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A Few Blogging Tips

Date: September 29th, 2007 |

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]

Free New eBook: Comprehensive Travel-Writing Tips

Date: September 21st, 2007 |

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“If you are currently scribbling for free or can’t seem to move on from writing low paid SEO articles, this book will put you on the write track…”
And also if “…you are feeling out-of-the-loop and unqualified, or a ‘wannabe’ accused of being personally responsible for bringing down the level of the travel industry by supporting [read more]

Should You Write For Free? WR Asks The Experts…

Date: July 27th, 2007 |

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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 not, [read more]

Book Passage Travel Writers and Photographers Conference

Date: May 20th, 2007 |

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The 16th Book Passage Travel Writers and Photographers Conference will take place this year from August 16-19 in California, (just across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco).
Word is that alongside writing guru’s such as Don George, Tim Cahill, Isabel Allende and Rolf Potts (to name a few), our very own Jen Leo will be [read more]

Do’s and Don’ts for Submitting Travel Stories Online

Date: May 9th, 2007 |

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I can never get enough of ‘do’s and don’ts’ articles.
As an aspiring travel writer trying to get published, more often than not, such articles help me get back on track. Also, when you read them and see that you are following almost all of the do’s, and you are actually staying away from the [read more]

Essay Reading:Revelations From The Road

Date: September 28th, 2007 |

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Celebrating its 7th anniversary, Feature Well (an international syndication) is holding an essay reading session called ‘Going Places: Revelations from the Road,’ where renowned writers will read their stories about life-changing trips.
When:
8 p.m. on Tuesday, October 9th
Where:
Rapture Café & Books, 200 Avenue A (between 12th & 13th Streets, New York City)
Tel: 212-228-1177.
Journalists reading:
Tom [read more]

Pico Iyer: Breaking The Rules Of Travel Writing

Date: September 3rd, 2007 |

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One of the most respected and unconventional writers in the travel-industry — Pico Iyer — has just published his 9 Commandments of Travel Writing on Condé Nast Traveler.
As you will see, they are not a typical set of rules you expect to read from an article like this.
In summary he says:
-A travel book is a [read more]

How Traveling Made Her a Writer…

Date: June 3rd, 2007 |

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Check out a great interview on Gadling with founder or Seal Press Barbara Sjoholm. The interview has been done by our very own Kelly Amabile, and is in the context of one of Barbara’s latest books “Incognito Street: How Traveling Made Me A Writer”.
The interview is inspiring and full of bits of advice and useful [read more]

“Take to the street and wander” - Tyler Brûlé

Date: May 19th, 2007 |

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“…To become a real official resident of a city or truly fall for a place you’ve got to let the city push, pull, divert and distract you till you’re either worn down from over-stimulation, or you reach the point where you decide that you and the city are never going to be the best of [read more]

How Rolf Potts Did It…

Date: April 24th, 2007 |

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A question I have wanted to ask Rolf Potts, ever since I read his book Vagabonding (which, I can safely say, was key in encouraging me to quit my job and venture abroad) is finally answered on his blog.
It’s a simple yet inspiring story, making it easy to put yourself in his shoes, and aspire [read more]

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