I've been saved from a crescendo of email despair. My yahoo mail system has been dragging me down, and I got organizational envy when Larry and I were on the flight back from NYC. He had d’loaded all his email and was answering them on the flight. One in the outbox, two in the outbox, […]
» Read more...Month: March 2005
Do you have photos of the South Pacific?
Just a quick call to let you know Travelers’ Tales is on the hunt for a picture of the South Pacific? As in, immediately. Today. If any of you travel photographers have some in your current portfolio, send them on over to staff at travelerstales dot com. As for the rest of this blog, my […]
» Read more...Book Launch Party Brainstorm
My brain is fried, but still….Emily just poo-poohed my idea of having a blogging book launch party for The Thong Also Rises. My idea was to have a release party at the Canvas Gallery. Friends and local media would be invited, but bloggers would be especially encouraged to post their favorite travel underwear story in […]
» Read more...Book Festival Information
So, I’m taking a WiFi PR meeting with TT intern Emily Dunn, and found this great link. Book Fairs and Other Literary Events It’s put on by the Center for the Book by the Library of Congress. It lists the festivals by name and state. They also give website links and months the festivals are […]
» Read more...Compass the Magazine
Why would anyone want to call themselves the tiniest magazine to cover the globe? Well, they aint’ startin’ small, Little Missy. The cover story right now is Texas. Still, using strong adjectives over weak ones will help when you’re branding. Compass the Magazine So, who are they? Another travel website trying to be a little […]
» Read more...Something For the To-Do List
Make sure to come to Miami on the East Coast tour. October is perfect with the start of “season”, lots of fun places to hang out and be fabulous and meet other fabulous or at least foxy people, a great book store called Books and Books that has recently hosted the Clintons, Malcolm Gladwell, Mireille […]
» Read more...More than Just a Writing Group
Larry Habegger, Executive Editor of Travelers’ Tales, leads two monthly advanced writing groups. He calls them his Wednesday and Thursday groups. Tonight they’ve challenged each other to a bowling match. That’s right, they’re going lane to lane tonight over at Yerba Buena Bowling Center. Besides the fun of good gossip, I think it’s important to […]
» Read more...Why Poker?
My move to Las Vegas and blogging at pPlayer is starting to attract a question I hadn’t given much thought to….why? As in, why poker? Me being me, it seems natural. I’ve grown up in a family of gamblers (except for my dad and most likely not my mom if she were alive). Sound funny? […]
» Read more...Outside is Looking for a Photo Editor
A little kitty told me that Outside is looking for a full time photo editor. “Candidates must have excellent communication and computer skills, photo editing experience at a national magazine, and comprehensive knowledge of stock photography agencies and outdoor sports photographers. Qualified persons will be responsible for working directly with the creative director and photo […]
» Read more...GoNomad’s Cash Grants for Travel Writers
Hey travel writers, ever had a story you really wanted to research but you didn’t quite have all the dosh to do it with? Well, GoNomad is coming to your rescue. GoNomad Travel Awards Every three months they’ll be giving out $500 to one lucky writer. Guidelines: Writers are asked to provide a one-page list […]
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