Rare are my opportunities these days to just sit and read a good book.
But when I do have time, you’ll generally find me with my nose buried in something that will help me improve my technical or writing skills, or learn something new about online marketing or promotion, or to stay current with what’s going [...]
After recently attending a NYC press event, I noticed three bloggers wrote about the news that had been announced, the very next day.
It was then tweeted, retweeted, posted and shared around on Facebook. I’m assuming at least a portion of the paper magazines that were represented at the lunch will also run [...]
Looking to get more mileage out of your travel writing?
You’re probably aware of the concept of taking your travel experience and writing about it in different formats.
You can describe the scenery, the sites, the language and the people.
You can write about the best hotels and restaurants.
You can explore the how-to’s, the what-to-do’s [...]
If you want to know the secrets of travel writing success, then bypass Thomas A Williams’ Get Paid to Write! and pick up something else.
But if your goal is to learn the art of freelance writing and how to make money at it, then this book is worth your time.
Get Paid to Write! is simply [...]
Travel writers can be a restless lot.
You have this urge to spend long hours exploring a place, and it doesn’t matter if it’s a new exciting one or a familiar favorite.
You just need to go there, take photos, feel the sensation, eat, pray, love, whatever.
Then you’ll feel this urge to share what you [...]
Most of you reading this know that TBEX10 was held this past weekend, in New York City.
Some of you also know that I was there, because we finally got to meet in person (yaay!).
No doubt you’ll be reading many “wrap-up” posts from any of the several hundred bloggers who also attended, as well as view [...]
It’s a fact.
Writers must be good at self-editing to really succeed in print these days.
Many print publications – as well as some online news/magazine websites and large e-zines – have downsized their editing staff, and yet still want to maintain their high standard of editorial quality.
Thus, when faced with the choice of accepting submissions [...]
I chose this book for very personal reasons.
I’ve been so busy in recent years that I’d pretty much given up my journaling.
I haven’t written anything that I felt was meaningful in a long time.
Oh sure, I keep trip notes, pickup brochures and literature, and take photos when I travel, but I’ve allowed tight [...]
While researching travel writing workshops for my post last week, I came across ACE Camps.
ACE Camps features a variety of educational workshops, a couple of which were specific to travel writing, so naturally I included them in my post.
I was also very intrigued by their overall concept for workshops — life enrichment-style courses that combine [...]
There’s no doubt in my mind that any travel writer or blogger can benefit from attending a workshop or conference.
Whether you’re a seasoned professional writer with many print publications on your resume, or a brand new travel blogger, or just thinking of getting into this industry, you’ll learn something — from some of the best [...]
Many of you will remember Lisa Lambden from my prior interview with her – she’s the founder and director of the Travel Channel Academy.
Lisa has launched an exciting new project – one that every travel writer should pay close attention to – called the “New York Video School“, and she graciously took time out of [...]
Editing is a must when you write.
Even the best writers and editors need someone else to edit their work. It is very easy when you are typing quickly to misspell or use the wrong spelling of a word.
I did it a few weeks ago with an important e-mail—using their instead of there—and I [...]
I know it’s been a week since I was at BlogWorld & New Media Expo 2009, but I needed time to digest all that I experienced while there, and formulate an opinion to share with you.
A number of travel bloggers wrote to me asking this burning question: Is it worth the time, [...]
On Tuesday I had the privilege of interviewing David Miller, a Senior Editor at Matador and one of the creators (and instructors) of MatadorU, their new Travel Writing Program.
In the interview, David opens up about the backgrounds of the team behind MatadorU, discusses the evolution – and future – of travel writing, explains some of [...]
It’s really clear that the folks behind the hugely successful MatadorNetwork have put a lot of thought and work into how they’ve structured MatadorU, their new Travel Writing Course.
Theirs is an amazing success story – Matador began with just an idea back in 2006, and it’s grown it into one of the top online travel [...]
