Last year at about this time I wrote a blog post about…
…how I spend the last week of every year (as I have for many years) in quiet reflection on what I’ve accomplished during the year that’s just passed…
…did I meet all of my goals? Some of them? Am I happy with how [...]
Since launching our blog Santa Fe Travelers in December 2010, it’s become a vital part of my life.
While I love blogging, there are some inherent things about writing for the web that irk me.
I think that to keep quality content on the web and to minimize gaming the system, change is needed. [...]
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to travel by container ship?
Meet someone who did.
I must confess that I’ve been a fan of Maria Staal’s for quite some time.
I first discovered Maria through her blog that chronicles her genealogical research into one of her ancestors (who it appears was a saint), and I recently greatly [...]
Rejection is a natural part of being a writer.
Even those writers and authors who have gone on to achieve international success were, at one point or another, rejected.
One of the differences between those who go on to be successful and those who don’t is the willingness to learn from the experience and try again.
It’s [...]
Have you ever wanted to transform your travel journal entries into compelling narratives or travel essays?
Do you dream about publishing your work as a travel writer?
As you already know, there are many different styles and genres of travel writing.
One of the most common forms of travel writing today is travel blogging. I started [...]
Everyone has a story in them.
You just have to put it down.
Now, with so many internet opportunities, everyone can become a writer or at least a blogger. Here’s my story.
I loved writing until my high school English teacher trashed a short story I wrote. I was crushed and put down my pen.
Yes, we [...]
New writers and bloggers ask me all the time how I’ve used social media to advance my reach since the launch of Brendan’s Adventures last year.
I constantly tell them that I treat social media use like any business would treat advertising.
You have to decide if the cost of the advertising is worth [...]
At the end of each year, I have a personal tradition that I engage in.
I spend the last week of the year in quiet reflection of the year that has just passed, and the new year that is to come.
I make time in my schedule to be alone, with just my notes from [...]
In an earlier post on this site, I wrote about the differences in self-publishing via traditional print and Print On Demand (POD).
My latest book, Time Zones, Containers and Three Square Meals a Day, was published via POD, which was a new experience for me.
Print On Demand is a digital way of getting your book [...]
Hi there, I’m Anthony from TheTravelTart.com,…
….and I’m going to write about my experiences on how to land the odd travel press trip here and there – starting from scratch.
I’ve managed to score three press trips so far in 2010 – to Fiji, the United Kingdom, and South Africa, and with all of these, I [...]
I am a traveler, and like many people on this site, I write about it.
That is to say, I don’t blog about my trips, but instead have written a book, Time Zones, Containers and Three Square Meals a Day, about a few particular journeys I made while working on a container ship.
Now that my [...]
Writing is my passion and my livelihood.
This is why it’s important for me to join a writer’s workshop as I consider it both as a treat to myself and a career investment.
Going to a three day workshop allows me to have a break from the daily stream of news that passes through my inbox [...]
When we go on press trips, we hope that we’ll have fun, eat the local food, meet interesting people and pick up a story or two along the way that will knock the socks off of our editors.
Unfortunately, there will be press trips that are unorganized, boring and uninspiring … and finding a story to [...]
There’s no such thing as a free lunch – but who wants to eat alone anyway?
One day during the summer of 2009, I picked up the phone and Vibhava, an IndiaTourism officer I knew, said: “I have been reading your blog. You really love India. The next time you go to India, you will [...]
The first time I walked into a writer’s workshop, I had a story to tell and thought it was ready to rock and roll.
After all, hadn’t I just spent six months crouched over my laptop in the garage of my cousin’s house, wrapped in a blanket and writing my story?
Hadn’t the publisher agreed also [...]
