Lori Allen
How One Never-Before-Published Travel Writer Landed a Bi-Weekly Travel Column
HOW ONE NEVER-BEFORE-PUBLISHED TRAVEL WRITER LANDED A BI-WEEKLY TRAVEL COLUMN An Interview with AWAI student Judy Ruck by Lori Appling LA: Before we get started why don't you tell us a little about yourself. Where are you from? JR: I am "from" a variety of places. I was raised in the Midwest, [...]
How to Get Started and What You Can Expect to Get Paid
WRITING GUIDEBOKS: HOW TO GET STARTED AND WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO GET PAID An Interview with guidebook writer, Andrew Sanger LA: How do you get started writing guide books? Can anyone write them? AS: Generally, you need to have a track record as a travel journalist with a specialty to land your first guidebook [...]
From Music Writer to Travel Writer: An Interview
FROM MUSIC WRITER TO TRAVEL WRITER: HOW KEVIN WIERZBICKI LANDED HIS FIRST 2 BYLINES LA: Hi Kevin. Before we get started why don't you tell us a little about yourself. KW: I am originally from Flint, Michigan and have lived in the Phoenix metropolitan area for almost thirty years. I run an Internet gem & [...]
Pre-Trip Research 101: Finding the Best Places to Publish Your Articles
Start thinking about article ideas with a specific publication in mind. Sure, once you get to the destination you'll be writing about you may find that you need to tweak the idea a bit, given what you find on the ground. But you have to start somewhere. 1) The very first thing I did was [...]
Interview with Master Dog Chef Micki Voisard
INTERVIEW WITH MASTER DOG CHEF MICKI VOISARD LA: Before we get started, why don't you tell us a little about yourself? MICKI: I'm a Master Dog Chef and have been for over 10 years. I started Dog Chefs of America in 2000 -- a 50's-style diner for dogs where people can buy daily prepared meals [...]
Four Feature Articles... A Dozen Smaller Ones... A Monthly Travel Column... and Brian Norris' Advice for New Travel Writers
Interview by Lori Appling in Bethany Beach, DE: LA: Before we get started why don't you tell us a little about yourself? BRIAN: I’m a native-born Australian and I’ve always had the wanderlust. For most of my adult life, I’ve lived, worked and traveled in every state in Australia. My wife and I have also [...]
From Health Care Professional to Travel Writer
LA: Before we get started, Wendy, why don't you tell us a little about yourself. WENDY: For over 15 years, I was a health care administrator overseeing a large network of medical clinics. Then two years ago I became a victim of downsizing, but a generous severance allowed me to pursue other career options. A [...]
