Over the years, William (Bill) McGinnis has been featured in numerous articles in the media.
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Selling the Business for the Love of Writing: A Success Story – Bill McGinnis

This episode is primarily for the person “on the inside looking out.” You’re busy with your work (and you may even love what you’re doing), but you have a growing compulsion to do something new, something different. But you don’t know where to start. My conversation with Bill McGinnis might be just what you’re looking for. Having grown a

‘Slay the Dragon’ Novel Highlights US-China Tensions – Epoch Times Review

Review Written by John Moorlach for Epoch Times United States vs China. I am a bibliophile. My reading passions are current events and nonfiction. Although I own an Ian Fleming book or two, I rarely read novels. But I particularly enjoyed the 2022 book “Slay the Dragon,” which provided a read that combined what’s currently occurring in China

Don’t Write that Book! Notes on Writing “Slay the Dragon”

Random Notes on Writing Slay the Dragon: An Adam Weldon Thriller by William McGinnis  “Don’t write that book! Don’t do it! Something might happen to you!” My Chinese friend knew whereof he spoke. Having lived under Chinese communist rule for 24 years—and then, as a member of the Chinese diaspora, having chafed under its influence in the United States for

5 Star Review from Novels Alive

The Description: A police officer is brutally murdered in a “mostly peaceful” Oakland protest. City hall shuts down any serious investigation of the heinous crime. Ex-Navy SEAL Adam Weldon and his cop buddy BC take up the search for the killers only to find themselves hunted, outmatched, and at risk of being killed at any moment. As they fight for

Slay the Dragon wins Literary Titan Gold Five Star Award

The Literary Titan Gold Award is bestowed on books that we found to be perfect in their delivery of original content, utilizing fresh themes to convey innovative ideas, and deftly use elegant prose to transform words into expertly written literature. Slay The Dragon by William McGinnis is a compelling thriller novel with complex storylines with action and

Ken Streater’s Good Change Podcast Interviews William McGinnis

Pondering Leadership, Writing, and the Beauty of Life’s Voyage a Conversation with William McGinnis In 1975, William “Bill” McGinnis wrote the New York Times Bestseller, “Whitewater Rafting,” which has become the bible of boating wild rivers. After that, Bill created Whitewater Voyages, one of the most successful rafting companies on earth. It was founded on a guiding style that focused

Bill featured in CanoeKayak.com Legends of Rafting Article

Legends of Rafting: Bill McGinnis CanoeKayak.com  May 24, 2017 http://www.canoekayak.com/inflatables/legends-rafting-bill-mcginnis/ Interview by Tyler Williams // Portraits by Rommi Linnik Bill McGinnis helped take commercial boating from its crude roots to the polished professionalism it practices today. In 1975, McGinnis wrote Whitewater Rafting, the first source on the techniques of the sport. That same year, he started Whitewater Voyages, which

How to Find the Courage to Raft

December 1, 2001 Sierra Escape - By William McGinnis For people new to rafting, the thought of floating down through the swirling currents and surging, cresting waves of an actual wild river in an inflatable rubber boat composed mainly of thin air no less can be a daunting prospect. Such fears are entirely normal. In fact, when most people contemplate

Rapid Change

March 12, 2001 Fresno Bee, Business Section California's largest rafting company, Whitewater Voyages, has bought Spirit Kings River Whitewater for an undisclosed sum. The purchase enables El Sobrante-based Whitewater Voyages to guide one- and two-day rafting trips on the Kings River in the Sierra and Sequoia national forests east of Fresno. The Kings River is known for its long roller-coaster-like

Whitewater Grows

March 7, 2001 San Francisco Chronicle - Business Digest Section California's biggest river-rafting company just got bigger. Whitewater Voyages of El Sobrante has purchased Spirit Kings River Whitewater, giving the company access to popular runs on the Kings River in the Sierra and Sequoia National Forests east of Fresno. Whitewater Voyages logs 16,000 to 20,000 user days on California's rivers

Work That Isn’t

Come downstream with whitewater wizard Bill McGinnis. October 1, 1999 MyPrimeTime.com - By Kyle Noone MyPrimeTime.com -- Bill McGinnis spent his college summers putting on far-flung river adventures with friends, his genuine love of the outdoors pushing his spirit to explore. One day he took out an ad in the paper: "River explorer/writer needs people for exploratory trip down the

A New Craft for the Rapids

'Paddlecat' is more versatile than the kayak May 15, 1997 San Francisco Chronicle - By Chronicle Staff Writer Paul McHugh Infrequently, some new toy or tool sends a sport into a giddy growth spurt. Alpine skiers saw just such an explosive development occur with the popular new "super side cut" skis. Now, a similar phenomenon bids to create a quantum

Whitewater Investments

Rafting camp teaches kids the value of teamwork and a firm grip June 20, 1995 Bakersfield Californian - By Californian Correspondent Jill Hoffman "Look cool, have fun and stay in the boat!" These are the most important things to remember, says Matt Weiss, 12, as our raft drifts along the South Fork of the American River on a brilliant, mid-July

A Raft of Relaxation

A new ride on the gentler side now available from rafting company June 20, 1995 Bakersfield Californian - By Californian Correspondent Jill Hoffman LAKE ISABELLA -- Long known for its wild white water, the quiet and more gentle aspects of the Kern River have found a champion in Whitewater Voyages. Whitewater Voyages, the largest whitewater rafting outfitter in the state,

Riding the Crest of Whitewater Rafting

June 21, 1985 The Tribune - By Riding the Crest of Whitewater Rafting El Sobrante, California -- at 38 Bill McGinnis is owner of Whitewater Voyages/River Exploration Ltd., a rapidly expanding rafting company running more rivers and carrying more passengers than any other California outfitter. Eleven years ago, the graduate of Ells High School and San Francisco State University, was

Burnt Ranch Gorge

July 1, 1984 River Runner - By David M. Bolling The local folks upstream in Cedar Flat, Del Loma and Big Bar get suddenly serious when you talk about taking rafts into the Gorge. And if you're a compulsive river-reader, you'll run your eye up and down the visible stretches of that jumble of rock and water, noting the impossibly

Plunging into a career

June 27, 1979 San Francisco Sunday Examiner & Chronicle - By Travel Writer Dick Alexander When Bill McGinnis was a boy in the East Bay he walked the ditches when it rained, instead of the sidewalks. There's nothing particularly unique about that. We've all done it, I guess, sometimes getting swatted for having wet feet - or tracking mud into the

A Rafting School for the Daring On the Stanislaus River

March 23, 1977  News Herald, Santa Rosa, California - By Gulon M. Kovner Change the "quiet desperation" Thoreau applied to most men's lives to quiet determination for William McGinnis. Four years ago, he decided to write a book about whitewater rafting, a sport he had pursued for nine years. McGinnis shot his lanky body up in a trailer at Dillon

Rafter, Writer William McGinnis Succeeds Where Robust Men Fail

March 23, 1977  News Herald, Santa Rosa, California - By Gulon M. Kovner Change the "quiet desperation" Thoreau applied to most men's lives to quiet determination for William McGinnis. Four years ago, he decided to write a book about whitewater rafting, a sport he had pursued for nine years. McGinnis shot his lanky body up in a trailer at Dillon