Guest Blog Posts
Post» Travel Writers, Are You Service Minded?
One of the very first things I had to accept about the kind of travel writing I do is that it’s a service. While I was inspired by the likes of Lawrence Durrell, Paul Theroux […]
Travel Writing
Guest Blog Posts
Post» Freelance Writer’s Rights
Most writers have a certain ownership of their words. Of course we do! As professionals, we also expect others to pay us for our words. When publishers or editors purchase an article or story, they […]
First Person Experience
Post» Learn How To Work With Tourism Boards
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, […]
Guest Blog Posts
Post» Endless Vacation vs. Responsibility to Readers
Years ago, I thought of writing a book called, “I left Paradise a Day Early” on the many hardships travel writers have to endure while on the road. I “shelved” the idea back then because […]
Contests
Post» Know How To Do Something? Enter This Contest!
Here’s a way to turn your knowledge into cash..woo hoo! To celebrate the launch of their new user submission service, How To Books (www.howto.co.uk), is running a contest through July 2010 for the best “how […]
Getting Readers
Post» Q&A: How To Encourage Social Media Sharing
Welcome to our first installment of Ask The Editor! One of the things that keeps me busiest is answering the many emails I receive. Although I encourage travel writers to use our Forum, where we […]
Overcoming Obstacles
Post» Ten Tips for Self Editing
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 […]
Guest Blog Posts
Post» Lost Work: A Life Lesson in a Bottle
A couple of years ago, I came across a treasure. At least I think it was a treasure. Unfortunately, its real value I’ll never know. What I found, while taking a break in my boat […]
General News & Info
Post» Your Knowledge is Valuable (So Why Not Sell It?)
EDITOR’S NOTE: The links below are now going to a DIFFERENT (but still good) video – the prior program of free videos has NOW CLOSED. You can still watch the new video (it’s about an […]
General News & Info
Post» The Power Of Print
As writers we are all very aware of what goes on in the publishing industry. So no doubt you’ve seen or heard of the large and ubiquitous national ad campaign, announced in April by a […]