Sorry from my end also for being a bit lax on posting here. I’ve been over my head blogging (not writing :)) Other than Written Road, I now write for Gadling, Vagablogging, Gridskipper, and Map Magazine — am committed to doing a minimum of 26 posts a week (!!!!!!), that doesn’t include my own personal […]
» Read more...Category: A Writer’s Life
Market Leads
Sorry I’ve been slacking on my posts lately, I’m up to my neck in guidebook work, not to mention took a few days off to run to Vegas, and have had to put a few other projects to the side for the time being. I have about 6 weeks of traveling divided among Peru, Honduras, […]
» Read more...First Book Signing Recap
Before I give the details, let me first say that I did try to arrange a book signing at my favorite independent book store, The Book Loft, in Columbus, Ohio, but they never got back to me. Anyway, I’ll exlain the process because I’m sure a few people are interested in doing the same sort […]
» Read more...A Few Blogging Tips
Since most of you who read this blog are writers, or want to be writers, I’m assuming you all have blogs. My turtle has a blog, so if you don’t and you want to be a writer, you are nowhere close to being one. In other words, start a blog now. For those who blog […]
» Read more...Beer With KiwiWriter
I seem to love cross-continental networking with fellow travel-writers. It’s fun, inspiring and you can always take something away from it. I recently had the privilege of meeting with KiwiWriter Liz Lewis of Write-To-Travel. She was on her way to NY to have lunch with Wendy Perrin of Conde Nast Traveler (she won it through […]
» Read more...Now You See It, Now You Don’t
I seem to be having many a over-blogging and under-blogging phases here on Written Road. Phases of being swamped, uninspired, hungover; phases of my eyes wanting to bleed from the number of hours glued to the screen; phases of sitting those number of hours and watching the best of YouTube leaving me tired and brain […]
» Read more...Building a Travel Website
I’ve been thinking lately how I can be more web savvy and prepared for the future of travel writing, hence I’ve decided to begin devoting more time to creating my own website. There are a number of great guidebook writers that have turned to the web, and from what I can tell they are doing […]
» Read more...Interview: David Farley
Writer David Farley has been featured in notable publications such as The Washington Post, Perceptive Travel, and Playboy. He was the co-editor of Travelers’ Tales Prague and teaches travel writing at Gotham Writers’ Workshop and New York University. His book on his search for the foreskin of Jesus will be published by Gotham Books in […]
» Read more...Should You Write For Free? WR Asks The Experts…
Since my last post generated a bit of an uproar about whether or not writers starting out should write for free, I thought I’d knock on some doors and get some much needed pointers from people who have made it in the business. Responses had varied angles, but were predominantly cohesive. Writing for free or […]
» Read more...Book Addiction
I go absolutely gaga for books. The way they look stacked together. Even the way they smell. I’m addicted to buying them. I buy online. From book stores. From garage sales. From little stands that also sell water and Doritos beside Moche ruins. My very large five shelf book case was filled years ago so […]
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