Travel writing has long since been a rich genre, whether it be the ‘On the Road’ by Jack Kerouac, ‘A Walk in the Woods’ by Bill Bryson, or ‘Patagonia Express’ by Bruce Chatwin. In the last several years, I have learned why, as I have written and published four outdoor narratives. Besides the fact that the sales have been surprisingly good, there is another attractive aspect to writing about one’s farflung forays. It allows the author to observe in detail foreign cultures and opine on a variety of...
read moreAudio Version of ‘Skywalker–Highs and Lows on the Pacific Crest Trail’ Now Available on Amazon.com and Audible.com
“Have there been any sales?” I asked the lady. She leafed through her sheets before reporting, “Yeah, quite a few.” “Well I haven’t been paid yet,” I reported to her. “Give me a day to look into it.” “Okay.” However, my experience in dealing with big companies told me it would be a lot more than one day. Fortunately, I was wrong. I was talking to Contessa Nyree of Audible.com. This is the Amazon subsidiary in charge of audiotaping books. They had contacted me several months...
read moreFree Upload on Amazon Kindle of ‘Getting High–The Annapurna Circuit in Nepal’, by Skywalker
Bill Walker, author of the Skywalker hiking series on the Appalachian Trail and Pacific Crest Trail, will be having a free Amazon Kindle upload Friday and Saturday, September 20 and 21, of his newest outdoor adventure narrative, ‘Getting High–The Annapurna Circuit in Nepal’. The book will also be available for a free upload on most personal computers, as well as handheld devices. The book covers Walker’s journey last year on the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal, which reaches 17,768 feet at Thorung La Pass. The Annapurna...
read more‘Skywalker–Highs and Lows on the Pacific Crest Trail’ Receives 100th Amazon Review
http://www.amazon.com/review/R3PK9H4IIVDCHA/ref=cm_cr_pr_perm?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B004HZXYX4&linkCode=&nodeID=&tag= The above was the 100th Amazon review for my Pacific Crest Trail narrative, Skywalker–Highs and Lows on the Pacific Crest Trail. When discussing book reviews, most authors would agree that you sometimes wonder if two reviewers even read the same book, the reviews can be so different. Perhaps then, it is the pattern of reviews that matters the most. Here is the breakdown for Skywalker: 57 five-stars, 26...
read moreAmazon Travel Department Recommends ‘Skywalker–Highs and Lows on the Pacific Crest Trail’
Are you looking for something in our Travel Books department? If so, you might be interested in these items. Travel Books Skywalker: Highs and Lows on the Pacific Crest Trail Bill Walker Price: $4.95 Skywalker–Close Encounters on the Appalachian trail Bill Walker, Jerry Gramckow, Audra George Price: $4.95 A Gang of One –...
read moreBritish and French Are All Over the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal
“Here come the British.” That, of course, has been a battle cry of Americans since the days of Paul Revere. However, in the case of the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal, it has an entirely positive ring. In fact, the girl (Martha) on the cover of my recently released narrative, The Annapurna Circuit in Nepal, was a lone British trekker that I met along the way. That, folks, takes a bit of guts, as women rights are not as well developed in poor Asian countries such as Nepal. Actually, all one has to do is take a cursory look at trekking...
read moreAnnapurna Circuit in Nepal Is That Once-In-A-Lifetime Journey
Foreign culture–think extremely foreign, high mountains–high as a mortal such as myself will every get, extreme poverty–poorest place I ever saw, different kind of people–Sherpas are toughest humans on this planet, and danger–High Altitude Mountain sickness and hypothermia. The Annapurna Circuit offers a hint of an expedition-style journey for an average person such as myself. The Himalayas are easily the world’s most daunting mountain chain; ten of the world’s sixteen highest peaks lie in Nepal,...
read moreLong-Distance Hikers Are Always Fascinating
http://www.amazon.com/Skywalker-Close-Encounters-Appalachian-trail-ebook/product-reviews/B004Y6AGJ6/ref=cm_cr_dp_synop?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=0&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending#R10H97V4AJCCUVI recently reviewed the above review for my Appalachian Trail narrative, Skywalker–Close Encounters on the Appalachian Trail. The reviewer writes that “Long-distance hikers are always fascinating people.” Bingo–or almost so, anyway. Yeah, you can probably find a few duds out there; it’s the law of averages. But on the...
read more‘Unabashed Honesty’ Appreciated in Skywalker’s Pacific Crest Trail Book
http://www.amazon.com/review/R3FWJ576VHLLUD/ref=cm_cr_pr_perm?ie=UTF8&ASIN=1453862234&linkCode=&nodeID=&tag= Yesterday, my Pacific Crest Trail narrative, Skywalker–Highs and Lows on the Pacific Crest Trail, received the above Amazon book review. The reader specifically mentioned that she appreciated my “unabashed honesty.” Well, let me say I greatly appreciate that. Most of the 98 book reviews for this narrative have been very positive. But on a few occasions, I have had readers write, “I can’t...
read more‘Getting High–The Annapurna Circuit in Nepal’ is Selling Well. The Question is: Why?
“In some basic respects, Sherpas are simply different from your average mortal.” “I was a fish out of water in this land of cold, altitude, and rushing water.” These are two sample quotes from my most recent outdoor adventure narrative, ‘Getting High–The Annapurna Circuit in Nepal’. The principal message I am trying to convey is simply that life at high elevations in the Himalayas is different. The people, the geography, the food, the living conditions, are different from the bourgeouise life that...
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