Product Description

Perfect for seasoned pros or anyone just thinking about travel writing, this popular reference explains how to accurately capture travels on the page. Now in a second edition, this version is:

-Updated with information on how the industry has changed and how the Internet can play into the dynamics of travel, travel writing, and publishing

-Travel-sized for convenience, easy to pack in bags and to carry on day trips

-Written by a seasoned writer and travel pro

Unique in its careful attention to both craft and technique, this revised classic will surely remain the best-selling title on travel writing for years to come.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #73709 in Books
• Published on: 2005-12-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781582973814
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Amazon.com Review
Travel writing is a lucrative and enjoyable writer's market, and this book may be your ticket. While planning your getaway, consider getting this book to prepare your pen -- before packing your bags. You may find vacations becoming your vocation!

From Booklist
Travel articles are gaining in popularity as a way for writers to make a buck, but, consequently, the competition has become keener. Navigating the rocky shoals in turning an exciting trip into a publishable piece of writing is a path piloted here by one who has had lots of experience. The theme running through O'Neil's helpful guide, as she explains the classification of travel articles (including "destination," "side trip," and "personal essay" ) and discusses marketing techniques, is the importance of journal keeping while traveling. Maintaining a good journal--" the nucleus of travel articles" --is the first step, as O'Neil expertly shows, in the process of becoming a published travel writer. Brad Hooper

About the Author
L. Peat O'Neil, an artist and writer, teaches writing and enjoys travelling in her spare time.

Customer Reviews

You would like to be a travel writer?
You would like to become a travel writer. Why, Its sounds so easy and glamorous. Just write about a place, its people, landscape, weather, flora and fauna. You may even want to throw in something about history, politics, culture and folklore.

However, before deciding to give up your day job, a good idea would be to read Washington Post journalist, L. Peat O'Neil's manual entitled Travel Writing.
As we are informed in the introduction, you first have to ask yourself are you a travel writer? Do you have the right attitude to accept rejections from editors? Are you passionate about traveling or you just tolerate all of the inconveniences that travel sometimes entails? As the author states, "if you don't have a yen to hit the high road and a knack for writing, planning to be a travel writer might not be right for you."

After we have assured ourselves that we definitely would like to "give it a shot," the next step is to learn the tools of the trade. O'Neill points the way in showing us how to become observant, where to meet people, and how to locate the heart of a place when visiting some locality. The author best sums this up when she asserts, "to really travel, you'll need purpose-interests that focus on your journeys."

The plan of the manual is divided into nine chapters dealing with such topics as getting started, travelling, the journal, structure, pace, style and tone of the article, research resources, travel photos, marketing, acting professionally. As you can see the author leaves very little to the imagination in paving the way to a firm grasp of the essential elements of successful travel writing.

Apart from analysing the different ingredients that comprise effective travel writing, the reader is also introduced to a variety of exercises that reinforces the various rules and principles of travel writing.

Anyone contemplating travel writing or even if you want to hone your skills in appreciating detail and discover unusual experiences while traveling, this book should prove to be indispensable. Added features of the book include an appendix listing books, periodicals, newsletters, organizations, prizes and awards, marketing directories, writing reference tools, and other resources. There is also a glossary of terms used throughout the book as well as a few examples of the author's articles.

Norm Goldman Editor of Bookpleasures.com

The alpha and omega of travel writing books!
I am a travel writer myself and have published many pieces and consider this book to be the key to that success. It is quite possibly the last travel writing book you will ever need. Peat O'Neil not only talks about travel writing, thoroughly but also covers many other topics of interest to the travel writer such as how to travel. This is a MUST have for any travel writer, amateur or pro. Buy it without question.

An excellent book which covers the subject in great detail.
L Peat O'Neil has produced a very readable book covering all aspects of travel writing. Particularly helpful are the excercises which accompany some of the chapters . These give the reader the chance to commit their own experiences to paper while the authors guidance is still fresh in their memory.The book has certainly given me the urge not only to try and travel more but to write about places nearer to my home, places which at first glance may not be worth writing about. A very useful addition to any budding travel writer's library.