← Previous – TW18B – Next → HAZARDS, PITFALLS AND DANGERSBe Yourself, Continue Learning and Innovating Not all agree with my premise that to become a writer all one needs is lots of hard work and determination. Success doesn’t come easy and this we
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← Previous – TW18A – Next → Chapter 18AHAZARDS, PITFALLS AND DANGERSAdjustment to Changes Writing has it rewards, and as I mentioned, they are many. But writing also has its hazards, pitfalls and even dangers. Writing is a lonely business, and it can be
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← Previous – TW17 – Next → Chapter 17WRITERS’ REWARDS Most people worry about losing their jobs. The higher up the cooperate ladder they climb, the worse it becomes. The farther they can fall. You hear people say: “What if I lose my job?”
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← Previous – TW16 – Next → Chapter 16MAKING THE GRADE Nothing is more disturbing than hearing someone who wants to be a writer say they don’t know what to write about. In other words, they want to write but don’t have anything to
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← Previous – TW15 – Next → Chapter 15NEEDED, A MOTIVE? What is my motive for wanting to write? I am often asked this question. Is it an axe I have to grind or the course of history I want to change? It’s none
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← Previous – TW14B – Next → Chapter 14BTRAVELING WITH TRAVEL WRITERSLots of Reading Reading and studying must be a continuous effort to do good writing. Writer must know their history and pass it on accurately to the reader. That doesn’t mean to be
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← Previous – TW14A – Next → Chapter 14A HISTORY WITHOUT TOILWork on Quality Contents The most interesting aspect of traveling, for me, is to delve into the history of those places that I visit, to uncover the past. It has to do with
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← Previous – TW13B – Next → Chapter 13BTRAVELING WITH TRAVEL WRITERSThe Good Ones As Robin said, you don’t have to be romantic to be a travel writer but it sure helps. Robin has an enthusiasm for travel that is infectious. He was born
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← Previous – TW13A – Next → Chapter 13ATRAVELING WITH TRAVEL WRITERSThe Challenging Ones Traveling with travel writers is as bad as traveling with photographers. My wife can testify to that. “Can’t we just go someplace without you wanting to write about it.” I
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← Previous – TW12B – Next → Chapter 12BTRAVELING WITH PHOTOGRAPHERSLessons Learned One of the most daring writer/photographers I ever worked with was John Everingham. During the war in Vietnam, John was a war photographer who spent much of his time in Laos. When
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