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 […]
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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...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 […]
» Read more...Writing Travel Guidebooks Seminar in NYC
Media Bistro is offering a Guidebook Writing Seminar at their HQ in NYC hosted by Lonely Planet author Robert Reid. The course is $65 ($50 for Avant Guild Members). In the seminar you will learn: -The setup of this quirky publishing sub-industry -Which guidebook series appeals to which travel market — and which is the […]
» Read more...50 Travel Magazines that Accept Freelancers
For those that haven’t seen it, Brave New Traveler just compiled a handy list of 50 Travel Magazines that accept freelancers. Most of the mags are small, little known publications outside of their respective coluntries or cities. There’s also inflights as well as the major players such as Outside and National Geographic Traveller. If you […]
» Read more...New Perceptive Travel
Perceptive Travel has released its latest issue, July/August. The ezine is published by World’s Cheapest Destinations author Tim Leffel and features the work of travel (and other) writers with at least one book in print. For those of you who haven’t seen it yet, check it out. There’s a great piece by Bruce Northam, “Sobering […]
» Read more...Job Lead: Chicken Soup For The Soul
For those of you who would like a bang at writing an emotionally driven story for a change, the famous Chicken Soup publishers are looking for contributions. What would we do without them. *Sigh*. Although they generally accept articles year round, word is that they are currently yelping for stories for their Chicken Soup for […]
» Read more...Some Story Telling Tips From Video Editors
With most forms of communication media converging rapidly with the Internet and updates in technology: blogging, vlogging, podcasts to name a few recently born vagaries- the whole ‘multimedia journalism’ rage has found a new place in the industry. Everything is moving online, and although I doubt hardcopy newspapers and magazines will ever become extinct, being […]
» Read more...World Nomads/Lonely Planet Travel Film Scholarship
World Nomads and Lonely Planet have announced a Video Documentary Scholarship, the next in the series of World Nomads Travel Scholarships, and is calling for applications. The winner will travel to the Kiwanje Ndege Primary School, in the Laikipia region of Kenya as part of a World Expeditions community project travel trek and will be […]
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