Tag: Travel Memoir

Author Interview with traveloguer Kandy Ostrosky
Memoirst Kandy Ostrosky shares the story behind her self-publishing journey and passions for travel and volunteering.

Author Interview with Memoirst Ruth Hampson
Memoirst Ruth Hampson shares the story behind her self-publishing experience for her part memoir, part travelogue.

One Travel Writer’s Journey for a Professional Line Edit (Part 3)
Travel Writer Sally Jane Smith shares her journey of working with an editor. She shares the lessons she learned during the line editing process

One Travel Writer’s Journey for a Professional Line Edit (Part 2)
Travel Writer Sally Jane Smith shares her journey of finding an editor. She shares the lessons she learned during the process of writing and editing her first book.

One Travel Writer’s Journey for a Professional Line Edit (Part 1)
Travel Writer Sally Jane Smith shares her journey of whether or not she needs a professional line edit. She shares the lessons she learned during the process of writing and editing her first book.

How Travel Writers Self Publish Podcast Ep#37: Travel Memoir Writing Inspiration (Guest: Carol Duval)
In this 20-minute show we chat with blogger and freelance writer, Carol Duval, who house sat around the globe with her husband and wrote a memoir about their adventures.

Author Interview with Travel Writer Rob Johnson
Rob Johnson shares tips and inspiration for writing and self-publishing travel memoirs and travel fiction based in Greece.

Author Interview with Travel Memoirist Catherine Berry
Today we’re joined by Catherine Berry, author of But you are in France, Madame, which is about her adventure of…

Author Interview with Travel Memoirist and Fiction Writer John Manuel
John Manuel retired early to move to Greece and started writing about his adopted home. He’s used his passion for the people and culture to write a series of nonfiction and fiction books.
How Travel Writers Self-Publish Podcast Ep#31: Travel Memoir Writing Inspiration (Guest: Mariana McDougall)
If you’ve been thinking about writing your own travel memoir, this conversation should inspire you to put pen to paper.

Author Interview with travel writer Kenneth Strange
Join travel writer Kenneth Strange as he takes us on his writing and self-publishing journey to get his first book, It’s Your Camino, into the hands of readers.

Author Interview with family man David Tucker
Find out how family man and travel writer David Tucker approached the process of writing and self-publishing his travel guide “Of Sweat and other joys”.

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

How Travel Writers Self-Publish Podcast Ep#24: Travel Writing Tips and Advice from Writing Coach Gillian Culff
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.

Author Interview with Travel Memoirist Andy Hewitt
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.

Author Interview with Narrative Nonfiction Travel Writer Bryanna Plog
Get inspired with how travel writer and blogger Bryanna Plog writes and self-publishes her narrative nonfiction travel books. Part Memoir, Part Travelogue.

Author Interview with Travel Memoir writer Jean Roberts
Get inspired by travel writer Jean Roberts who wrote and published her memoir about moving to Spain.

Author Interview with travel memoir writer Zaina Brown
Author interview with bellydancing travel memoir writer Zaina Brown, who shares her writing and self-publishing tips to inspire other travel bloggers to combine their travel and writing passions.

Interview with Travel Memoir Author Garett Wilson
Interview with Garett Wilson who wrote and self-published Lost in Tokyo, a travel memoir about his adventures in Japan working as an English teacher.

Interview with Travel Memoir author Joyce Dickens
I think the western world is split into two groups: those who want are content to just go on holiday,…

Interview with Memoir Author Grahame Elson
Interview with Memoir Author Grahame Elson, whose first self-published book covers his adventure about Six Weeks in Africa. Read about his pragmatic approach to travel writing and self-publishing.

Do you have a partially finished memoir?
Do you have a partially finished memoir that has been languishing your top draw for years? So do I. Join me on my journey as I figure out the best way to write the memoirs that have been eating away at the inside of my head for years.

