new media

Five Things Writers Should Stop Doing in the ’10s

Posted by on May 22, 2013 at 12:34 pm

Old habits die hard with writers. We get into routines without thinking. We keep doing what worked before even when it doesn’t now. We get sloppy when we’re rushed to hit a deadline. We do things the way we did when we started out, even though times have changed. We do what one particular instructor [...]

A Conversation with Craig Martin

Posted by on May 7, 2013 at 11:55 am

Craig makes up half of the couple who writes and does podcasts for Indie Travel Podcast (his wife Linda is the other half!). Today, Craig talks candidly about how to adjust to the changing media landscape, why they decided to start an e-guidebook series, and what they expect to see in terms of the industry [...]

An Interview with Matt Kepnes

Posted by on April 23, 2013 at 12:31 am

 Matt Kepnes is Nomadic Matt – writer and owner of the popular travel blog of the same name. After a RTW trip in 2004, he decided to build a budget travel blog that would help other travelers save money and build their itineraries. In our interview, Matt talks to me about the difference between being [...]

Your (Free) Ticket to Travel Blogging Success

Posted by on March 19, 2013 at 9:59 am

TBEX 2013 will be in the happening city of Toronto, Canada in early June and I’ll be joining 750+ attendees to talk about travel, adventures, writing, photographing, blogging, and making a living with the combination. I attended TBEX last summer in Keystone, CO and was a panelist. The face-to-face opportunity was a huge success for [...]

A Conversation with Kate McCulley

Posted by on March 12, 2013 at 12:28 am

Kate McCulley is the writer behind Adventurous Kate, the blog she’s been running since 2011. As someone who lives by the mantra “life’s too short to have regrets,” Kate has now been to over 30 countries and has made writing her full-time profession. In our interview today, we talk about her blog, what she hopes [...]