Author Archive

Notes from a First-Time Attendee: What I Learned at NATJA
Two weeks ago, I attended my first NATJA Conference, which was held in Anaheim, California (a perk I shouldn’t forget to mention) and included over 100 travel writers and travel industry publicists. While I

A Conversation with Sheila Scarborough
Sheila Scarborough, who has written for the likes of National Geographic Traveler and the Perceptive Traveler blog, is one of the go-to professionals for training, teaching, speaking and consulting at the intersection of travel,

A Conversation with Charyn Pfeuffer
From food, wine, and travel editor to copywriter, marketing consultant and daily blogger, Charyn Pfeuffer’s 13-year career in publishing, media, and volunteering has taken her from writing to editing to ghostwriting to co-authoring. She

An Interview with Chris Epting
I’ve got a special kinship with Chris Epting since one of his Perceptive Travel stories got into the anthology Best Travel Writing 2009: Let’s Spend the Night Together. This prolific writer is the only

A Conversation with Victor Ozols
Victor Ozols is the senior editor of BlackBook, magazine famed for its spirited enthusiasm for urban life, popular culture, travel, entertainment, and the arts. There, in addition to his regular editorial responsibilities, he writes
