← Previous – TW6 – Next → CH6GETTING INTO THE MOOD How does one get into the mood to write? My reply is quite simple. When the bank balance is low, I get in the mood. That doesn’t mean I write solely to earn
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← Previous – TW5B – Next → CH5BA Little Background on “Who Needs a Road?” I was in Al’s office, going over the photographs for the article that the magazine had bought, when Al asked if I ever considered sponsors. “What for?” I asked.
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← Previous – TW5A – Next → CH5AA WORD ABOUT SPONSORS It might sound ideal, finding a sponsor and have someone else pay your bills. But remember, nothing is free. Travel writers are known for the freebies they get, but at the same time
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← Previous – TW4 – Next → Chapter 4WHO NEEDS MONEY ANYWAY? Let’s face it. Mr. Sullivan-the editor at Life who told me to give it up-was right in one respect. If I wanted to write to make money, forget it. I should have
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← Previous – TW3E – Next → Trivial and Insignificant, But  Important Details Time was when the toughest part of writing was staring a blank sheet of paper in the typewriter. It’s not much different looking at a blank screen on the computer. James
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← Previous – TW3D – Next → Scattered But Complete Contents Keeping a journal and writing in it eve1y day had, for me, another advantage. It taught me the habit of discipline. I made it a daily practice. I jotted down my thoughts and
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← Previous – TW3C – Next → WRITER’S FATIGUE We are all subject to writer’s fatigue. In the beginning, I used to get stuck on a writing project in which, after time, I lost interest. That’s when writing becomes boring. My solution is to
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← Previous – TW3B – Next → Right Contents What is important is to get my facts straight. If I print false or incorrect information, I will find myself at loggerheads with both my publishers and my readers. Passing on inaccurate or false information
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← Previous – TW3A – Next → GETTING STARTED It was a tough road I went down to become a writer but I was no exception. Most writers have to go down that same road. When someone tells me they are interested in writing,
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← Previous – TW2C – Next → Perfect, But with More Distractions Another place where I was convinced that I would be able to write was aboard my schooner, Third Sea. That’s what I thought when I built the vessel in Singapore and sailed
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