Turn Your Blog into a Book!
Gina Trapani , the kick ass editor of Lifehacker and the author of Lifehacker: 88 Tech Tricks to Turbocharge Your Day opens her guru vault to share tips on how to get your own wisdom spun from blog to…
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Books Free is the Netflix of the lit world. It just came to my inbox, but they've already been in the news . Pay a montly fee, make a list of books that you want, Booksfree sends it to you, then you…
Read more →Book Videos - Vid Lit - the newest marketing tool for authors
Hey authors, before you sign that book deal, make sure to ask your publisher if their marketing plan includes doing a book video. Also called Vid Lit, it should be no surprise that with YouTube being the…
Read more →Travel Writing Classes in New York (Jan-Feb, 2007)
David Farley gets rave reviews for his travel writing classes. AND he's fun. So that means, he makes learning a good time. He just let me know that he's got two classes coming up in January and February.…
Read more →Homemade Outdoor Gear
Handmade things seem to be all the rage these days. Can we attribute it to all the craft bloggers? I would love to think so. I was surfing around and this site caught me totally off guard. Homemade…
Read more →Easygoing.com: Online travel shopping
I was thrilled to get an email from Easy Going today. They were a great Bay Area travel store and a regular stop for Travelers' Tales author events. I had been attending events, and reading there for ten…
Read more →Joy for Europe Travelers (and free books)
Two Europe related items crossed my plate this week, and those of you budget-minded or indie travelers will be quite pleased with the finds. EuroCheapo.com If you're planning a trip to Europe and want to…
Read more →Travel Channel: Photo Journeys
I love that the Travel Channel is featuring top photographers. They've started a section called Photo Journeys and so far they've got three artists represented including my friend Alison Wright . Each…
Read more →Charles Leocha of Tripso on Web 2.0 in the Travel sphere
A big thanks to Charles Leocha for giving us a recap of the PhoCusWright conference in LA a few weeks ago. PhoCusWright is where all the big guns in online travel meet to talk about what they're doing to…
Read more →Thanks and Farewell
During this weekend of thanks I'd like to express my deepest gratitude to the incredibly supportive community of readers, writers and travelers that I've encountered during my stint as a Written Road…
Read more →Amanda Congdon vs. 7 Days in a Sentra
It seems like these are the two most prevalent marketing campaigns in the travel world right now. I'm hearing about them everywhere. So, I did a Google fight between them 7 Days in a Sentra: Just what the…
Read more →18 Gifts for Writers
We writers are kind of particular sometimes, which can make it hard to find good gifts for writers. Here's a few great ideas from one writer to another. I've never been this excited about the holidays -…
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