writing well

An Interview with Jessie Voigts of Wandering Educators

Posted by Kristin on February 21, 2012 at 12:41 am

Jessie Voigt’s dream to blend her love for travel writing with her passion for teaching led her to create Wandering Educators, a travel site for global educators and a place for young travel writers to begin finding their voices and honing their craft. Jessie, who has written for many travel sites, looks for young people [...]

A Conversation with Michael Luongo

Posted by Kristin on January 24, 2012 at 12:38 am

Michael Luongo’s award-winning travel writing earned him the 2011 LGBT Journalist of the Year for the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association and the 2010-2011 Grand Prize in Travel Journalism Award Winner for NATJA. His work, which he characterizes as largely focused on travel, culture, and human rights, is always out of the ordinary (not [...]

Does a Travel Writer Need to Travel Alone?

Posted by Tim on December 16, 2011 at 7:37 am

I read a blog post recently that said, “If you’re a writer, there’s only one way to travel and that’s solo. Travel with a companion and you come complete with an invisible wall around you.” This is not the first time I’ve heard this sentiment stated, but rarely is it flouted in such an absolute [...]

A Conversation with Laurie Gough

Posted by Kristin on November 29, 2011 at 12:32 am

Laurie Gough is the kind of writer who is redefining women’s travel—she isn’t afraid to jump into adventure or try something totally out of her comfort zone. She’s drunk hallucinogenic kava, befriended strangers waiting for the full moon to rise, lived in hollowed-out trees, ridden motorcycles with Hell’s Angels wannabes, and been devoured by bedbugs. [...]

For Writers, Maturity Matters

Posted by Tim on November 1, 2011 at 10:19 am

“If you don’t have awareness and an analytical understanding of what worked before, you can’t build on it.” When Seth Godin wrote this in a blog post, he noted that the CEO of Palm had never used an iPhone. That’s just stupid. You can bet the CEO of Yahoo is looking at Google every week, [...]