Lonely Planet’s Guide to Travel Writing
by Don George · Don George
Don George's 360-page manual on crafting travel stories: finding an angle, interviewing, structuring a narrative, and selling to newspapers, magazines, online outlets, and book publishers. Includes interviews with editors and agents plus market listings.
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