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The feat of surviving is directly related to the capacity of the survivor.

~Claire Cameron

Topics: Capacity Directly Feat Related Surviving Survivor

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I was hiking a five-day loop - alone - in the Rocky Mountains when I rounded the switchback and saw a large body on the trail ahead. It had brown fur with a cinnamon tinge that was draped across dense, humped back muscle. A broad head lifted and I could see the dish-shaped muzzle was catching my scent. I knew bears. This was a grizzly.

~Claire Cameron

Topics: Across Alone Back Bears Body Broad Brown Catching Could Dense Fur Had Head Hiking Knew Large Lifted Loop Mountains Muscle Rocky Rocky Mountains Rounded Saw Scent See Trail Ahead

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I was haunted by a bear attack that happened in Algonquin Park in 1991. The problem was that I don't believe in ghosts, so that ruled out an exorcism. My other choice was to start writing.

~Claire Cameron

Topics: Attack Bear Believe Choice Exorcism Ghosts Happened Haunted Other Out Park Problem Ruled Start Writing

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I would get a lot of writing done if I lived in isolation in a cave under a swamp.

~Claire Cameron

Topics: Cave Done Get Isolation Lived Lot Swamp Would Writing

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How do you solve a mystery? How do you write a book? The techniques for starting both are surprisingly similar. Find an intriguing question and, pen and dagger tucked under cloak, search for clues.

~Claire Cameron

Topics: Book Both Cloak Clues Dagger Find How Intriguing Mystery Pen Question Search Similar Solve Starting Surprisingly Techniques Tucked Write You

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I like situations that push a character to the edge.

~Claire Cameron

Topics: Character Edge Like Push Situations

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I would have liked to be on the streets of Manhattan during 9/11. My working theory is that people are much kinder to each other in times of trauma than we tend to portray in our stories.

~Claire Cameron

Topics: Each Kinder Liked Manhattan Much Other Our People Portray Stories Streets Tend Than Theory Times Trauma Working Would

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I love the Internet, and I love wasting time on the Internet - even though it sometimes ends up being not being a waste of time.

~Claire Cameron

Topics: Being Ends Even Internet Love Sometimes Though Time Up Waste Waste Of Time Wasting Wasting Time I Love

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I cried most days working on the first draft. The last scenes were the hardest. I had a feeling where I wanted to end - the exact note - but I couldn't see how to get there. Sarah Murphy, my editor, asked the right questions to help me. I think of 'The Bear' as a hopeful book.

~Claire Cameron

Topics: Asked Bear Book Cried Days Draft Editor End Exact Feeling First Get Had Hardest Help Hopeful How Last Me Most Murphy Note Questions Right Right Questions Sarah Scenes See Think Wanted Were Where Working I Think

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I'll settle for successful during my lifetime because at least I can be conscious of the delusion that it means something.

~Claire Cameron

Topics: Because Conscious Delusion Least Lifetime Means Settle Something Successful I Can

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Biography

Nationality: Canadian

Type: Novelist

Born: Unknown

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