by Steven | Mar 8, 2011 | Blogs
So here I am – armed with all the knowledge I need to get started. It has been a long road just to get to this point. But I discovered a long time ago that the way to accomplish something is to stick with it and work through the difficult parts until you are in...
by Steven | Mar 6, 2011 | Blogs
If you’ve read the previous posts, you know that I had reserved a seat in a 4-hour class on how to write and sell travel articles. Unfortunately, that class was canceled last year. The good news is that the class was held again yesterday at Santa Rosa Junior...
by Steven | Mar 4, 2011 | Blogs
Reviewing “The Travel Writer’s Guide” by Gordon Burgett has jogged my memory about how I will proceed in my quest to settle into a life of writing travel articles. On Saturday, I’ll be spending the afternoon listening and learning how to make a go at the travel...
by Steven | Feb 26, 2011 | Blogs
As I wrote last time, I’ve signed up for Gordon Burgett’s 4-hour class, called “Creating Travel Articles and Video Tours That Sell”. I’ve read his book and bought his audio CD titled “How to Sell 75% of Your Travel Writing”. In preparation for the class, I’ve been...
by Steven | Feb 20, 2011 | Blogs
I wondered for many years how I could write about my world travels and get paid for it. I’ve always known that other people do it. But, being a person who runs a store, I know that you have income, and you have expenses. I know where a travel writer’s income comes...
by Steven | Feb 19, 2011 | Blogs
It has been an honor and a privilege to raise four children. I’ve worked very hard over the years just to get by, sometimes having one or two part time jobs to have enough to pay our bills and send the kids to college. But, somehow, we did it. Now our children are...
