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Make Steady Money as a Travel Writer Secrets of Selling Travel Stories - Without Traveling By Jack Adler Click Here - Buy The Book
I spoke with Jack Adler the author of this new book and asked him to tell us a bit about it. I've known Jack as an online travel writer for almost 15 years. As a moderator of the travel section of the Prodigy online service he was an early adopter of new technology.Listen as Jack talks about his new travel writing book:

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From The Publisher: Do you dream of being a travel writer but need or want to stay close to home? Make Steady Money as a Travel Writer is loaded with specific methods and ideas to generate a dependable and consistent income as a travel writer, and the best partâ€"without spending money on travels abroad or far afield in the U.S. Read this book and discover ways to carve out a niche for yourself as a travel writer concentrating on service articles. - Earn a secure flow of income. - Write and sell travel articles without traveling! - Develop a lucrative side line or even launch a career! - Or if you are already a travel writer, spice up your repertoire of ideas, refresh your enthusiasm, and have more fun writing! ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Jack Adler is a widely published travel writer/columnist with several books to his credit including The Consumer’s Guide To Travel, Southern India, Exploring Historic California, Travel Safety (coauthored), and There’s A Bullet Hole In Your Window. He teaches travel writing courses for UCLA Extension and the Writer’s Digest School.

Traveling By The Book

My Favorite Place On Earth Celebrated People Share Their Travel Discoveries By Jerry Camarillo Dunn Click Here - Buy The Book

I had a chance to interview Jerry Dunn last weekend. He spoke about the writing of his new book, and reads the chapter from George Lucas.

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From The Publisher: See the world through the eyes of some of the most celebrated and admired people of our time in this engaging new travel book. Award-winning author and National Geographic Traveler writer Jerry Camarillo Dunn takes you on a remarkable journey with such amazing and diverse figures as Sandra Day O'Connor and the Dalai Lama, actors Robin Williams and Morgan Freeman, astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Sally Ride, explorer Jean-Michel Cousteau, real estate mogul Donald Trump, entertainer Jerry Seinfeld, food guru Alice Waters, and author Tony Hillerman. His simple question to these people: What is your favorite travel discovery? Visit the books official website. The answers are both surprising and engaging, ranging from Bali Indonesia to a well-used bench at San Francisco's Crissy Field, from the Hopi Mesas in Arizona to the Old City of Jerusalem. In page after page, celebrated contributors describe the special appeal of each place, be it the amazing beauty, or the character of the people, or simply the hushed joy of solitude.

Traveling By The Book

Diners, Drive-ins and Dives: An All-American Road Trip . . . with Recipes! By Guy Fieri (Author), Ann Volkwein (Author)

From The Publisher: Food Network star Guy Fieri takes you on a tour of America's most colorful diners, drive-ins, and dives in this tie-in to his enormously popular television show, complete with recipes, photos, and memorabilia. Packed with Guy's iconic personality, Diners, Drive-ins and Dives follows his hot-rod trips around the country, mapping out the best places most of us have never heard of. From digging in at legendary burger joint the Squeeze Inn in Sacramento, California, baking Peanut Pie from Virginia Diner in Wakefield, Virginia, or kicking back with Pete's "Rubbed and Almost Fried" Turkey Sandwich from Panini Pete's in Fairhope, Alabama, Guy showcases the amazing personalities, fascinating stories, and outrageously good food offered by these American treasures.