There’s a switch. Travelers’ Tales is honoring booksellers with a writing contest all of their own. Now the hard working low paid book lovers that do right by us writers’ precious works of art can get published too! Any person who owns a bookstore or works in a bookstore is allowed to submit their best […]
» Read more...Month: March 2004
Farewell to the Savvy Traveler Radio Show
When I called Travelers’ Tales yesterday morning, Susan told me that The Savvy Traveler was at an end. They heard last week. I couldn’t believe it, but lack of funding really craps on everyone’s lawn, doesn’t it? March 26 was their last show. KCUR answers a few questions to those who are concerned. Farewell to […]
» Read more...Mixed Feelings About a NYT Travel Article
Yesterday I picked up the Sunday Travel section. It was folded in half and a headline on the bottom half had caught my eye. “Rome: A Big Easter Basket: a season from prayer, music and shopping” I’m in Chicago, so naturally I thought I was picking up the Chicago Tribune, and hadn’t even looked at […]
» Read more...Mountain Equipment Co-op Adventure Writing Contest
Who wants a new tent? Actually the prizes range from $100- $500 gift certificates to be cashed in on gear at Mountain Equipment Co-op. Writers: send in your 750 words or less adventure story. “Preference will be given to self-propelled epics that unfold in Canada” . Deadline: 4pm Pacific Time, Friday, April 30, 2004. Read […]
» Read more...My New Ideas Book
I must be operating on a handful of notebooks right now. Varying sizes. A few that fit in my front pocket. A larger one for a journal that’ll probably only last a week. A few midsized pocketbooks that I’ve continued to carry around even though they’re full. Yesterday, I bought another one. This one has […]
» Read more...Question for you
What do you all think about photos on websites, blogs, and books? I don’t have my photo on my website or WR because I don’t like judging content by someone’s looks and I wouldn’t want them to do it to me. What I’m saying is I’ll easily put down a book or move off a […]
» Read more...Travel Writing for Vacation Rental Lovers
To me, e-margaux.com falls in the category of a PR/Travel agent-ey website done by someone who genuinely likes the idea of travel. The writing they are asking for will glorify your travel emails normally sent to your closest friends when you want to gush about the vacation rental you just stayed in. For some, that’s […]
» Read more...Moleskinerie.com
Moleskinerie is a new blog that I think is cool. It’s kinda like 1000 Journals had sex with McSweeny’s. I found them because they came to me, but that’s not why I like them. I dig them for their cool journal shots. Every once in a while you’ll see a picture of the journals that […]
» Read more...Van Gogh Was a Writer
I went to the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam this weekend. I am always inspired to look at an artist’s life in retrospect. They break it up by years, or when I saw Monet — geographical moves, and when I saw the Picasso exhibit in Milan, I saw his work change by lovers and war. […]
» Read more...Who Do I Thank?
I think I need to thank the almighty Google gods at BootsnAll.com. Sean, Chris, Nick… WrittenRoad.com is now the number one item by page rank in Google’s “Arts|Writers Resources|Non-Fiction|Travel Writing section”. Here’s how they have us listed. It doesn’t quite sound like a BnA description though, so I wonder who wrote it. Written Road Blog […]
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