“The heart of travel writing is the stories of people who live all around the world.” – Lori Allen For more information about how you can get started with travel writing, visit: greatescapepublishing.com/start/travelwriting. Great Escape Radio host, Jody Maberry, and Director, Lori Allen, talk about the recent Ultimate Travel Writers Workshop in Washington DC. “The […]
“The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.” – Ellen Parr For more information about getting started with travel writing, visit greatescapepublishing.com/start/travelwriting. Great Escape Radio host, Jody Maberry, and Director, Lori Allen, introduce us to Mary Charlebois. For Mary, getting started with travel writing was a solution for avoiding a boring retirement. […]
“We know how powerful the written word is and how that experience of writing and being heard can really change your life.” -Allison Specter For more information about getting started with travel writing, visit greatescapepublishing.com/start/travelwriting. On this episode of Great Escape Radio, host Jody Maberry introduces us to Allison Specter, Development Director for Write Around Portland, […]
One of the most important things writers and photographers can do for their careers is to master the art of self-marketing—especially during these times of great change in the publishing industry. While it’s certainly important to nurture current client relationships, it’s equally crucial to make a point of seeking out new clients—and this holds true […]
In 2016, fellow travel writer, Theresa St. John and I were headed to the Ultimate Travel Writer’s Workshop in New Orleans as guest speakers. We’d each been to a workshop in the past… used what Jen Stevens taught us to become travel writers… and when we met at a prior workshop, we became friends. Both […]
This story is about how I found success in travel writing, but it begins in a place you might not expect—a congested Barnes & Noble parking lot in the Beltway suburb of Rockville, where I was crying my eyes out. I worked as an assistant editor (for long hours and low pay) for a boss […]
“Yesterday, you said tomorrow.” – Nike My mom had five rambunctious daughters. We were a handful, believe me. Her days were filled with taking care of us, the house, and our father. She rarely complained about life though, or how her feet were firmly planted in the muck and mire of the 1950s and 1960s. It […]
“Yes, you can be overwhelmed. You can have too much on your plate. But if it gets to be too much, you’ll stop, regroup and make a new plan.” – Lori Allen For more information about getting started with travel writing, visit greatescapepublishing.com/start/travelwriting. Great Escape Radio host, Jody Maberry, and Director, Lori Allen, discuss how to […]
Upon arrival into my hotel room in the city of Amman, Jordan, I immediately opened up my balcony doors and soaked in my first glimpse of the city and its sounds on this early tranquil evening. Having Great Escape Publishing plan the entire life-changing trip was the best choice I could’ve taken. Through my balcony […]
I love this photo… This is Kacyn (the gal who typically answers the phone when you call) posing in Northern Serengeti on our recent photographic safari in Tanzania. If you have a kid or grandkid in school right now, you probably recognize this hip-hop dance move. It’s called “the dab,” and it’s used like an […]
