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A Conversation with Craig Martin

Published on May 7, 2013 By Kristin

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 [...]

A Conversation with Gabriel O’Rorke

Published on April 9, 2013 By Kristin

 Gabriel O’Rorke is a freelance writer working in both print and digital media. As she says, she hopes both continue to complement each other (because there’s nothing like holding a glossy spread in your hands!). In our interview, we talk about how she got her feet wet in the business, what it takes to sell [...]

An Interview with Carolyn Heller

Published on March 26, 2013 By Kristin

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 [...]

An Interview with Beth Blair

Published on February 12, 2013 By Kristin

Beth Blair, one of the co-founders of the popular travel blog for moms, The Vacation Gals, was recently contracted by McGraw-Hill to write Break Into Travel Writing. In addition to doing travel writing, Beth also has a fitness column in Shape magazine. In our interview today, Beth talks about how she’s made life work as [...]

A Conversation with Cindy Fan

Published on February 5, 2013 By Kristin

Cindy Fan is a Canadian expat living in Laos. She is a freelance travel writer and photographer who writes for outlets like The Toronto Star and she blogs at somanymiles.com. In our interview today, Cindy talks with us about how living abroad has helped her writing, how she got into freelancing, and what she hopes [...]