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Hey, I haven't left yet and I haven't forgotten about you. I'm in San Diego this week and would you believe my grandparents don't have internet access? As if I wasn't already having withdrawals without…
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1321 postsCollecting National Geographic
By sheer happenstance I was surfing through Craigslist and found a collection of National Geographic magazines from 1985-2005. The seller was only asking for $25. The magazines are in top condition. I…
Read more →Seth Godin's Marketing Advice for Authors
While the NanoWrimos are pounding away at their novels, I think this is a good time for those of you who are considering writing a book, to get excited about it. Earlier this year, marketing guru and…
Read more →Chicago Manual of Style for Online Junkies
Grammar-phobes, help is here. The Chicago Manual of Style has put their resource guide online. They have an online tutorial for submitting a manuscript electronically , and if you've ever had an editor…
Read more →SkyMaul - Funnier Than Borat?
All the buzz is about the SkyMaul: Happy Crap You Can Buy From a Plane , a parody on you know what. The comedians behind the genius, Kasper Hauser, have received heaps of advanced praise including, “Not…
Read more →Vintage Travel Books
I am highly drawn to the notion of vintage travel books. Vintage, that word that makes everything go up in price and immediately sends signals to your brain that this one item, this thing you are finding…
Read more →Rome: Little Black Book
Power to the small presses! Tram Eight Press is publishing perfect pocket-sized city guides that get straight to the point, where to eat, drink, and play. They are called the Little Black Book series, and…
Read more →Changes to Written Road
Hi Everyone, I just wanted to let you know that I'm back from Australia. Many thanks for your patience with Written Road . It turns out that our hosts, the BootsnAll Travel Network, needed to change their…
Read more →Globe Corner Adventure Travel Lecture Series
The Globe Corner Bookstore in Cambridge, MA has announced two events for their fall Adventure Travel Lecture Series : 1) On Wednesday, October 25th, Wayne Bernhardson will speak about travel to Patagonia…
Read more →Olsson's Book Events and Blogs
Olsson's Books , an indy chain in VA and DC, has two travel-related author events this week. First up is NPR correspondent John Burnett, author of Uncivilized Beasts and Shameless Hellions: Travels with…
Read more →The Travel Gear Blog is Alive and Kicking
Mika Lepisto, has revived BootsnAll's Travel Gear Blog —and it's jamming. If you remember, our friend Joe Ehrlich started it a few years ago. Mika has given the site a makeover as a part of BnA's Logue…
Read more →Making the Most of a Press Trip
I'm in Darwin, Australia right now. Australia's Outback brought me over to have a look at their State. I'll be here for two full weeks, three altogether in Oz. For those of you who are press trip…
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