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What I Learned Reading The Best Women’s Travel Writing Slush Pile

Reading a slush pile can be your best education in how to write a particular genre.

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Gritty Travel, Persistence, and Writing Old Memories

Read or watch my conversation with Pam Mandel, author of the travel memoir The Same River Twice.

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A Writer’s Guide to Camping

Listen, I’m a little bitch about my sleep. If I don’t get my 7.5 hours, I morph into an emotional toddler. There

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Writers Get Wild: Creating Your Own Self-Run Writing Retreat

My rent is $350 for the next three months, and I can’t tell whether it’s that or the physical space around me,

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The Luxuries of Freelance Writing Life

My favorite music genre being Sad Guy With A Guitar And a Story To Tell, my favorite band is naturally Bon Iver.

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Bria, How Did You Save Up To Write For A Year?

On the latest episode of my podcast, I get to talk with my coaching student, Bria, about how she saved up to

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My Favorite Writers’ Favorite Books: Anthony Bourdain

Before my trip to South America, I looked for places he’d been. I had 24 hours in Cali in Colombia, and he’d

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