Here are two handy resources I was happy to bookmark this week. It’s so nice of other folks to put together lists like this for us, isn’t it? 1) List of Travel Columnists Carl Parkes pointed me to this great list from travel business portal Joe Sent Me, which profiles 15 writers and provides a […]
» Read more...Month: September 2005
Charles Veley: The World’s Most Traveled Man?
Have some John Flinn with your Sunday breakfast. John has an article in the San Francisco Chronicle Magazine about Charles Veley. “I’ve Been Everywhere, Man” is online. Hey, hats off to Veley who has travelled to 518 countries in the past five years. That doesn’t even sound exhausting, it’s numbing. I get nothing but blankness […]
» Read more...Is Your Travel Book Necessary?
The Independent looks at the anthology The Explorer’s Eye edited by Fergus Fleming & Annabel Merullo. They begin the article with an anecdote about a writer being asked if his travel book is necessary. Do we ever ask ourselves that? I think we just assume it is since we are so impassioned. You can read […]
» Read more...What Color is your Jockstrap?
Have I mentioned were doing a fourth humor book? There’s so much to do, I’ve gotten lost in the list. But yes, we are doing a fourth to wrap up the Empire of Undies. There was so much good material from Thong, that we’ve started with that, and are adding a bunch more. What Color […]
» Read more...Go Nomad Grant Update
Kelly Westhoff, contributing editor at Minnesota Women’s Press, has won a GoNOMAD Travel Grant. She will use the $500 grant to extend her impending trip to Uruguay and write an article on the secluded costal village of Cabo Polonia — congrats! The GoNomad staff noted that there were many excellent entries. I think it’s very […]
» Read more...Left Coast Writers Party for The Thong Also Rises
You’ve heard me mention how great the Left Coast Writers are before, but there’s nothing like coming out with a new book and having a ready made group of friends and writing enthusiasts want to support your work and celebrate with you! Linda Watanabe McFerrin made this great group happen, and I’m grateful for her […]
» Read more...JenLeoLIVE! – New Personal Blog
When I was at the BP Conference last month, I heard someone endorsing Written Road with a caveat. He said, “there’s a fair bit of poker stuff on there these days, but still a lot of great travel writing resources.” That’s true. I’m dividing my life between the poker world, Vegas world, travel writing world, […]
» Read more...The Book Tour Starts TODAY!
I’m still in shock that things events are beginning TODAY. Woohooo!! If you’re in the Bay Area tonight, come on over to the Monticello Inn. The Left Coast Writers group is throwing us a book release party for The Thong Also Rises. Every month they honor one of their writers and celebrate a new book. […]
» Read more...FREE Travel Writing Class in Chicago
Hey everybody, Just wanted to let you know it’s time to get your butt down to The Savvy Traveller in Chicago. They are celebrating their 20th Annniversary this year! Can you believe it? TWENTY years! To join them in the partay, I’ll be teaching a travel writing workshop on October 8. Break Into Travel Writing […]
» Read more...World66 Travel Grants
Here’s a new get-paid-to-travel gig that should attract a lot of attention and cheers from wanderlust writers. World66 will be awarding ten travel grants to the best trip proposals they get. It looks like each grant is worth $1,000, although the fine print explains that they have the right to award less than that. Proposals […]
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