William Georgiades, I think I love you. And I don’t use that word liberally. But, ok, today I am. Maybe this compliment is better, I want to write like you. I say this soley based on your Media Bistro essay about your tragic, yet way too common, experience with the Conde Nast editor. Adventures in […]
» Read more...Year: 2004
Contact leads for your UK Stories
UKInbound, formerly called The British Incoming Tour Operators Association (BITOA), represents more than 250 British tourism suppliers with 5,000 outlets across the U.K. They’ve got statistics reports and a member search function that gives you some names, should you need contact leads. Here is a link to their Tourism Board/Destinations link. When you click a […]
» Read more...Lucky #13
We're moving up the charts. Last week we were #14. This week, we’re #13 on the Southern California Booksellers Association bestseller list.(Nov. 7, 2004) Go Panties!
» Read more...A Sense of Place Book Tour Continues in Seattle with Rick Steves!
This is a guest post by Michael Shapiro. Grey skies and an election hangover didn’t dampen the mood at Seattle’s Elliott Bay Books on Thursday night as Euro-travel expert Rick Steves joined me (Michael Shapiro) to promote “A Sense of Place.” Steves, author of the Europe Through the Back Door guides, is one of eighteen […]
» Read more...Gadling.com
Check it. Gadling.com: an online magazine — about “engaged” travel Are you engaged? I am. Save the congrats, it’s not as often as I would like. Thanks for passing this over, John! Gotta love BoingBoing.com
» Read more...Contributors Push Our Panties!
Enormous thanks to Canadian contributors Michele Petersen and Colleen Friesen for their efforts in spreading the good Panties word at their Travel Media Showcase in Tucson. Check out their display. One woman approached them and introduced herself as the Brazilian wax job woman. Well ladies, that’s our very funny Cynthia Barnes. Lets give a special […]
» Read more...Blogging for Books every month
This is a pretty cool concept. Getting bloggers to write a piece based on a theme, posting it all the same week, and then the panelist choosing winners to get a free book. I was all set to do this yesterday till I started to feel a bit unwell. Today I’m fine, but I’m nearly […]
» Read more...Back to Back Book Deals: Get Your Stories & Tips In!
I'm thrilled to announce that I’m getting back to back book deals with Travelers’ Tales. Humor books are working and demand calls for doing them sooner rather than later. One will release Fall ’05 and the next Spring ’06. But in book time, that means that one is due yesterday and the next is due […]
» Read more...Catching Up On Submission Calls
Sorry folks, I've been meaning to put these up for ages. I hope you have time to get something in. Good luck! Italy, A Love Story Edited by Camille Cusumano Publisher: Seal Press Deadline: Nov. 30, 2004 Submission Guidelines “We are looking for compelling essays by women who have great stories to tell about their […]
» Read more...Whose Panties on a Bestseller List
Being back at the TT office gets me into the news first hand. Whose Panties Are These? was just ranked as #14 on the Southern California Booksellers Association’s Bestseller list for the week ending October 31, 2004. The SCBA represents a wide variety of independent booksellers including Distant Lands in Pasadena, California Map & Travel […]
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