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| Age: 56 |
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| What is your current occupation? |
| travel writer |
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| What are you studying at AWAI (travel writing,
photography, import/export, or all three)? |
| travel writing |
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| What was your first successful article or photo about
and where did it appear? |
| My first travel article, about an indor ice village in Florida, appeared in my local monthly newspaper. |
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| What are you working on now? |
| I am sitting in a small boutique hotel in Dominica, West Indies, as I write this. I am making notes on my excursions, hikes, snorkle trip and hotel stays for my next piece. |
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| What has been your proudest writing, photography, or
import/export moment? |
| My first paycheck! |
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| Please give us an example of how your life has
changed since becoming a travel writer, photographer, or
import-exporter. |
| I was a burned out personal trainer, tired of teaching folks how and why to exercise. I began to write about my travels to marathons and this lead to the study of travel writing. I am now learning about photography and couldn't be happier. |
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| What success tip would you like to share with your
fellow AWAI members? |
| Start with small, local publications |
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| When did you realize you were living the writer’s or
photographer’s life? |
| I began studying travel writing, but telling no one. Once my first article came out in print, I fessed up and told my friends. |
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