I'm up in Portland visiting with Andrea and Dale Johnson. They are both BootsnAll members and big Travelers' Tales fans that I met just over a year ago. Andrea is building her portfolio as a travel photographer and we've been working on designing her a web site among other strategic marketing endeavors. So, as thanks […]
» Read more...Month: May 2003
Are You Game For It?
National Geographic Channel wants digital and VHS footage of your on the edge and off the beaten track adventures. And they’re willing to pay $200/per minute of it used. ARE YOU GAME FOR IT?
» Read more...How to Get Ideas
Ariel Azarel is a writer with a beautiful blog. It's neat to see what another writer is letting people know about their life. Check out her category called How to Get Ideas. Smart advice. I need to keep reading it. There's always room to let in a new idea. Or two or three or twenty.
» Read more...Pics from the event at Mother Kali’s
Chris just posted the BootsnAll perspective of the event for Sand at Mother Kali's last week. What will I do without a photographer at my other events? At least I'll have Bootsupport at Book Passage and at the superfun Beach Party. Come join us!
» Read more...Win a Free Trip to Oz
GORP.com is giving away a free trip to Australia. 12 days isn't much, but it's better than nothing. And sneaking off on the eleventh day to stay longer would be a fun story to tell to the grandkids.
» Read more...Beach Party!
Everyone keeps asking me what sand in my bra feels like. I say, come try it for yourself! Travelers' Tales is hosting a beach party and bonfire to celebrate the release of: Sand in My Bra and Other Misadventures:Funny Women Write from the Road. Location: Ocean Beach, San Francisco When: Saturday, May 24, 3:30pm until […]
» Read more...10 Pages?
I'm working on my book proposal in an effort to have it done before BEA and I'll admit I’m stuck on the Overview. Title page, fairly easy. Marketing and promotion, piece of cake. Chapter by chapter outline, I can handle that. But a ten page overview of why I should be the one to write […]
» Read more...Hot Summer Nights
Travelers' Tales is turning up the heat for Sand in My Bra this summer. We just got the budget ok to expand the tour to Denver and Chicago. Tattered Cover and The Savvy Traveller are two of the most respected independent bookstores in the country, and I've always looked up to them. Now to make […]
» Read more...What’s On Your List?
Last night some friends and I were having a discussion about what we wanted from our spouses. Typical, I'm-30-now talk that included how many kids we wanted, etc. One married friend advised another single friend that he ought to make a list about what he wanted in a lifelong partner. I think it's obvious but […]
» Read more...The Making of an Article
This weekend I was showing my friend Susan the sights around Eugene. We went to Coburg, a small community outside of Eugene just across the McKenzie river. The town of 996 is known for it's antique row, and as we shopped I couldn't help but think weekender article for a local travel section. I whipped […]
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