Tag Archive
An Interview with Carolyn Heller
Carolyn Heller, a fellow freelance writer over at Hotel Scoop, has written two travel guide books and has contributed to over 50 publications. As an American ex-pat living in Canada, she also blogs regularly at LivingAbroadinCanada.com. Today, we talk about what “not” to do when you’re starting a freelance career and what it’s like to [...]
From the Editor’s Mouth: Gary Lee Kraut of France Revisited
Gary Lee Kraut is the author of five travel guides to France and Paris as well as numerous articles, essays, short stories, and op-ed pieces concerning travel, culture, cross-culture, and expatriate life. He is the recipient of FrancePress’s 1995 Prix d’Excellence for his guide to France published in the Fielding Guidebook Collection. He has been running [...]
What’s it take to be a Lonely Planet Guidebook Writer? An Interview with Brice Gosnell
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., [...]
An Interview with Leif Pettersen
If you’ve ever been to Eastern Europe, Italy, or Spain and touted a Lonely Planet guidebook in your luggage, you were probably traveling–in a small way–with Leif Pettersen. Having just finished updating the latest edition of Europe on a Shoestring, Leif Petterson has worked on over two dozen guidebooks as well as written for many [...]
An Interview with Robert Reid of Lonely Planet
As the U.S. Travel Editor for Lonely Planet, Robert Reid–who is also a writer and blogger himself–knows the ins-and-outs of the travel industry! In this interview, he talks about how he weaseled his way into his first job, how he landed his first gig with The New York Times, and how it feels to be [...]
Copyright ©
Travel Writing 2.0
