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 →Hey travelers, if you are already in Vietnam and Laos, and you'd like to get your feet wet trying some destination travel writing, check out Travelfish.org. https://www.travelfish.org/ They are building a…
Read more →Hey everybody, I just wanted to tell you David Farley , co-editor of Travelers' Tales Prague and the Czech Republic , will be on the Pittsburgh talk radio show "On the Menu." This may be one of the last…
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…
Read more →We put an ad in RTIR and the radio interest is starting to come in. Sometimes they can wait a week, sometimes they can barely wait 24 hours to get our undies on the air. I'm about to talk to KFYR in…
Read more →Are you looking to be a part of a travel website from the ground up? Fishers Travel SOS is looking for you. I had a chance to chat with Julian Fisher about his project, and it sounds like a worthwhile…
Read more →Bakpak Traveler's Guide , publisher of budget guides for travelers, is holding its 4th Annual Travel Writing Essay Contest. The contest is sponsored by Rail Europe and GOMIO and will give the winning…
Read more →What Color is Your Jockstrap? is going to hit bookstore shelves this week. We're ramping up the PR front, and have just launched the website . I've recently been studying book blogs, helping authors…
Read more →"Every dream is given to us with the power to make it come true.†Kinga Freespirit lived by that quote during her six years of traveling with her companion, Chopin. Her dream, in fact, led her to…
Read more →I've been promising the addition of new volunteer writers on Written Road so we can expand this community, and we finally got it going! Kelly Amabile was our first and is off seeing the world with more…
Read more →Thanks, to World Hum , I just found out that the new Troost is out! I loved the Sex Lives of Cannibals—Troost's wit is hard to beat. He is F--U--N--N--Y! Here's some info on the new book: Getting Stoned…
Read more →Travelers' Tales has joined up with ApplauseCast and entered the world of podcasting. For those of you just tuning in, a podcast is a broadcast that you can listen to on the internet, or download on to…
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