Thriller author Alice Henderson happens to also be a wildlife biologist who spends a great deal of time in nature, tracking some of our most elusive animals. Whether it's a dry desert or a snowy mountain the characters she creates often face challenges from nature and antagonists. She pulls on her expertise and interests in biology and writing to create captivating tales about the things she cares most about.

An engaging story, she believes, is one way to get people interested in issues, such as wildlife preservation, that have big impacts on the real world.

In this fun conversation, Polly and Alice Henderson talk about the importance of setting in building suspense, how she threads her personal interests together to create a writing career, and how to write in a tent when there is no electricity.

Find more about Alice Henderson and her work at AliceHenderson.com

And find out more about Polly Campbell, crafting a writing career and living a writer's life at Simply Write at https://simplywrite. substack.com

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