Q & A with travel columnist Dennis McCann from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel This quote about travel writing caught my eye. How many of you can relate? “In 1998, after I wrote a book about Wisconsin for the sesquicentennial, editors asked me to hit the road and stay there and I’ve been doing this fulltime […]
» Read more...Day: October 19, 2004
Story Lead?
Can anyone use this? I think there is a fascinating story behind this. Especially if you were to look at it from the perspective of some of the business people. Or farmers, for that matter. Tourist evangelism touted [DenverPost.com] If you do, let us know who you pitched it to and how it worked out.
» Read more...The Educated Traveler Newsletter
The announcement reads,”a travel newsletter designed for discriminating people for whom the activities they pursue, the people they meet, the things they learn…the background of a country…are just as important as the destination.” EducatedTraveler.org And guess what? They pay $100 for 800 word submissions. Here are their Writer’s Guidelines “An ET Find is something relatively […]
» Read more...It Truly Begins
Some of you may know that I've been talking about doing a book proposal, and a book, of my love blunders. I even snuck it into a post a few weeks ago. Until I can think of something better, it’s going to be called How Not to Catch a Man. I’ve been talking about this […]
» Read more...Thai Sand in My Bra
Guess what Travelers’ Tales got in last week? The Thai translation of Sand in My Bra! I had no idea that someone had approached us for this, but it looks pretty cool. Now we’ve got one in Dutch and Thai. Here it is…
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