Consumer Reports Travel Letter
Consumer Reports Travel Letter does an interesting comparison of the six largest independent travel web sites, but still couldn't recommend a one stop shopping tool. Maybe they shouldn't be looking at the…
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1321 postsGetting the Writing Done: Sunday practice
I wrote a full story today. It seems like it has been a very long time since the last one, but I don't care to count the months. The story I talked about writing in the "Independence Day blog," is still…
Read more →Monk.com--the new look
How excited was I when I called up the Monks this week to let them know that I wanted to feature them as the "Website of the Month" for the Travelers' Tales July Newsletter, and Michael Lane told me that…
Read more →Wanna Be a Travel Writer? A few places to get your feet wet...
Christine, a Travelers' Tales editorial assistant, and all over fun loving yet ambitious travel lover, has packed up her belongings in the office and is readying herself for her long awaited rtw trip. I…
Read more →Newsies, newsies, newsies
While we're on the subject of newsletters - you want 'em, I got 'em! Sign up here for lots of great travel writing newsletters: BootsnAll.com: Newsletters that inspire travel (Daily Dose), inform on…
Read more →Don't wait...the eloquent version
The Travelers' Tales July newsletter is out, and Publihser James O'Reilly relates what I was talking about in "Indpendence Day" to travel: "One cannot divine nor forecast the conditions that will make…
Read more →Everyone has a book in them....don't they?
Yesterday, I ran into Nick at the campus Starbucks in Eugene. We were sharing a table while I read submmissions for Hold My Purse and he read the The Practical Nomad. After a bit, Nick turned to me and…
Read more →7 days a week
It's Saturday afternoon and luckily I enjoy enough of what I do to be able to work through the weekend. From the past few times I've moved, my experiences have taught me that it takes me a little while to…
Read more →Listen to stories from A Woman's Path being read on the radio!
Good news came in yesterday for A Woman's Path... A Fairbanks, Alaska-based Shakespeare company called McRobenolt Clan Presents will read selected stories from the popular Travelers' Tales title A Woman's…
Read more →TripLit.com lists their top ten travel websites...you'll recognize a few of my faves
Ok, so have you heard of TripLit.com? I haven't until now. But I'm intrigued. Could they possibly be the female equivalent to what BootsnAll was three years ago? In their About Us section, there are two…
Read more →Wild Writing Women June Newsletter
I don't know how we do it, I really don't. May was a busy month for the Wild Writing Women, what with our trip to New York for the BEA, and all the various adventures that we've taken on individually. To…
Read more →June Author Events
While I was setting up the Pacific Northwest tour for the Wild Writing Women, I thought that I'd put together a list of June events that are going on at independent travel bookstores near you. Check back…
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