How Travel Writers Self-Publish Podcast Ep#2: How to Collaborate with other Authors
This week or podcast features memoir author Joe Cawley, author of the Ketchup trilogy. He’s sharing his tips and insights about how authors can collaborate to increase book sales.

Interview with Adventure Author Jon Doolan
Author interview with Adventure Author Jon Doolan, who shares his tips and insights for his adventure guides and his book series about writing, self-publishing, and book promotion for adventure writers.

Author Interview with The London Hustler’s Amber Farrington
Today’s author interview is with Amber Farrington who relocated to London, living and breathing the challenges of a this new city and then wrote about in it in her new book, The London Hustler. Amber shares insights into her writing and self-publishing process, advice you’ll find handy when writing your own destination guide.

Author Interview with Travel Memoirist Allan Wilson from Live Less Ordinary
This week we’re joined by travel blogger Allan Wilson, from Live Less Ordinary, who shares his writing and self-publishing journey with us. He’s the author of Potato in the Rice Field about rural life in Thailand.

Author Interview with Travel Memoirist Alexandra Holovitz
Alexandra’s travel memoir chronicles her physical and spiritual journey, which transformed her life. Today she shares her indie author experience to inspire your author journey.

Travel & Memoir ebook Giveaway Oct 1st-7th
Travel Writer Jack Moscrop is hosting an ebook giveaway on Book Funnel this week, which features a promotional version of my Freewriting for Travel Writers ebook that introduces you to the concept of freewriting and includes a 100 freewriting prompts.

Book Review of Jen Barclay’s Memoir: Falling In Honey
The full title of this book should really be “Falling in Honey after a couple of Lemons: Jen’s bitter-sweet adventure”. The book is a series of sweet moments, that runs through your fingers. There’s no great emotional climax in the story – but there’s enough pace to keep you vested in the outcome.

Book Review of Jack Scott’s Travel Guide: Postcards from the Ege
Postcards from the Ege which takes the reader on a journey from Istanbul, and then follows the Aegean coastline of Turkey, to the Mediterranean shores of Antalya. Along the way Jack sends us postcards to introduce us to Izmir, Ephesus, and the Bodrum Peninsula, among many other modern day and historical locations.

Book Review Of Jack Scott’s Memoir: Perking the Pansies
Book Review of Perking the Pansies: Jack and Liam, fed up with kiss-my-arse bosses and nose-to-nipple commutes, quit their jobs and move to a small town in Turkey. Join the culture-curious gay couple on their bumpy rite of passage in a Muslim country.

Author Interview with Travel Memoirist Jill Dobbe
The best way to write a compelling book in your niche is to read books by other authors who write in a similar niche. After a few books you soon get to spot ones that are badly written or edited, and find writers who can spin a good yarn. Like me, Jill reads mostly memoirs, and especially travel memoirs. She’s partial to female authors who write humorous family stories, so it’s no wonder that Jill’s books showcase this niche so eloquently.

Author Interview with Travel Memoirist Robert Fear
As well as authoring his own travel memoir, Robert Fear runs a travel writing competition and features the entries in an annual travel writing anthology. His foray into self-publishing was a slow burn, but his perseverance paid off and now he has multiple books under his belt.

Author Interview with Travel Writer Keith Foskett
When Keith quit his job to pursue life as a full-time writer, he was faced with the daunting task of mastering the nuances of book marketing and promotion. He was determined that his books didn’t just sit on the shelves undiscovered.

Author Interview with Karen McCann Travel Writer and Memoirist
Birds of a Feather welcomes Karen McCann to the Nest. I knew I was going to enjoy Karen’s interview because when I visited her “Favourite Blogs and Websites” page the tag line is “THE JOURNEY OF A THOUSAND MILES BEGINS WITH AN ONLINE SEARCH”.

Author Interview with Thomas Swick Travel Editor & Writer
Thomas Swick has been a feature writer, an editorial writer, and, at his last newspaper, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, a travel editor. Now he freelances, teaches, and writes travel memoirs and travel books.