Just wanted to check in and wish all you guys a very Merry Christmas from us here at Written Road! As for me, working from home updating numerous blogs is hard and is taking its toll. It’s difficult to ever switch off because you keep wanting to get things written. I worked hard over the […]
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Moving to NYC
I’m married now, been everywhere, and finally earning enough scratch to stay afloat, so my wife and I are relocating to New York City, home of all my childhood hopes and dreams. Are plan was to buy a house here in Columbus and stay for a few years and then head to NYC, but we […]
» Read more...My Interview On Write-To-Travel!
I had the privilege of being interviewed (as a travel-writer!) by KiwiWriter for her wonderfully resourceful travel-writing blogs Write-To-Travel. It’s my first proper interview and I’m thrilled. I must be doing something right! 🙂 Check it out here!
» Read more...Swamped But Loving It
Sorry from my end also for being a bit lax on posting here. I’ve been over my head blogging (not writing :)) Other than Written Road, I now write for Gadling, Vagablogging, Gridskipper, and Map Magazine — am committed to doing a minimum of 26 posts a week (!!!!!!), that doesn’t include my own personal […]
» Read more...First Book Signing Recap
Before I give the details, let me first say that I did try to arrange a book signing at my favorite independent book store, The Book Loft, in Columbus, Ohio, but they never got back to me. Anyway, I’ll exlain the process because I’m sure a few people are interested in doing the same sort […]
» Read more...Beer With KiwiWriter
I seem to love cross-continental networking with fellow travel-writers. It’s fun, inspiring and you can always take something away from it. I recently had the privilege of meeting with KiwiWriter Liz Lewis of Write-To-Travel. She was on her way to NY to have lunch with Wendy Perrin of Conde Nast Traveler (she won it through […]
» Read more...Now You See It, Now You Don’t
I seem to be having many a over-blogging and under-blogging phases here on Written Road. Phases of being swamped, uninspired, hungover; phases of my eyes wanting to bleed from the number of hours glued to the screen; phases of sitting those number of hours and watching the best of YouTube leaving me tired and brain […]
» 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...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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