We got a heads-up from ex-Written Road contributor Kelly Amabile , of some cool travel related events in NYC this October. Although the events do not talk about travel-writing directly, they involve some…
Read more →Here are two chances to meet one of the most known travel-writers in the industry today: NY Times Frugal Traveler Matt Gross will be telling stories of his experience traveling around the world and…
Read more →In case you are one of those handful of aspiring travel-writers who are living off an inheritance, married to a celebrity, or have a sugar-daddy (or mommy!) at their beck and call, perhaps you might be…
Read more →A quote from Rolf Pott's interview with Matt Gross : “Go into travel before you go into travel writing. You should know how to cross a land border, book plane tickets in a language you don't speak and…
Read more →Creative Escapes , leaders in providing writing and photography holidays (recently even voted by the Guardian as one of the top 5 companies offering writing holidays), has just announced its next writing…
Read more →Again and again I get questions about whether it is worth it to write for websites such as Suite101.com or About.com , so I thought I would breakdown my experience with Suite101 and what I have heard…
Read more →To blog or not to blog, that is the question (sorry for the awful rendition of a cliche). The upsurge and success of blogs in the online travel-publishing industry, has posed a hot question in the minds…
Read more →"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…
Read more →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…
Read more →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…
Read more →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…
Read more →"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…
Read more →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…
Read more →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…
Read more →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…
Read more →"...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…
Read more →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…
Read more →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 .…
Read more →Upgrade Travel's travel blog awards were launched early this month by opening floor for nominations of what you think are the best travel blogs. The categories were: best travel blog, best destination…
Read more →"As someone who edits a travel site, my business trips are business trips, and my vacations are — business trips,"says Peter J. Frank , editor-in-chief of Concierge.com (Condé Nast Traveler Online). In…
Read more →What are the travel trends today? What is the future of travel? Has it all been done? Will the next generation of travel be virtual? You can listen to some of these topics being discussed on the…
Read more →I've always wanted to have my own travel television show. A show that everyone would watch and say 'hey, I can do that for my next holiday, it's just what I would love, and can afford', rather than say…
Read more →In case you hadn't heard, Don George left Lonely Planet. He celebrated the new year with new beginnings and stepped away from his position of six years as their Global Travel Editor. Today, he launched…
Read more →I'm sure a bunch of people have told you that you need a platform in order to sell a book. What's platform? I like to think of it as a foundation of experience and readership. For example, someone who has…
Read more →Our friend and loyal WR fan, the fantastical Ayun Halliday , is out with another new book. You know her from No Touch Monkey , Job Hopper , and as a contributor to Travelers' Tales anthologies. But, she…
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