Written Road

Travel Writing and Editorial - one print editor’s utopian view of online travel content

Kelly Pipes — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:29:31 +0000

Regular readers will know that my professional transition from print guidebook publishing to the web is still very much in its infancy. My experience is rooted in a world of well-established publishing schedules, editorial style guides, procedures and decades of travel writing experience embodied by a community of writers, plus translators, editors, photographers and factcheckers [...]

Be part of the Make Travel Fair community

Anna Brones — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:37:01 +0000

Travel has come to be associated with important global questions that deal with social issues, environment, and culture. One site, Make Travel Fair, is focused on engaging the travel community on just those issues, challenging users to truly interact with the world. The site is currently looking for contributing writers, and although the position is [...]

Six Essential Multimedia Blogs

Tim Shisler — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:16:42 +0000

Part three of how to create video without losing your shirt is coming next week. This week I’m passing along a few blogs I would recommend adding to your RSS reader. Of course this is only a partial list, so if you have any another other suggestions please, feel free to comment. 10,000 Words 10,000 Words [...]

Online Travel Content - movers and shakers get together

Kelly Pipes — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:45:05 +0000

It’s certainly been a busy couple of weeks for the online travel community, with bloggers, developers, start ups and long-established travel companies chewing the cud together on the future of travel. Last week, for example, the UK’s blogging community prised their fingers from their laptops for a get together, for the very first time, as [...]

Road Junky 2008 Gonzo Travel Writing Contest: Hell Trips

Anna Brones — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:09:17 +0000

This is no travel writing contest for romantic prose or inspirational stories of finding yourself. No, the Road Junky 2008 Gonzo Travel Writing Contest is looking for your worst stories, ones that make the reader cringe and say “wow, they made it through that!” Trips from hell, near-death experiences, tales of robbery and assault… it’s [...]

Virgin Media need Freelance Travel Web Writers

Kelly Pipes — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:16:17 +0000

Times are likely to get a little harder for all of us, so I wanted to share this one with all Written Roaders. Definitely worth a pitch me thinks. The gig Michelle Smith at Virgin Media would like to hear from top-notch lifestyle writers. Are you one of these? Can you whip up well-crafted copy on [...]

New Media Skills: Creating Video Part 2 – Video Editing Programs

Tim Shisler — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:11:48 +0000

Though it’s overwhelming—and often impossible—to keep pace with the innovations in multimedia technology, the good news is that whether you understand them or not, these innovations level the playing field between consumers and professionals. This is the case with video cameras, and it’s also the case with the video editing software you’ll need to produce [...]

November Press Trip to El Salvador

Anna Brones — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:00:00 +0000

With the recent change of the clocks, November evenings certainly have gotten dark. Sounds like it’s time to start focusing on writing about warm weather destinations to get you out of the approaching winter blues. Luckily the Central American Tourism Board is offering a familiarization trip to explore El Salvador. If you’re interested in writing [...]

New Media Skills: Creating Video Without Losing Your Shirt - Part 1

Tim Shisler — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 05:49:27 +0000

Today I toured a million-dollar video production studio and once again have come to the conclusion that producing video can justifiably seem complicated to most people. Like sell-your-first-born-and-mortgage-the-house complicated. As I left the dark wonderland my head was spinning with the thought (and the cost) of it all. That is, until I remembered my own [...]

Learn from travel great at TRAVELLERS’ TALES FIRST FESTIVAL - 10% discount available

Kelly Pipes — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:00:17 +0000

Jonathan Lorie, Director of Travellers’ Tales has just emailed his faithful following with details of the company’s first ever Festival. It isn’t often that travel writers - wanna be and professional alike - get the chance to spend a weekend picking up tips of the trade and mingling with Michael Palin…not to mention John Simpson [...]