A Writer's Life, Authors, Resources for Writers, Travel Books 0 comments on New Writing Website: The Midlist Writer

New Writing Website: The Midlist Writer

Good friend, fellow traveler and writer Sean McLachlan (who has shared his advice for us here before), has entered the blogging world to share his writing experiences. Sean has been to 20 countries on every continent (except Australia and Antartica), is author of Moon Guidebook to London, the Insider’s Guide to Phoenix, and Globe Pequot’s […]

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A Writer's Life, Interviews, Resources for Writers, Travel Books 6 comments on The Harsh Realities Of Life As A Lonely Planet Travel-Writer

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

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 […]

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A Writer's Life, Authors, Something Different 0 comments on What Travel-Writer Personality Are You?

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, […]

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A Writer's Life, Personal 3 comments on Merry Xmas!

Merry Xmas!

Just wanted to check in and wish all you guys a very Merry Christmas from us here at Written Road! As for me, working from home updating numerous blogs is hard and is taking its toll. It’s difficult to ever switch off because you keep wanting to get things written. I worked hard over the […]

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