International jobs
I'm looking for work. My part time work ends at the end of this month and though some would say I needed to look for a job much earlier this year, it is now definitely time. If you didn't know, I'm a…
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1321 postsBasics and then beyond
Yesterday I had a conversation with Ken Vollmer who I met on the BootsnAll boards. He is self publishing his book The Wanderlust Survival Guide due out early next year. I asked Ken to send me some…
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Life immitating art, or art immitating life? After having a dream that I should be recording my memoirs I scrapped my old journal and started a new one. Last night my writing was so much better since I…
Read more →Jen Leo, A Writing Geek?
I'm happy to report that Written Road the blog is now noted as one of the new web logs on Holly Lisle's Community Weblogs page. A listing of a few dozen web logs on writing organized by how often they're…
Read more →Book Publicity Costs
I need to turn in some budget reports this morning for continued efforts for Wild Writing Women: Stories of World Travel. I started searching Google to see if there were some ready made expense lists, and…
Read more →WWW October Salon: Tracy Johnston
Pamela Michael is hosting this month's Salon and her guest is Tracy Johnston, author of a book that is on almost everyone's list of favorite travel books: Shooting the Boh: A Woman's Voyage Down the…
Read more →Travel Blogs With The Boston Globe
Boston.com, the online version of The Boston Globe is inviting travelers to blog about their travels in their travel weblog section. I've been on the hunt for travel blogs anywhere, so please pass them my…
Read more →Another Start Up Travel Mag
Richard Sterling, author of several food books for Travelers' Tales and Lonely Planet, just asked me if I'd heard of this new travel mag. They are a UK outfit that is calling their new mag and site Trip…
Read more →Get an editor
Wow, I just spent the past 30-45 minutes editing a story for the author I'm working with - let's call him Sam - and this story is going to be a seller! That is not his name, but I don't know if he wants…
Read more →"Because You Need To Eat"
That is the coolest motto I've ever seen for a job web site. I think I've just found the best resource for anyone wanting to get a job in the news, media, writing, and PR industry. A plethora of links…
Read more →Stanfords & Bill Bryson's new book
I'm always talking about travel bookstores in and around San Francisco, because those are the ones that I know best. So, today I thought I'd broaden the spectrum and highlight a quality travel bookstore…
Read more →Faith and Follow-Thru
I spelled Follow-Thru like Drive-Thru because it reminds me of milkshakes and having a positive association might make it more fun. Lately I've been spending what seems like a lot of time every day…
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