Authors, Personal, Publishers, Travel Books 11 comments on Travel Writing and Editorial – one print editor’s utopian view of online travel content

Travel Writing and Editorial – one print editor’s utopian view of online travel content

Regular readers will know that my professional transition from print guidebook publishing to the web is still very much in its infancy. My experience is rooted in a world of well-established publishing schedules, editorial style guides, procedures and decades of travel writing experience embodied by a community of writers, plus translators, editors, photographers and factcheckers […]

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Market Leads, Resources for Writers 0 comments on Be part of the Make Travel Fair community

Be part of the Make Travel Fair community

Travel has come to be associated with important global questions that deal with social issues, environment, and culture. One site, Make Travel Fair, is focused on engaging the travel community on just those issues, challenging users to truly interact with the world. The site is currently looking for contributing writers, and although the position is […]

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Events, Market Leads, News, Resources for Writers 2 comments on Online Travel Content – movers and shakers get together

Online Travel Content – movers and shakers get together

It’s certainly been a busy couple of weeks for the online travel community, with bloggers, developers, start ups and long-established travel companies chewing the cud together on the future of travel. Last week, for example, the UK’s blogging community prised their fingers from their laptops for a get together, for the very first time, as […]

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Market Leads 1 comment on Road Junky 2008 Gonzo Travel Writing Contest: Hell Trips

Road Junky 2008 Gonzo Travel Writing Contest: Hell Trips

This is no travel writing contest for romantic prose or inspirational stories of finding yourself. No, the Road Junky 2008 Gonzo Travel Writing Contest is looking for your worst stories, ones that make the reader cringe and say “wow, they made it through that!” Trips from hell, near-death experiences, tales of robbery and assault… it’s […]

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Resources for Writers 2 comments on New Media Skills: Creating Video Part 2 – Video Editing Programs

New Media Skills: Creating Video Part 2 – Video Editing Programs

Though it’s overwhelming—and often impossible—to keep pace with the innovations in multimedia technology, the good news is that whether you understand them or not, these innovations level the playing field between consumers and professionals. This is the case with video cameras, and it’s also the case with the video editing software you’ll need to produce […]

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Resources for Writers 3 comments on New Media Skills: Creating Video Without Losing Your Shirt – Part 1

New Media Skills: Creating Video Without Losing Your Shirt – Part 1

Today I toured a million-dollar video production studio and once again have come to the conclusion that producing video can justifiably seem complicated to most people. Like sell-your-first-born-and-mortgage-the-house complicated. As I left the dark wonderland my head was spinning with the thought (and the cost) of it all. That is, until I remembered my own […]

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Events, Market Leads, News, Resources for Writers 3 comments on Learn from travel great at TRAVELLERS’ TALES FIRST FESTIVAL – 103 discount available

Learn from travel great at TRAVELLERS’ TALES FIRST FESTIVAL – 10% discount available

Jonathan Lorie, Director of Travellers’ Tales has just emailed his faithful following with details of the company’s first ever Festival. It isn’t often that travel writers – wanna be and professional alike – get the chance to spend a weekend picking up tips of the trade and mingling with Michael Palin…not to mention John Simpson […]

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