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</span><span class='size15pt' style='font-family:verdana, sans-serif;font-style:italic'>“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.” – Helen Keller</span><span class='size15pt' style='font-family:verdana, sans-serif'><br />
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Action: The state of doing; organized activity to accomplish an objective.<br />
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Adventure: An undertaking of a hazardous nature; an unusual or exciting experience. <br />
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Adventures are experiences that create psychological arousal and excitement, but not all experiences can be adventures. What makes an experience an adventure? <br />
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1.	It’s got to be remarkable<br />
2.	It’s worthy talking about<br />
3.	It involves adversity or perceived risk<br />
4.	It brings about personal growth.  <br />
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One area you can find these opportunities are adventure sports. <br />
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I’m </span><span class='size15pt' style='font-family:verdana, sans-serif'><b><a href="/main/authors.php?action=search&search_for=sgcardin" target="_blank">sgcardin</a></b></span><span class='size15pt' style='font-family:verdana, sans-serif'> and I’m your Action/Adventure Guest Editor this week.<br />
</span></td></tr></table><br /><br /><img loading="lazy\ aria-hidden="true" role="presentation" border=0 src="/main/trans.gif" title="Letter from the editor  [#401442]
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Skiing<br />
White Water Rafting<br />
Rock Climbing<br />
Scuba Diving<br />
Mountain Biking<br />
Snowboarding <br />
And there are many more!<br />
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Adventure sports can push us to our personal limits in challenging environments. They can help us develop confidence, resilience, and mental toughness.<br />
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Part of the appeal of adventure sports is that it allows us to escape our everyday life and lets us experience the outdoors in a meaningful way. It also benefits us by contributing to our physical fitness, improving focus and concentration, and helps us to reduce stress and anxiety. Adventure sports provide a vivid background when you&#39;re incorporating &#34;man vs nature&#34; themes into your writing. <br />
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</span><span class='size15pt' style='font-family:verdana, sans-serif;font-weight:bold'>Question for you:</span><span class='size15pt' style='font-family:verdana, sans-serif'> Are you involved in any adventure sports? If not, what one would you like to try?<br />
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If you’ve written a story involving adventure sports, please share and I’ll feature it in my March Newsletter. <span style="display:block"><br /></span>
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</span><span class='size15pt' style='font-family:verdana, sans-serif'><b><a href="/main/authors.php?action=search&search_for=steven-writer" target="_blank">steven-writer</a></b></span><span class='size15pt' style='font-family:verdana, sans-serif'><br />
This is similar to starting in media res, and a lot of short story publishers like that.<br />
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