by:
George, Don (Unknown)

Publisher:
Lonely Planet Publications
Published:March 15, 2005
ISBN:0864427425
Format:Paperback
Pages:0

Description: Product Description:
Make your passion your profession...pack a pen with your passport, craft prose that flows and become a Travel Writer.

Written by established travel writers and bursting with invaluable advice, this inspiring and practical guide is a must for anyone who has ever yearned to turn their travels into saleable tales. Being a travel writer is a dream job - with this guide you're scribbling distance from the reality.

Discover and#149; The secrets of a great story and#149; The best ways to research and#149; What makes a winning pitch and#149; How to get your name in print and#149; Quirks of writing for newspapers, magazines, Web and books and#149; Extensive writers' resources and industry organizations

Includes interviews with writers, editors and agents

Writers Andrew Bain and#149; Tim Cahill and#149; Pico Iyer and#149; Amanda Jones and#149; Rory MacLean and#149; Fred Mawer and#149; Daisann McLane and#149; Harriet O'Brien and#149; Margo Pfieff and#149; Rolf Potts and#149; Alison Rice and#149; Anthony Sattin and#149; Stanley Stewart and#149; Sara Wheeler

Magazine Editors Keith Bellows, National Geographic Traveler and#149; Lyn Hughes, Wanderlust and#149; Jonathan Lorie, Traveller and#149; Sarah Miller, Conde Nast Traveller (UK) and#149; Tom Wallace, Conde Nast Traveler (US)

Newspaper Travel Editors Simon Calder, The Independent and#149; Randy Curwen, Chicago Tribune and#149; John Flinn, San Francisco Chronicle and#149; Catharine Hamm, Los Angeles Times and#149; K.C. Summers, Washington Post and#149; Anna Sutton, Online Travel Editor, Telegraph.co.uk and#149; Cath Urquhart, The Times

Agents Lizzy Kremer, David Higham Associates Ltd and#149; Amy Rennert, Amy Rennert Agency Inc