I love the Travel Channel, but The World’s Best Mexican Travel Resorts was actually the title of a show that I caught the other day. Oddly enough, all of the resorts featured were in Mexico.
» Read more...Month: July 2007
Journalism and Facebook
So who’s not part of frightening Facebook yet? I’m the last to endorse networking communities, but Facebook is an exception. With 31 million users from every corner of the world, if you are not on it you are not only missing a huge networking opportunity, but also the opportunity to showcase some of your work. […]
» Read more...Should You Write For Free? WR Asks The Experts…
Since my last post generated a bit of an uproar about whether or not writers starting out should write for free, I thought I’d knock on some doors and get some much needed pointers from people who have made it in the business. Responses had varied angles, but were predominantly cohesive. Writing for free or […]
» Read more...Book Addiction
I go absolutely gaga for books. The way they look stacked together. Even the way they smell. I’m addicted to buying them. I buy online. From book stores. From garage sales. From little stands that also sell water and Doritos beside Moche ruins. My very large five shelf book case was filled years ago so […]
» Read more...Market Lead: Food and Travel Editor at Baltimore Magazine
I just caught this one and thought it would be a really great position if anyone is familiar with the Baltimore area. Baltimore Magazine, the nation’s oldest city magazine, is looking for a senior level editor to cover the food and travel sections of the magazine. Overall job requirements: Someone who is food and travel […]
» Read more...Guardian’s Weekly Top 10 Travel Blogs
So the Guardian has a new travel-blog spy on board – Benji Lanyado. Looks like the Guardian is diverting new focus to the blogosphere, and this dude is doing the honours. He is not a typical reviewer though – hard to please and not afraid to say what he thinks. So he doesn’t rave about […]
» Read more...Market Lead: Editor at Avalon Travel Publishing
Avalon Travel Publishing has an opening for an Editor in their Emeryville, California office. The editor will be responsible for acquiring 20–28 travel guidebook titles per year, search out and screen potential authors, research competing titles, review and edit proposals, negotiate contracts, etc. Ideal candidates: -have experience hiring writers for long-term projects -have established contacts […]
» Read more...Join A Writers Group
“Hi my name is Abha and I’m a writer,” is what I said when I walked into my first writer group meeting. Not to sure what I would get from it, I decided to go anyway. I was lacking inspiration and didn’t have anyone to brag to, so thought I’d see how other writers were […]
» Read more...Interview with Mike Gerrard
Britan’s Mike Gerrard is one of the world’s most prolific guidebook writers and has been one of the lucky few to have a steady career in travel writing. He was kind enough to grant Written Road an interview: Written Road: How did you first become involved in travel writing? Mike Gerrard: I had to go […]
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