Resources for Writers

Writing Online: What You Write Vs. How You Write

Date: March 9th, 2008 |

I don’t know about you guys, but with the explosive growth of the online publishing industry and the constant debate over the authority definitions when it comes to journalists, bloggers or writers, I am often left confused and lost as to 1) what I should be writing 2) how should I be writing about it [read more]

NYT Travel Trade Show This Weekend

Date: February 26th, 2008 |

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The New York Times Travel Trade Show is set for this weekend, Friday February 29 to Sunday March 2, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention center in Manhattan. The show is one of the largest trade and consumer travel shows in the country with more than 30,000 attendees and 500 exhibitors.
This year’s keynote speaker [read more]

Job Lead: Freelance Travel-Writers Globe Pequot Press

Date: February 7th, 2008 |

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Give some insight on life of a travel-guidebook writer, and voila, a relevant job lead comes flying in!
Globe Pequot Press is looking for freelance travel-writers.
Wanted:
1) A cruising expert/writer/editor wanted to update a book of advice for cruise travelers.
2) Local writers in South Carolina and in the San Diego area
The work for the above involves [read more]

Matador Travel Merges With Brave New Traveler

Date: February 1st, 2008 |

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Check out my post on Gadling as to why I’m thrilled about this merger! Ian Mackenzie and Tim Patterson from BNT have joined Matdor’s editorial team and I’m really looking forward to seeing more great content.
Also, mergers means expansions, which for us translates into more paid writing opportunities at Matador! They did a great job [read more]

Guest Article: Ten Tips For Landing Great Features In Your Home Area

Date: January 9th, 2008 |

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Off and on, we here at Written Road get the privilege of published writers sharing their expertise. Sean McLachlan, book author and freelance journalist (and Madrid Writer’s Group buddy! was kind enough to allow us to reproduce a piece of his, originally published on www.writing-world.com; the one you will read below is an [read more]

NYC & Italy Travel Writing Classes w/Michael Luongo

Date: February 27th, 2008 |

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Travel Writer and Editor Michael Luongo, who we interviewed at Written Road last April, will be holding several travel writing workshops in the coming months:
New York University’s Global Traveler Writing Class
When: Saturdays March 8 and March 15, 10am to 4pm
Where: New York University
How Much: $385
Luongo’s Global Traveler writing class is aimed at those wanting [read more]

Making Money As A Writer. Good Money.

Date: February 13th, 2008 |

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“It’s possible to make a good amount of money as a writer. Most writers don’t. You should assume, strictly for business purposes, that you won’t, or at the very least, won’t for a very long time. It’s not all about you, it’s also about the market. Don’t get defensive. The median personal income in the [read more]

The Harsh Realities Of Life As A Lonely Planet Travel-Writer

Date: February 7th, 2008 |

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Dreaming to write for the Lonely Planet is often where your inspiration to become a travel-writer comes from. I remember I frequently used to spend time in a book shop reading and taking down notes from the biographies of the writers of each LP edition: what their background was, what they aspired to, and if [read more]

Traveling Stories Magazine Writing Contest

Date: January 19th, 2008 |

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Here’s another travel-writing contest, this time by Traveling-Stories website, for those always up for a challenge:
Submissions:
-300-1000 words
-Should be concise and creative without being destination based.
-Must include a brief bio (you may include a website if you have one) which will be added to the end of your travel story or
article.
- Can include a photograph. [read more]

End Of Year Travel-Writing Contest

Date: December 28th, 2007 |

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Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and got some time to unwind. I certainly did and am having trouble getting back into the swing of things.
On that note, here’s something for those who want to do one last productive thing before the end of 2008 (oh my goodness, 2008!!), or start the year with [read more]