Self publishers might be interested in this new British company that is setting it self up as a fundraising platform for writers.
The Globe and Mail's Russell Smith, writing about Unbound, isn't too keen on the idea.
What do you think?
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Is Unbound the equivalent of a writer's Dragon's Den?
Thursday, June 09, 2011
Travel Writing Miscellanea...
Wanderlust reports that the Notting Hill's iconic bookstore is for sale.
Lonely Planet is giving away one of it's photo books for free at iBookstore.
At the Hay's literary festival travel writer V. S. Naipaul says women can't write
Travel Writing 2.0 has an interview with travel writer Lena Katz
Sunday, June 05, 2011
weekly Top 5 Blog Posts for Writers...
1. Why Bloggers Should Also Be Freelance Writers
2. People Have No Clue How To Use iPad Apps [STUDY]
3. 16 Smarter Ways to Use LinkedIn to Build Your Business
4. Advertising Your Blog: Go Viral on a Blogger’s Budget
5. 7 Ways to Promote Yourself When You Have to Put Your Freelancing on Hold
Saturday, June 04, 2011
Friday Photo: In Cambria, a Poor Man's Castle
Most visitors to California's Central Coast will take a trip to extraordinary Hearst Castle. But not too many know that a few miles south in Cambria, there's is another, just as extraordinary 'castle' to be seen. Called Nit Witt Lodge, this California Historic Landmark was built by the local garbage collector over a number of decades.
Check out DeliciousBaby.com for more photo fridays from around the world.
Friday, June 03, 2011
Finding a Home Away from Home...
(Today’s guest post article looks at vacation rentals)
A recent two week vacation to California, staying in a variety of different places - from a traditional hotel to a flamboyant resort, from a cosy B&B to a charming seaside inn – reminded me once again how expensive travel was.
Funnily enough, it wasn’t so much the cost of the accommodation or even the cost of gas to fill up the car that I noticed the most.
It was the cost of food.
With no facilities to cook or even, in some cases, store food, I had to constantly eat out. Now, I love to eat out. But after two weeks of eating out, I’m starting to think that there has to be a cheaper way.
That cheaper way might just be looking for a vacation home rental where, in the mornings, breakfast could be made from ingredients purchased at the local supermarket, picnics for lunch could be packed from products found at the local farmers market and bakery, and even the occasional dinner be cooked outside on the BBQ.
I’m already dreaming of my next trip to California's Central Coast, sitting sitting by the sea outside a small cottage, sipping the local vino, enjoying the sounds of the waves crashing on the sand and rocks.
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