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An Interview With Freelance Writer Sharon McDonnell
Sharon McDonnell is a San Francisco-based freelance writer who has been covering travel, culture, food, and drink since 1999. Her work has appeared in Fodors.com, TravelandLeisure.com, ArchitecturalDigest.com, United Hemispheres, Air Canada EnRoute, Scandinavian Traveler,

6 Ways to Stand Apart as a Writer
Are you minding the basics before you chase the new hot tips? Whether you are a freelance writer, a book author, a blogger, or some other media creator of things people will read, there’s

Freelance Writer? Assume Your Editor is a Demanding Jerk
The professional endures adversity. He lets the bullshit splash down his slicker, remembering that it comes clean with a heavy-duty hosing. He himself, his creative center, cannot be buried, even beneath a mountain of

Ideas Matter, but Successful Travel Bloggers Get the Work Done
Ideas are all around us. They’re like fruit hanging on a tree, just there for the taking. The hard part is turning those ideas into something by getting the work done, week after week

Heather Greenwood Davis: Freelance Travel Writer and Media Personality
Heather Greenwood Davis is a Contributing Writer and on-air storyteller for National Geographic and a freelance feature writer with a host of national and international publications including The Globe and Mail, AFAR, Travel+Leisure, EnRoute,
