I am now officially a Brooklynite. About two weeks ago I relocated to Greenpoint, in the northwest corner of Brooklyn. It’s a mostly Polish community, but has recently seen an influx of hipster types escaping the Manhattan-like rents of nearby Williamsburg. My wife and I were actually expecting to land in Manhattan, but begin looking […]
» Read more...Month: January 2008
What Travel-Writer Personality Are You?
For those of you who haven’t seen this already, Rucksack Wanderer Tim Patterson over at Brave New Traveler has come up with 6 most original travel-writer personalities: -The Intrepid Monk -The Epic Adventurer -The Naked Introvert -The Walking Party -The Public Relations Professional -The Guidebook Writer Read and and have a giggle over the descriptions, […]
» Read more...Moon/Avalon Publishing Looking for Authors
Avalon Publishing is looking for authors for a number of Moon guidebooks and their Moon Living Abroad Series: –Moon Cleveland –Moon Minneapolis/St. Paul –Moon Living Abroad in Great Britain –Moon Living Abroad in Guatemala –Moon Living Abroad in India –Moon Living Abroad in Panama –Moon Living Abroad in Thailand -Also numerous Outdoor and Hiking guides. […]
» Read more...Travel Writing and Photography Workshop in Rome
It’s not often that good-quality travel-writing workshops come to Europe. Other than Rolf Pott’s July Paris workshop, I’m not aware of any other regular one. It’s annoying all the good ones are normally in the US, so when I hear of ones in Europe I get more excited than normal! 🙂 This year, from April […]
» Read more...Traveling Stories Magazine Writing Contest
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. […]
» Read more...Guest Article: Ten Tips For Landing Great Features In Your Home Area
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 updated […]
» Read more...Market Leads: In the Know Traveler, Wend Magazine
In the Know Traveler is seeking new writers. If your looking to break in with a low paying market here is your chance. Pay is $10 for articles 500-650 words and $20 for features on selected countries. For more info see their submission guidelines. Also, Matador’s Bounty Board has a few recent postings of publishers […]
» Read more...Learnings from 2007, Writing Goals for 2008?
Last year was a big writing year for me. An awfully disorganized one, but a big one nonetheless. I continued writing for Gridskipper; did a short stint at globorati; and began writing here, for Vagablogging, for Gadling, for European Vibe and for Map Magazine. Other than European Vibe, for which I’ve written numerous travel-sections (of […]
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