Birds of a Feather

In this 10-minute podcast we look at 3 different publishing strategies to consider and the benefits and drawbacks of Amazon KDP exclusivity:

Looking for alternatives to word processing programs to streamline your travel writing process? Scrivener is my favorite writing tool for books and blog posts.

Travel Writing Prompts: F is for Focus Facts and Flow. Use these prompts to improve your writing and make it easier to connect with your readers. No matter what you’re writing.

Learn what software and steps it takes to create and distribute your ebook directly via Barnes & Noble Press to earn more royalties than going via a distributor.

Find out how travel writer Nicos Hadjicostis mastered the art of writing and self-publishing journey to get his first book, Destination Earth.

Here’s this month’s roundup of the best travel writing articles. Use these tips, inspiration, and information to keep your travel writing journey effective and inspired.

The more specifically you define your book’s objective, the easier it will be to reach your target audience. Here’s a travel guide case study for my book.

Travel Writing Prompts: E is for Editing and Entertain. Use these Travel Writing Prompts to improve your writing and make it easier to connect with your readers. No matter what you’re writing.

In Episode #25 of our How Travel Writers Self-Publish we discover how to use your five sense to improve your travel writing. This 10-minute episode will catapult your writing.

How did cartoonist Alex Hallatt blur the lines between #travelmemoir and #travelguide in her illustrated #ABasqueDiary book? Read her author interview to find out.

I’m conducting an experiment by enrolling all my travel guides and nonfiction books into KDP select for 90 days to see how much royalty I receive from Amazon for page reads.

In this 20-minute show travel writer Jay Artale chats with editor and writing coach Gillian Culff. Discover how to establish a productive working relationship with a writing coach and use Gillian’s tips to improve your travel writing.

This guest post from Reedsy highlights the 5 key elements you need to consider when putting together your nonfiction book proposal to pitch a publisher.

Here’s this month’s roundup of the best travel writing articles. Use these tips, inspiration, and information to keep your travel writing journey effective and inspired.

Publish with Purpose, a virtual summit to help authors sell more books. If you need help with book marketing, don’t miss this free event.

Andy Hewitt explored Spain and Portugal from the back of a motorcycle, and wrote a travelogue memoir of his experience. Read about his author journey and his self-publishing route.

Podcast Ep#23: Are you ready to try Facebook Ads? David Penny joins me for a 20 minute chat about book advertising.

Learn what software and steps it takes to create and distribute your ebook directly via Apple Books. You can create gorgeous interactive books, but is it worth the effort?

Prolific Travel Writer, Author, and Writing Coach Roy Stevenson shares his travel writing and self-publishing adventure with us. And explains why he chose the direct distribution method.

If you’re looking for author collaboration opportunities—use your strengths. What skills do you have to share?

Ep#22: Should you pay to advertise your book? (co-host David Penny) In this 20-minute show travel writer Jay Artale chats…

Here’s an evaluation and step by step instructions for using the FREE Wavve online software for marketing your podcast on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter.

Here’s my roundup of the best travel writing articles, books, and podcasts that were published this month. Read these for actionable advice and a shot of inspiration on your own travel blogging and writing journey.

Ep#20: Techniques to improve your travel writing style   In this 20-minute show travel writer Jay Artale talks about the foundational…

This week we’re joined by travel journalist Nardia Plumridge who shares her insights and advice for writing, publishing, and marketing her Lost in Florence travel guide.

Here’s a list of prompts you can use to assess each element of your competitive research. This will help you evaluate the viability of your book idea.

Step-by-step instructions for using Amazon to manually research and assess the competition for your guide book. This is a budget conscious way to complete a competitive analysis.

In this 10-minute show travel writer Jay Artale talks about research trip resources, and how to use your senses to capture notes for show don’t tell travel narratives and anecdotes.

I just watched Book Marketing for Nonfiction Authors webinar hosted by Tim Grahl, who is the founder of BookLaunch.com and author of YOUR FIRST 1000 COPIES and The Book Launch Blueprint.

Introducing my five part series: Beginner’s Guide to ebook Self-Publishing Retailers to help you decide whether to go direct with a retailer or via a distributor.

Get inspired with how travel writer and blogger Bryanna Plog writes and self-publishes her narrative nonfiction travel books. Part Memoir, Part Travelogue.

Apple Podcast updated this list of show categories in July, so check with your podcast hosting company to make sure your update your category listing.

In this 20-minute show travel writer Jay Artale talks with Travel Memoirist Jack Scott about how to use blog content as a promotional tool for your book and get more mileage out of your blog posts.

Discover 100 years of freewriting advocates and how your subconscious, conscious, and unconscious work together to feed your creativity. Yes Nonfiction writers can use freewriting too.

Here’s this month’s roundup of the best travel writing articles and the Lonely Planet email to use to become a Travel Guide Writer. Use these tips, inspiration, and information to keep your travel writing journey effective and inspired.

Here’s three different ISBN scenarios when publishing your paperback through Amazon KDP and/or IngramSpark. Find out if you can use a Free ISBN or need to purchase your own.

There are multiple options for creating a flowable ebook file to upload to Amazon KDP. Choose one of these paid or free tools or software to take your book from final draft to published.

Don’t know whether you should just release an ebook or a paperback as well? And if both, can you stagger the release or should you publish them at the same time? Here’s three different release strategies for your travel guide.

Do you want to take a simple or complex approach for formatting your ebook? There’s many paths you can take, and there’s no right answers. Just what’s right for YOU!

Guest blogger Martin Cavannagh from Reedsy shares his insights about four ways a book can help you sell more of your product, no matter what it is.

Publishing decisions and distribution changes I made for the new edition of my Bodrum Travel Guide. Things for you to consider when it’s time to publish an updated version of your book.

The impact of flowable vs. fixed layout text layouts in your ebook. The pros and cons of choosing the optimal ebook file format for your content. Fixed vs. Flowable.

Get inspired by travel writer Jean Roberts who wrote and published her memoir about moving to Spain.

Ep#17: Back to Basics – Book Marketing for Introverts In this 10-minute show travel writer Jay Artale talks about how…

What’s your motivation for writing a book? If you need a kick in the pants to get started with your book, here’s 13 ideas to get you started.

Travel Writing Prompts: D is for Descriptive Phrases, Dialogue and Details. Use these Travel Writing Prompts to improve your writing and make it easier to connect with your readers. No matter what you’re writing.

Have you relocated to a new destination as an expat? Then you should consider sharing your first hand knowledge with other expats in the form of a How To Expat Travel Guide.

In this 10 minute show travel writer Jay Artale shares inspiring ideas and anecdotes to motivate you to achieve your indie author goals. Find out how Jay abandoned a corporate career to become a writer.

Introvert authors often balk at marketing their books, but with a few simple steps you can create a solid foundation for your author brand. It’s time to get back to basics.

Travel Writer Nancy O’Hare shares her indie author, writing, and self publishing journey to inspire you to write your own travel guide.