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Plus Kristen King from Inkthinker has a series of live blogging posts from the Fifth Annual Going Freelance Seminar, jointly sponsored by American Independent Writer, that are worth having a read of...

AIW Going Freelance Seminar Session 1: The Fundamentals of Freelance Business

AIW Going Freelance Seminar Session 2: Finding Work in Commercial Writing

AIW Going Freelance Seminar Session 3: It’s Time to Publish

AIW Going Freelance Session 4: Blogging and Your Writing Career

Travel Writing Miscellanea...

PRWeek has an interview with Mary Potts, online editor/associate editor for National Geographic Adventure. It's got a PR focus but is still interesting from a travel writing perspective.

The Telegraph wrote an entertaining article abou the high price of a free lunch.

The Salt Lake Tribune discusses how author Tony Hillerman, who passed away on Sunday, brought his 'sense of place' to Utah.

Nomadic Matt has an interview with travel writer Lara Dunston

Written Road has a post about on Rethinking Newspaper Travel Stories - Don’t Just Tell, Show, based on advice obtained at the recent Society of American Travel Writers Conference in Houston, Texas.

Written Road also has an interview with Tim Patterson and leads to a few travel writing jobs worth - here and here - that might be worth taking a look at.

maketravelfair has an interview with travel writer David Stanley.

Transcript of 'The Future of Travel Blogs' conversation...

I mentioned the other day that Karen from Europe la Carte was hosting a live blogging conversation on the topic The Future of the Travel Blog. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to catch it due to other commitments.

But luckily, there is a transcript of the conversation online here.

So for those of us who couldn't catch it live, we have a chance to go back in time and read what everyone thinks of The Future of Travel Blogs.

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Join the conversation on the ‘The Future of the Travel Blog’...

Karen from the Europe a la Carte blog is hosting a live blog session on 22 October looking at ‘The Future of the Travel Blog’.

Set for Wednesday 22 October at 20:00 British Summer Time (one hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time. Use this calculator to work out what time that is wherever you are and join in the conversation.

With panelists such as Pam Mandel (Nerd‘s Eye View), Sam Daams (Travellerspoint), Sean O’Neill (This Just In), Tamara Heber-Percy (Mr & Mrs Smith), it should be a lively discussion.

To give you a head start on what’s going to be discussed, check out what these panelists predict for the future of travel blogging.

Hope to see you there…

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Book Giveaway: Lonely Planet's Volunteer, a Traveler's Guide....

Check out my book review and giveaway of Lonely Planet's book Volunteer, A Traveler's Guide to Making a Difference Around the World.



Entries close 17th October 2008...

2009 Travel Writing Scholarship from WorldNomads.com...

WorldNomads.com is offering an amazing opportunity for anyone looking to become a travel writer.

The 2009 Travel Writing Scholarship is open to students, emerging and non-professional writers and lovers of travel looking for a career change.

Here's what you have to do...

- Write a 500 word (or less)travel focused essay based on a personal experience around one of the following themes; 'A Journey that Changed Lives', 'Responsible Travel', or 'Adventure in an Unknown Culture'

- complete the entry form which includes contact details and a 200 word (or less) essay on why you should be chosen and what the opportunity will mean for you. Your answer will provide considerable weight in the judging process.

And what you get if you win is ....

- a 10 day tour with The Blue Yonder, offering unique insight into the River Nila civilization in Kerala, India. Then, after touching base with your travel writing mentor - David Stott, you will hit the road for 10 days reviewing and writing for the Footprint India Handbook!

Sounds like a great way to kick start a writing career.

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Michael Pollen Talks About Writing...

A Berkeley Writers at Work video from August 2007:

This Week's 'Travel Writer Tips'...

Here's this weeks travel writing tips from David Whitley of 1001 Travel Writer Tips:


- Film-related travel stories (or taking advantage of the set-jetters)

- Information in ex-pat bars (or getting the inside track in an Irish pub)

- Thinking laterally for film angles (or using the story, not the destination)

- Always meet your deadline (or delivering what you promise, when you’ve promised it for)

- Re-using information in round-up articles (or how to milk your research)

- Top travel writer resources: Skyscanner (or where to look first for cheap flights)

- Picking the Right Notebook (or why good things come in small packages)

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5. How to Avoid the Physical Hazards of Blogging


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