Thanks Canterbury Books
I was shocked today to find out that Canterbury Bookstore in Madison, Wisconsin is closing. I had just been thinking about them the other day when I was debating on doing an end of the year roundup of…
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1321 postsTaking on Rejection
I pitched a few things towards the end of the year and got rejected. That's fine by me. In both cases I was either told, or knew exactly why. And more importantly, I was thrilled with the fact that I had…
Read more →January and February Travel Shows
Excitement is growing. I just booked a flight back to London so I can go to The Daily Telegraph Adventure Travel & Sports Show. January 16-18 in Olympia. There will be more than 250 exhibitors, more than…
Read more →I Love it When I'm Wrong...
...when it goes in my favor. I've been wrong twice in the past 24 hours and for this, I'm pleased. One, I was hesitant about getting excited about my trip to Ireland for New Year's. Ok, I wasn't looking…
Read more →Happy Holidays!
Big thanks to everybody who reads WrittenRoad.com, has supported the Sand In My Bra cause this year, and sends their well wishes whether I've met you in person or not. Here is the email I sent to my…
Read more →Those Comment Boxes Work
In my search for all things Belgium, I came across a dynamo of an inflight magazine. Red Hot. Where does it fly? Anywhere Virgin Express flies. Naturally I wanted to know how to submit. But they didn't…
Read more →Intestinal Fortitude, It Applies to Writers too
I love my book. It is essential for a writer to read. And that is something that I've struggled with for many years. It's not the "How-to" part that I have a probably with, it's the "Sit-down-and-do-it"…
Read more →Alive and Blogging
Bus Crashes in Belgium Near French Border; 11 Dead I seriously doubt that anyone I know reads the news this closely, but just in case I'm fine and working away. It's 11pm and I'm all over the web looking…
Read more →ActivePursuits.com
Well, well, well. Lookie here. ActivePursuits.com I once had visions of doing the kinds of adventures these folks do. I was 22. It didn't last much longer than buying a pair of Adidas Adventure sandals.…
Read more →Personal Essay Market Leads
Check out Christine Cristiano's article on Paying Personal Essay Markets that was published in WritersWeekly.com. She lists six different markets that pay between .10 - $2/word, and stories for…
Read more →Rolf, DATW, and MSN Slate
I love World Hum. While I was in San Diego I met with Jim Benning and we were talking about both needing to blog about Rolf's upcoming Slate piece. Well, I wasn't sure exactly when it was coming out, and…
Read more →Ahhh....A Writing Routine!
I can come home now. After only four days in Belgium, I got exactly what I wanted. I expected it to happen three years ago when I went to Australia. And I thought it might kick in afterwards when I moved…
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