Join us for a fun afternoon in the park! Rolf Potts and I will be getting some sun and eating focaccia in North Beach this Sunday. Bring your own edibles, a frisbee, and the family. Ok, and if you have a book you want us to sign we won’t say no. WHERE: Washington Square Park, […]
» Read more...Month: April 2004
Back to the Shop
As you know I’ve been editing Whose Panties Are These? on the road in Europe. Well, that is coming to an end and I head back to the States today. There’s lots of work to be done back at Traveler’s Tales including getting the manuscript into final form, finding out what cover we’re going to […]
» Read more...New! Young Pioneers
Ok, so if you follow Vagablogging you already know that Rolf Potts and several other well liked travel writers have been interviewed in the premiere issue of Young Pioneers. In fact when Editor Dan Eldridge first told me that the debut issue was going to include chats with Tony Wheeler, Jeff Greenwald, Robert Young Pelton, […]
» Read more...Picky
Today I was approached by a travel website that saw my travelogue stories on BootsnAll. They wanted to reprint my stories on their new site. I am hesitant to link them here because that will just give extra exposure to a less than mediocre site. Anyway, I give them credit for asking my permission instead […]
» Read more...Have You Been to Russia?
I got the Worldwide Freelance Writer newsletter in my inbox today and found an interesting market lead I hadn’t heard of. Russian Life is looking for Western writers with a fresh perspective on Russia since most of their articles are written by Russian freelancers. Here are their guidelines. Sign up for the Worldwide Freelance Writer […]
» Read more...Summer Contests Worth Applying For
Footy lovers, why not give it a shot? Free tickets to the UEFA Champions League Final. Road trip USA….VW’s Wild Ride 2004. Winning either of these trips would definitely give you something to write about!
» Read more...In Your Pocket
Thanks to Rolf, I spent a meal with his friend Wendy Wrangham in Prague. She has traveled extensively, or at least lived in several different countries and is a fantastic story teller. And I was happy to have a lengthy conversation with someone other than Jehovas Wittness missionaries. Wendy is an editor with In Your […]
» Read more...Clip Building Lead for Italy Lovers
If you are more interested in building your clip file than writing for money, here is a new travel writing outlet for Italian aficionados. Umbria Mia Here are their submission guidelines. While there are several websites that you can post your travelogues on, I think there is some merit in writing for a country specific […]
» Read more...Free Pass to TravelCom 2004
Today is the last day to register for your FREE pass to the exhibit hall at TravelCom 2004. After that it goes up to $50. This is mostly corporate travel networking. But ohhh man would I love to be there. Details: TravelCom 2004 April 19-12 Hilton, NY Biggess from Expedia, Travelocity, Hotwire, Hotels.com, Fairmont Hotels […]
» Read more...Around the Bloc readings
Oh man, I can’t believe I’m missing these events! It is not too late to meet Stephanie Elizondo Griest and hear her reading from Around the Bloc: My Life in Moscow, Beijing, and Havana (Villard/Random House, March 2004). Catch her in SF, Santa Barbara, or Los Angeles! The SF Chronicle gave conflicting reviews. On March […]
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