Wise words from Jonathan Lorie
And as a follow up to last week's post ... ...I asked Jonathan Lorie, the director of Travellers' Tales and ex-editor of Traveller magazine, a few questions. How much of a traveller writer's success…
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1321 postsShoot Everything – Even That Double Espresso Currently In Your Hand
My friends think I'm nuts, but I usually just laugh them off. Don't get me wrong; I pay for my arrogance by lugging around 15 lbs. of camera gear just about every time I go outside. The reason?…
Read more →Hi, My Name Is Tim, And I Am An Alcoholic
Okay not really, but if the expense account is big enough…. Last night while smashed up against the uber-fit writing crowd of Boulder, Colorado (read: I just ran a marathon and decided to swim a mile to…
Read more →Travellers' Tales Announce Three Break-through Master Classes
To continue the theme of Abha's latest post, there's lots to gain from one of Travellers' Tales Travel Writing and Photography workshops; even if you've already nailed some paid commissions. They offer…
Read more →Travel-Writing Getaway In Norway: 10% Off For Written Road Readers!
Creative Escapes , leaders in providing writing and photography holidays (recently even voted by the Guardian as one of the top 5 companies offering writing holidays), has just announced its next writing…
Read more →Market Lead: World Swirl Press
Travel writer Erik Trinidad is putting together a guide and anthology under a micropublishing venture, World Swirl Press . They are looking for contributors with narrative and service-y pieces about…
Read more →Introducing Anna, Kelly, and Tim...
I want to formally introduce our three new writers here at Written Road: Kelly Anne Pipes, Tim Shisler, and Anna Brones. You will see their post here on the site begining next week. You can learn more…
Read more →August Is Travel-Query Writing Month!
Friends over at Almost Fearles s have put together an initiative to help push ourselves to get our work published. The idea is to write a query letter a day, throughout the ENTIRE month of August, and…
Read more →New(ish) Travel Website Looking For Writers
Yup, I know there are dozens sprouting up everyday, but if you're looking to get yourself out there, you just gotta write. Even if it's for free. We asked the experts on this issue (to write for free or…
Read more →NYC: Travel-Writing Reading Series
If you're in the city Wednesday July 23 , you might want to go to the first Restless Legs Reading Series. You'll hear writer Tony Perrottet talk about his quest to find Napoleon's penis, and Cullen Thomas…
Read more →WR Bloggers: Update
I want to thank everyone who applied to be one of our new bloggers here at Written Road. We still have yet to decide, so hang tight. We are going to wait until the weekend or early next week to officially…
Read more →Written Road Looking for More Bloggers
We are looking for a few new bloggers here at Written Road. Just a person or two who can add a couple of posts per week. There's no pay (we aren't paid either), but you'll get a good deal of exposure,…
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