It's getting exciting over here in Sandville. Susan told me yesterday that Sand in My Bra will be translated in Thai and Dutch. The shipment from our third print run is back so we're stacked up on postcards and books for more media requests. Florida locals reported there was a review in the Orlando Sun […]
» Read more...Month: August 2003
It’s BP Week!
Whether you're attending the Book Passage Travel Writer and Photographers Conference or just bumping beer mugs in the after hour events, this is one of the best weeks of summer for travel writers in the Bay Area. Tim Cahill on Thursday night Isabel Allende on Friday night Robert Hughes Saturday night Also in the crowd […]
» Read more...Rolf is Back!
In case you missed getting your Vagablogging fix, Rolf is back from France and catching us up on his blog.
» Read more...Sand at IN-N-OUT
I'm not even going to try and tell you that I stopped at IN-N-OUT on the drive home to pass out Sand postcards. But I did stop. And I did pass out postcards. I stopped for an ice tea, and mostly out of habit. After living in Oregon, I can barely drive by an IN-N-OUT […]
» Read more...Who Wants to Write a Guidebook?
Avalon Travel Publishing has a call out for submissions, and there's a ton of opportunity if you're interested in writing a guidebook. Proposal Guidelines with links to series submission guidelines. So, who wants to write…. a Moon Handbook to Brazil, The California Wine Country, New Jersey, or Las Vegas. Read on for more options… a […]
» Read more...RedPaper.com
Do they like you? Do they really like you? If you write it, they will come. RedPaper.com I’m interested in this. And I want more gutsy writers to know about it too. I want to know who’s doing their PR and who else knows about it. Are they getting the word out? Will it catch […]
» Read more...Don’t Fall Asleep
As much as you can put yourself in the right place at the right time to network, like love, it'll happen when you least expect it. Yesterday I got a Craigslist rideshare down to Los Angeles to pick up the Sand Mobile. After short introductions with the last passenger (four of us total), I nodded […]
» Read more...Sand On the Road
My head is swirling with numbers, calculations, shoestrings, and cheap wheeling luggage. The only thing I can do is give it to you in a list. 1) I'm taking Sand on a 7 week cross country tour. The Travelers’ Tales August newsletter debuted this news in our e-mailing this morning. Our cities will include: Portland, […]
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