Archive for November, 2002

Almost done

Date: November 13th, 2002 |

The editing session for Sand In My Bra & Other Misadventures was fairly productive even if we didn’t get as far as we’d hoped. A couple of things…
1) We’ve got 36 stories and I’d say they’re 96% nailed down. Only 6 of those are from books. This is great because I thought originally we were [read more]

Curious about publicity? Get your name out there!

Date: November 12th, 2002 |

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Here’s a quick overview of publicity.
One of the members from WorkforWriters sent it in and it grabbed my eye. I love this listserve. More info at: WorkForWriters@o [read more]

Sand in My Bra

Date: November 11th, 2002 |

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I rode the dog down to SF for a whirlwind edit session with Larry on the humor book. It’s coming along. Getting closer. We added five stories today and cut two. I think we’re over 35 stories but still under 200 pages, or right there abouts.
It takes a lot more to get me to laugh [read more]

It’s Time To Write

Date: November 6th, 2002 |

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Last Friday someone on the WorkforWriters listserve posted a whole bunch of market leads and links to submission guidelines. I got excited thinking about story angles that I could work on for many of them. I was really motivated…though the 16oz cup of coffee could’ve had something to do with it, too. I planned some [read more]

Combat training for journalists

Date: November 1st, 2002 |

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“WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon is offering to train journalists in the basics of military combat as part of its contingency planning for media coverage of a possible war with Iraq.”
Read the full Guardian Unlimite [read more]

Travel stories I don’t want to read

Date: November 13th, 2002 |

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I would love to do an anthology of the worst submissions ever. The mass market wouldn’t understand the humor, but I think editors would. It’d be the perfect bathroom book for any travel editor/writer.
Here are a four types of cliche stories that I would be happy to never read again:
1.It took forever to get there. [read more]

2 more travel magazines

Date: November 12th, 2002 |

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Here are two travel magazines that I came across this week. They’re new to me. Audience?
Travel + Life: This magazine looks good visually, but I have yet to sit down and read it. It is put out by a company called Virtuoso.
Elite Traveler: For the luxury set…they have a cool looking web site, and [read more]

Final Edit For Sand In My Bra & A Humor Contest

Date: November 8th, 2002 |

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Well…it’s time for the final edit. Part of which I’ll be doing this weekend, and then I’ll be doing the rest in San Francisco with Larry Habegger on Monday & Tuesday. We’ve got story selections to finalize which will probably mean cutting nearly 10 stories from the last go round, writing teasers, adding sidebars and [read more]

Adventure Travel Writing Contest

Date: November 4th, 2002 |

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Knowing what it costs to put an anthology together, The Narrative Press seems to have the right idea for making the most of a small budget — A contest.
The Best True Adventure & Exploration Stories of 2003 Contest
30 winners will be selected to be included in “a collection of over 30 adventures, from jungle [read more]

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