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		<title>Changing Priorities: A Year-End Reflection</title>
		<link>http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/2011/12/changing-priorities-a-year-end-reflection/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 11:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Miller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last year at about this time I wrote a blog post about&#8230;
&#8230;how I spend the last week of every year (as I have for many years) in quiet reflection on what I&#8217;ve accomplished during the year that&#8217;s just passed&#8230;
&#8230;did I meet all of my goals?  Some of them?  Am I happy with how [...]<hr /><small>Copyright &#169; December 26, 2011.<br /> This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you are looking at is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact legal@travel-writers-exchange.com so we can take legal action immediately.  (Digital Fingerprint:<br /> 18bab19620930de70bebd819e304c35f (38.107.179.212) )</small>]]></description>
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		<title>Top 7 Posts Worth Revisiting</title>
		<link>http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/2011/09/top-7-posts-worth-revisiting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 23:38:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Miller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many of our readers are already familiar with TripBase&#8217;s 7 Links Project&#8230;
&#8230;And many have already participated.
For those of you who may not have heard of it, the idea is for nominated bloggers to offer their readers a roundup of links to previous posts, one in each of seven categories, as a way of introducing new [...]<hr /><small>Copyright &#169; September 12, 2011.<br /> This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you are looking at is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact legal@travel-writers-exchange.com so we can take legal action immediately.  (Digital Fingerprint:<br /> 18bab19620930de70bebd819e304c35f (38.107.179.212) )</small>]]></description>
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		<title>Title? Check. First Sentence? Check.</title>
		<link>http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/2011/07/title-check-first-sentence-check/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2011 11:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Farewell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Years ago, while driving around Norway, my colleague (also a journalist) suddenly announced quite smugly&#8230;
&#8230;“Well…I’ve come up with a title and a first sentence, so my story is done.  Now  I can relax and enjoy Scandinavia.” 
At the time, I didn’t quite  get what she meant, but over the years, I’ve come [...]<hr /><small>Copyright &#169; July 4, 2011.<br /> This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you are looking at is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact legal@travel-writers-exchange.com so we can take legal action immediately.  (Digital Fingerprint:<br /> 18bab19620930de70bebd819e304c35f (38.107.179.212) )</small>]]></description>
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		<title>Losing it Over Lost Luggage</title>
		<link>http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/2011/06/losing-it-over-lost-luggage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 10:44:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Farewell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago, someone I was traveling with lost her luggage…
&#8230;well, briefly so. 
We arrived at our baggage carousel at Heathrow, and within five minutes, two out of three of us had our bags. 
We waited and watched the conveyor belt empty out and as it ground to a halt, it became very clear. [...]<hr /><small>Copyright &#169; June 6, 2011.<br /> This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you are looking at is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact legal@travel-writers-exchange.com so we can take legal action immediately.  (Digital Fingerprint:<br /> 18bab19620930de70bebd819e304c35f (38.107.179.212) )</small>]]></description>
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		<title>Successful Travel Writing: 7 Tips for Working on the Road</title>
		<link>http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/2011/04/successful-travel-writing-7-tips-for-working-on-the-road/</link>
		<comments>http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/2011/04/successful-travel-writing-7-tips-for-working-on-the-road/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 11:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kimberly Juchnowski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every writer, whether amateur or pro, has at some point dreamed about the amazing lifestyle of a travel writer. 
 It’s rewarding already just to be able to make your living with your craft, and travel writers get to see some of the most amazing places in the world while doing just that, living what [...]<hr /><small>Copyright &#169; April 18, 2011.<br /> This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you are looking at is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact legal@travel-writers-exchange.com so we can take legal action immediately.  (Digital Fingerprint:<br /> 18bab19620930de70bebd819e304c35f (38.107.179.212) )</small>]]></description>
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		<title>A Positive Lesson in Rejection</title>
		<link>http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/2011/03/a-positive-lesson-in-rejection/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 12:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JoAnna Haugen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160;
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 [...]<hr /><small>Copyright &#169; March 28, 2011.<br /> This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you are looking at is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact legal@travel-writers-exchange.com so we can take legal action immediately.  (Digital Fingerprint:<br /> 18bab19620930de70bebd819e304c35f (38.107.179.212) )</small>]]></description>
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		<title>Finding Inspiration to Write About Far Off Places</title>
		<link>http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/2011/02/finding-inspiration-to-write-about-far-off-places/</link>
		<comments>http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/2011/02/finding-inspiration-to-write-about-far-off-places/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 12:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Spiegel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some of us have the good fortune of living in the place we love most in the world&#8230;
&#8230; So that when it comes to writing about that place, all we have to do is look out the window for inspiration. 
Every time I&#8217;m in Italy, my cup runneth over with ideas for articles that I [...]<hr /><small>Copyright &#169; February 21, 2011.<br /> This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you are looking at is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact legal@travel-writers-exchange.com so we can take legal action immediately.  (Digital Fingerprint:<br /> 18bab19620930de70bebd819e304c35f (38.107.179.212) )</small>]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Standing Out in the Crowd</title>
		<link>http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/2011/02/standing-out-in-the-crowd/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 16:13:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Farewell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Among us, right now, there could be a garage band as game-changing to the music world as the Beatles were. 
But chances are we’ll never hear a note they’ll play.
Breaking out of the pack or being discovered in any creative arena today is as realistic as a blonde hair/blue eyed Minnesota girl showing up in [...]<hr /><small>Copyright &#169; February 7, 2011.<br /> This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you are looking at is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact legal@travel-writers-exchange.com so we can take legal action immediately.  (Digital Fingerprint:<br /> 18bab19620930de70bebd819e304c35f (38.107.179.212) )</small>]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Q&amp;A: Why Are My Article Pitches Getting Rejected?</title>
		<link>http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/2011/01/qa-why-are-my-article-pitches-getting-rejected/</link>
		<comments>http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/2011/01/qa-why-are-my-article-pitches-getting-rejected/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 12:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trisha Miller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160;
Welcome to another installment of Ask The Editor!
Today I cull once again through the copious questions from my email inbox, and pull another one that I hear frequently enough that it belongs in an FAQ somewhere: 
Q.  Why do my article pitches and guest posting efforts get rejected?  Sometimes I don&#8217;t even get [...]<hr /><small>Copyright &#169; January 31, 2011.<br /> This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you are looking at is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact legal@travel-writers-exchange.com so we can take legal action immediately.  (Digital Fingerprint:<br /> 18bab19620930de70bebd819e304c35f (38.107.179.212) )</small>]]></description>
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		<title>Understanding the Stumbleupon Monster</title>
		<link>http://www.travel-writers-exchange.com/2011/01/understanding-the-stumbleupon-monster/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 12:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brendan van Son</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]<hr /><small>Copyright &#169; January 17, 2011.<br /> This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you are looking at is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact legal@travel-writers-exchange.com so we can take legal action immediately.  (Digital Fingerprint:<br /> 18bab19620930de70bebd819e304c35f (38.107.179.212) )</small>]]></description>
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