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Meghan J. Ward

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Meghan J. Ward is an outdoor, travel and adventure writer based in Banff, Canada, and a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. Meghan has written several books, including a children's book, as well as produced content for films, anthologies, blogs and some of North America’s top outdoor, fitness and adventure publications. Her latest book, Lights to Guide Me Home, takes the reader on a trip around the world while chronicling her transitions through some of life’s major milestones.

Meghan is also wife and partner in business and creativity with Paul Zizka, a mountain landscape and adventure photographer. They love to explore the wild and the world together and take their two young daughters along for the ride.

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Meghan J. Ward I've never had much success trying to push through writer's block. My process involves a lot of trust because sometimes it involves waiting until I fe…moreI've never had much success trying to push through writer's block. My process involves a lot of trust because sometimes it involves waiting until I feel a spark (even as I'm approaching a deadline). The best advice I received was to get up, move around, and let your brain go into its default thinking mode instead of trying so hard. At times, our brains need this mode in order to problem solve and help us work through the blockage without us interfering! So, that's when I'll plan some time out in nature, peace and quiet, or even a distraction. Do something where you can switch your thinking mind off and see what happens. Just have a notepad ready; I've been caught off guard sometimes when inspiration strikes. (less)

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Meghan J. Ward For me, the best thing about it is how I can use daily life as inspiration and fodder for writing. Life is greatly enhanced this way. There is both th…moreFor me, the best thing about it is how I can use daily life as inspiration and fodder for writing. Life is greatly enhanced this way. There is both the experience and the present moment, and then there is the opportunity to unpack that experience and learn from it through the writing process. I often feel like I have a second brain going for how I'd describe something I'm experiencing. Of course, at times I need to mute this so that I can be in the moment, but it's often a fun exercise to be living it, knowing it may lead to some wonderful written work down the road.(less)

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Average rating: 4.18 · 193 ratings · 30 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	Lights to Guide Me Home: A Journey Off the Beaten Track in Life, Love, Adventure, and Parenting by Meghan J. Ward (Goodreads Author), Meghan J. Ward (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 141 ratings — published 2022 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Grandeur of the Canadian Rockies by Meghan J. Ward (Goodreads Author), Paul Zizka (Photographer) 4.18 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wonders That I Find by Meghan J. Ward (Goodreads Author), Taylor Odynski (Illustrator) 4.64 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Souvenir of the Canadian Rockies by Meghan J. Ward (Goodreads Author), Paul Zizka (Photographer) 4.89 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2017	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beauty of the Canadian Rockies by Meghan J. Ward (Goodreads Author), Paul Zizka (Photographer) 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2017	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Splendour of the Canadian Rockies by Meghan J. Ward (Goodreads Author), Paul Zizka (Photographer) 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2017	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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A Geography of Blood: Unearthing Memory from a Prairie Landscape (David Suzuki Institute)

by Candace Savage (Goodreads Author)

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The Clockmaker's Daughter

by Kate Morton (Goodreads Author)

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Understory: An Ecologist’s Memoir of Loss and Hope

by Kevin Van Tighem

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Meghan rated a book it was amazing Thirty Below: The Harrowing and Heroic Story of the First All-Women's Ascent of Denali by Cassidy Randall	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Meghan rated a book it was amazing Inside the Belly of an Elephant: A Motorcycle Journey of Loss, Legacy and Ultimate Freedom by Todd Lawson	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
One thing is certain right in the first few pages of this book: Todd is a wonderful and wholehearted storyteller with a voice all to himself. One gets the sense he is speaking to the reader directly, without much by way of distance between his though ...more
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