Packed with practical advice, this innovative and inspiring book is perfect for anyone who seeks to improve their travel writing. Expert author Jonathan Lorie shares 20 years' experience as a travel magazine editor, travel writer for national newspapers and magazines, and teacher of travel writing courses around the world to create the ultimate guide for travellers who want to turn their journeys into stories, whether for pleasure or for publication, for friends or for media. The result is an entertaining and illuminating way in to writing travel, whatever your level or purpose. This unique, interactive guide - from specialist travel publisher Bradt Travel Guides - offers a 12-step programme for developing your travel writing through enjoyable exercises and expert tuition, backed up with a comprehensive overview of how to publish your work as blogs, books or articles. Interviews with today's finest travel writers and editors offer the insiders' view, while top tips and themed booklists give each topic real depth. Whether you're a first-time writer or experienced hand, The Travel Writer's Way is the essential guide.

Whether you want to be the next Bill Bryson, set up a brilliant blog or simply make the best of your travel journal, this book will lead you along the travel writer's way. The Travel Writer's Way takes a ground-breaking approach to the craft of travel writing, with a 12-step programme of 'creative journeys' specially tailored to develop your writing skills. Whether you want to write for pleasure or for publication, for friends or for the wider world, you'll find this book as inspiring as it is useful. It also contains invaluable advice from a galaxy of the finest travel writers, editors and bloggers, the first guide to gather insights from so many acclaimed experts. Paul Theroux, William Dalrymple, Colin Thubron, Geoff Dyer, Pico Iyer, Levison Wood, Dervla Murphy, Chris Stewart, Sara Wheeler and Simon Calder all share their top tips. Furthermore, there is practical information on establishing your blog, writing your book and submitting your articles to travel editors. Jonathan Lorie has more than 20 years' experience as travel writer, travel-magazine editor and travel-writing tutor. His is the ultimate guide for those who want to turn their travels into stories. - Advice from 40 of the world's top travel-writing experts - Practical, 12-step programme to improve your writing - How to publish and market your work as blogs, books or articles

'The most complete, accessible and inspiring book of its kind'. Colin Thubron 'Perfect for anyone who seeks to improve their travel writing.' Writers Forum 'A unique and completely invaluable guide to the dark arts of travel writing. Highly recommended.' William Dalrymple 'A complete guide to the art of travel-writing.' National Geographic Traveller

Vorwort
. A creative, supportive 12-step programme for developing your travel writing through enjoyable exercises and expert tuition, similar to The Artist's Way . Experienced author, who has written for the Guardian, Independent, National Geographic and Conde Nast Traveller, among many others, and is one of the judges of the Bradt New Travel Writer of the Year competition (now in its 20th year) . Includes exclusive interviews with several notable travel writers, including Paul Theroux, Robert MacFarlane, Colin Thubron and Sara Wheeler . Backed by wide-ranging marketing activity: author events, online supporting material, special competitions and a dedicated social media campaign

Autorentext

Jonathan Lorie has been writing travel since 1999, first as the Editor of Traveller magazine and now for national newspapers and magazines. In 2004 he set up Travellers’ Tales, Britain’s leading training agency for travel writers and photographers, followed by the Travellers’ Tales Festival, which brings together the world’s greatest travel writers and photographers at the Royal Geographical Society in London. He has judged many travel writing awards, including the Thomas Cook Travel Book Award, the Dolmen Prize, The Stanfords/Bradt new travel writer award and the annual competitions of The Independent, the British Guild of Travel Writers and the New Zealand travel writers’ association. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.

Zusammenfassung
The Travel Writer's Way: Turn Your Travels into Stories - Inspirational and expert advice and tuition on turning your travel experiences into beautifully crafted stories, including interactive exercises, a writing road map and writing skills; how to publish your work as blogs, books or articles; and interviews with today's finest travel writers.

Inhalt

INTRODUCTION

In the Jazz Café

SECTION 1 | WRITING SKILLS

DESCRIBING THE WORLD

Chapter 1 Take me with you

Chapter 2 Make a friend

Chapter 3 Become the hero

SHAPING THE STORY

Chapter 4 Tell a story

Chapter 5 Talk to me

Chapter 6 Tell no lies

HOOKING THE READER

Chapter 7 Get in the mood

Chapter 8 Get lost

Chapter 9 Get into trouble

TAKING THE LEAP

Chapter 10 Cross the border

Chapter 11 Stay in love

Chapter 12 Take that leap

SECTION 2 | WRITING ROUTES

Chapter 13 What’s Your Route?

Chapter 14 Writing Blogs

Chapter 15 Writing Articles

Chapter 16 Writing Books

Chapter 17 Professional Practice

Index

Acknowledgments

Credits