writing well

A Conversation with Lavinia Spalding

Posted by Kristin on May 8, 2012 at 1:15 am

I first picked up Lavinia’s beautiful book, Writing Away, a few years ago after I returned with a suitcase of journals from my travels in Colombia. Five years later, I finally got the chance to sit down with her last month at the Tucson Festival of Books and talk about writing–something I’d been wanting to [...]

What’s it take to be a Lonely Planet Guidebook Writer? An Interview with Brice Gosnell

Posted by Kristin on May 1, 2012 at 4:32 am

Brice Gosnell, publisher of the Americas for the Lonely Planet guidebook series, talks to us today about what it takes to make it as a guidebook writer. His top three tips? Learn to take criticism, don’t email your editor a million and twenty times a day, and don’t, under any circumstances, annoy your publisher (i.e., [...]

6 Ways to Stand Apart as a Writer

Posted by Tim on April 27, 2012 at 8:37 am

Whether you are a freelance writer, a book author, a blogger, or some other media creator of things people will read, there’s one sure way to stand apart from the pack: act like a professional. This seems so simple, so obvious. Anybody can do that, right? Maybe so, but as an editor who pays dozens [...]

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 [...]

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