Q & A with travel columnist Dennis McCann from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel This quote about travel writing caught my eye. How many of you can relate? "In 1998, after I wrote a book about Wisconsin for…
Read more →The announcement reads,"a travel newsletter designed for discriminating people for whom the activities they pursue, the people they meet, the things they learn...the background of a country...are just as…
Read more →Some of you may know that I've been talking about doing a book proposal, and a book, of my love blunders. I even snuck it into a post a few weeks ago. Until I can think of something better, it's going to…
Read more →I've read bits of The Tao of Poker before, but I liked what he revealed today about his writing life. (Monday, October 18, 2004) "I'm missing out on a $100 buy in NL tournament at the Blue Parrot tonight…
Read more →I'm at Travelers' Tales today going through our media database and sending off radio pitches. I must be hungry for brownies and ice cream or something because I just took my PR crazyness to a new level.…
Read more →Go for it! Guidelines for submitting to Travel + Leisure I liked this bit.... "Please note that a place is not an idea, and that editors are looking for a compelling reason to assign an article: a…
Read more →Here are some things that were of interest to me today. Steve Keenan, Deputy Travel Edtior for the TIMES in the UK had this to say about armchair travel and the ever expanding amount of travel websites.…
Read more →Another occassion of low expectations turning out pretty dern all right. I had my 20th appearance for Whose Panties Are These? at the "The Wide World of Travel Writing" leg of the Litquake Pub Crawl. The…
Read more →So, here I am cruising around the country doing author events for my latest book . The way these events go, you talk about the book, you read from the book, you talk about the process of making the book,…
Read more →What do you think about when you hear that there is going to be a movie about Maeve Binchy's best-selling book Tara Road ? Most likely, it's that Andie MacDowell is a hottie. But I hope you're also…
Read more →Via [Right This Way] Hey, if John Rambow got sucked in...I can admit it, too. Durex Global Sex Survey 2004 So, if you're an overprotective parent, move to Vietnam. If you need some extra attention, go to…
Read more →I've got one chapter left in this book and Oh My Gosh. Before you get too excited, it's not out yet. I picked up an advanced reading copy at the GLBA Fall Trade Show this past weekend. Sightseeing by…
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