Lately, I’ve been pretty slack with some of my self-imposed writing goals. It’s all well and good to say “I’m going to write that article” or “I’m going to draft that book proposal” — but we all know that actions speak louder then words. And words don’t mean anything to a freelance writer unless they are typed out, spell-checked and on their way to an editor!
So I was happy to come across two travel writing tips, posted today by some of our friends around the web. Tidbits like these often help me kick-start stalled writing projects: First up, Eva Holland’s 9 Things I Learned About Travel Writing at Book Passage is up at Brave New Traveler. Eva, who also writes for World Hum, has compiled a great summary of her conference experience — she shares valuable tips from travel writing pros that she met during the annual travel seminar hosted by the Bay Area bookstore. And at BootsnAll, I found a book review for Crafting the Travel Guidebook: How to Write, Publish and Sell Your Travel Book. Reviewer Norm Goldman gives high marks to Barbara Hudgins “nitty gritty” look at guidebook writing. Once I’ve got a few more articles and stories under my belt, I’ll have to get my hands on a copy. But for now, of course, I best get going with some writing!