Weekly Top 5 Blog Posts for Writers...

1. 8 Types of Freelance Writing Pitches or Why You Didn’t Get the Job

2. 5 Ways to Salvage Writing Disasters

3. How to: Solve an editor’s problem

4. Wordflab Surgery: How to Put Your Writing Under the Knife

5. >From Creative Writing to Creative Marketing

Weekly Top 5 Blog Posts for Writers...

1. 12 Practical Ways To Become More Creative

2. Setting Your Freelance Writing Rates

3. What Freelancers Must Know About Ergonomics

4. Interview with Dan Baum on Writing for the Big Names — and on the Future of Journalism

5. Understanding Personal Essays: A Traveler’s Tales

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How To Maintain A Healthy Lifestyle When You're Too Busy To Care

and...

10 Essential Mobile Apps for Your Next Road Trip

Win a Copy of Lonely Planet New Zealand's South Island...

I was sent a copy of Lonely Planet New Zealand's South Island to review for Perceptive Travel blog. The review will be posted this weekend, but I have to say from what I've read so far, this is the book to read if you've ever thought about heading to New Zealand. It will convince you that the South Island is the place to go. Of course, I'm kind of biased, being that Christchurch is my hometown and the South Island is basically my backyard and playground.

You can win a copy of this guidebook by heading on over to Perceptive Travel Blog and leaving a comment. Giveaway is worldwide and is open until the 1st of June.

Good Luck.

Authors@Google: Travel Writer Thomas Kohnstamm...

Thomas Kohnstamm, who wrote the controversal "Do Travel Writers Go to Hell?: A Swashbuckling Tale of High Adventures, Questionable Ethics, and Professional Hedonism" talks...

Weekly Top 5 Blog Posts for Writers...

1. Top 100 Books for Freelance Writers

2. What to Do When You Can’t Deliver (A Template For Emergencies)

3. What to Do When Someone Steals Your Work

4. Evergreen Articles: Cash Cows of the Freelance Writer

5. 30 Days to Become a Freelancer

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Five Foolproof Ways to Generate Story Ideas Editors will Love

Sometimes they’re just not that into you

How to Create a Highly Viral Blog

TED Talk: Productivity Guru Tim Ferris...

"What's the worst that could happen?" That's the question Tim Ferris, author of The Four Hour Work Week, want you to ask yourself.

Free e-report on 'How to Make Travel Writing Work for You'...

I came across this free e-report in my travels around cyberspace. It's written by travel writer and novelist Linda Ballou who has written articles for a variety of magazines.

Haven't had a chance to read it yet, but it looks interesting...

Weekly Top 5 Blog Posts for Writers...

1. How To Successfully Work With People Long Distance

2. 15 People and Places to Follow on Twitter to Find Freelance Writing Jobs

3. 10 Simple Steps to Landing More Gigs

4. 15 draw backs to working as a full time freelancer

5. Healthy Productivity Habits For Location Independent Business Nomads Who Travel The World

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6. 6 Ways to Stay in Touch with Your Editors

7. 15 Reasons Your Idea Got Rejected (and How to Fix It)

8. Writer’s Block…A Thing Of The Past

9. What To Do When You Run Out Of Ideas