Peter Moore Blog
Peter Moore's latest newsletter went out yesterday and in it he announced a revamped website and a new blog, the fully air-conditioned sound of speed . His redesigned website features a new page he calls…
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1321 postsLatitudes Mag
I have to echo Erik's post at Gadling to check out Latitudes Mag , tag line: Travel Attitudes . It's more travel experience than travel narrative, but a very creative twist on the traditional travel…
Read more →Tara Weaver: Interview with a Developmental Book Editor
I met Tara Weaver when we were working at Travelers' Tales. She came on as an intern, took over the Permissions work when I moved over to Publicity, became an Associate Editor, and went on to edit Tuscany…
Read more →Blockbuster! A Walk in the Woods
Robert Redford and Paul Newman want to make Bill Bryson's A Walk in the Woods a movie! The duo haven't worked together on a movie since the Sting in 1973, but apparently they've been looking for a final…
Read more →Book Review: Educating Alice
My mother, a librarian, often suggests travel titles or writers she comes across. About a year ago, she mentioned Alice Steinbach , a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author who hails from Baltimore,…
Read more →Mid-Week Roundup
Here are some quick links to stuff from around the web in the past week: 1) Media Bistro Toolbox's Hit the Road Jack plugs Wendy Knight's May 3rd Cambridge, MA travel writing seminar with some tips on how…
Read more →The Bad Boys of Travel Writing
I just saw on Vagablogging that Rolf is giving a sneak preview to his May interview with J. Maarten Troost , author of the hilarious The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific . Boy can…
Read more →Interviewing Tips
I've interviewed four people in the past week. One was casual, at a desk, where I actually got to type in the Q&A. Two were completely spontaneous where I had to think up Qs on the spot. And the fourth,…
Read more →Sounds that inspire?
Just something fun I stumbled across awhile back, via Journalisimo : A link to iSerenity's sound environments . If you miss the click of an old American Standard as you type away on your laptop or PC, get…
Read more →100 Nights in Las Vegas
The biggest challenge I'm facing right now as a writer is finding a balance between living the grist, and getting it down afterwards. Heck, I'm just barely managing to get enough sleep. Blogging, editing,…
Read more →Book Review: 80 Dates
Title: Around the World in 80 Dates Author: Jennifer Cox Publisher: Downtown Press (2005) Henk, Anders, Solimano, Chester, Garry, Cam and Gene ... names of just some of the lucky 80 who made the cut for…
Read more →Food Blogger Does Travel Writing
I scan several food blogs on a regular basis to keep up with what and where to eat when I'm traveling, and to gather great recipes from around the globe. Although I don't do much French cooking, I always…
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