I’ve become increasingly worried about the state of the media as newspapers cut staff and magazines fold left and right, so I have felt a growing urge to begin posting something significant on the web. It has been a long time coming, but I finally have my own independent ezine to launch: New World Review. […]
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Three Small Questions This New Year
Happy New Year all! Here at Written Road we may be separated by oceans, mountains and a few thousand miles, but our goals are the same: to become better writers, editors and tell the wonderful stories associated with travel. So as 2008 comes to a close and 2009 begins, I wanted to ask three small […]
» Read more...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 […]
» Read more...The Death of the American Newspaper Travel Section
So, after countless times of hearing a reply from a newspaper travel editor that goes something along the lines of “we are only doing regional stories now†or “are budget has been cut back and I really don’t buy many stories from freelancers these days†I have come to this conclusion: the American newspaper travel […]
» Read more...Too Much Time Online?
Because of a trip down to San Francisco this weekend, I didn’t get online for a whole four days… four days! Well, that’s not entirely true — I did have to check my work email and send some things out Monday morning — but for the rest of the time I didn’t do any blogging, […]
» Read more...Scarce Posting
Sorry about the scarce posting over the last few weeks, looks like both Nick and I have been swamped with different things. I’ve been wrapping up things here in Madrid before I leave for Dubai to spend 3-weeks with my family; I haven’t been home in 18 months. My brother and cousin arrived here two […]
» Read more...Trying To Be A Travel-Writer: My Story So Far…
One of our recent posts here stirred up many comments and thoughts. Although I assure you we’ve never meant to be impersonal, some of the commenters have expressed that this site lacks a personal touch, and many often ask for Jen. Unfortunately, as Nick has mentioned, Jen has retired from this site. She can be […]
» Read more...Writing Online: What You Write Vs. How You Write
I don’t know about you guys, but with the explosive growth of the online publishing industry and the constant debate over the authority definitions when it comes to journalists, bloggers or writers, I am often left confused and lost as to 1) what I should be writing 2) how should I be writing about it […]
» Read more...My New Digs: Brooklyn, New York
I am now officially a Brooklynite. About two weeks ago I relocated to Greenpoint, in the northwest corner of Brooklyn. It’s a mostly Polish community, but has recently seen an influx of hipster types escaping the Manhattan-like rents of nearby Williamsburg. My wife and I were actually expecting to land in Manhattan, but begin looking […]
» Read more...Learnings from 2007, Writing Goals for 2008?
Last year was a big writing year for me. An awfully disorganized one, but a big one nonetheless. I continued writing for Gridskipper; did a short stint at globorati; and began writing here, for Vagablogging, for Gadling, for European Vibe and for Map Magazine. Other than European Vibe, for which I’ve written numerous travel-sections (of […]
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