In case you haven’t seen it, there’s an interview with me on World Hum this week. I think I might’ve confessed some things I haven’t said on other interviews yet…. and damn if I can’t find that Adventure Sandals poem! Jennifer Leo: Travels Down the Written Road Other interviews on World Hum: Larry Portzline: Inside […]
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Elizabethtown as Travel Inspiration
I saw Cameron Crowe’s Elizabethtown this past weekend. I thought it was good, but not blow me away great like Almost Famous, or Zach Braff’s Garden State by . Don’t get me wrong, I’m definitely not harshing E-town…the beau thought it was fantastic. But the reason I wanted to talk about it was the road […]
» Read more...Determined to Write a Book
Farbeit for me to start planning ahead. I don’t know what’s gotten into me. But I am turning into a planner. Seriously. I want everything planned out. It’s crazy. And at the top of my list in this whole thinking ahead metamorphosis is that I want to write a book next year. True I’m already […]
» Read more...Rejection Letter Toilet Paper
Sick of getting rejection letters from editors? Well, instead of telling them where they can stick it and losing a chance to write for them in the future—consolidate your collection of idiotic responses (that probably came from an assistant instead of an editor anyway)—and wipe your ass with it. How cool is that? Rejection Letter […]
» Read more...The Book Tour Diaries, Ohio
Dear So and So, Thank you for Carlos at Bank of America for lifting the 7-day hold on my tour check so I can have enough money to get around on the Midwest leg of my tour. And extra big thanks for Sandy at Avis who uttered the magic words—”Yes, we take debit cards.” I […]
» Read more...Are You Writing this Weekend?
Labor Day weekend. Some of you have emailed me with notice of time allotted for writing this weekend. That makes me happy, and since we’re at the half way point, or just after, I thought I’d check in with you. So…are you writing? Or are you beaching, partying, wining and dining? Hopefully you’re not working […]
» Read more...Google Talk and Other Ways To Communicate
So, this weekend at the Book Passage Travel Writers & Photographers Conference Michael Shapiro was cracking up at a long string of roads to get a hold of me. I had given him my names for Email, YM, MSN, AIM, Skype, and I don’t know what else. Maybe my normal phone number. I’ve been using […]
» Read more...Kelly is Writing for Gadling!
Hey everybody, lets all give Kelly Amabile a big congrats for getting a paid blogging gig with Gadling. As you know, Kelly has been volunteering her time here on Written Road to keep the Market Leads and Resources sections filled. She’s been doing a fantastic job and I think it’s great that she gets to […]
» Read more...Book Passage Review From a Student
Here is a guest post from Dave Prine, a regular commenter on Written Road and one of five people that told me they were at the conference because they found out about it here on this blog. I’m thrilled to have a been a connector. Good luck to all who attended! Now Dave…. I was […]
» Read more...Book Passage: Day 1
Lets give a friendly hello to all the new writers coming to Written Road from the Book Passage Travel Writers & Photographers Conference. If you want to get straight to submissions guidelines, head on over to the Categories on the right side of the page and click Market Leads. There’s also some practical info in […]
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