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Travel Writing: See the World. Sell the Story.

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I am a travel writer myself and have published many pieces and consider this book to be the key to that success. It is quite possibly the last travel writing book you will ever need. Peat O'Neil not only talks about travel writing, thoroughly but also covers many other topics of interest to the travel writer such as how to travel. This is a MUST have for any travel writer, amateur or pro. Buy it without question.

L Peat O'Neil has produced a very readable book covering all aspects of travel writing. Particularly helpful are the excercises which accompany some of the chapters . These give the reader the chance to commit their own experiences to paper while the authors guidance is still fresh in their memory.The book has certainly given me the urge not only to try and travel more but to write about places nearer to my home, places which at first glance may not be worth writing about. A very useful addition to any budding travel writer's library.

"Dip into the animated pages of the well-known travel authors -- Freya Stark, Peter Fleming, Robert Byron, Kate Simon, Paul Theroux, Jan Morris -- and you'll find that their pieces are more than personal experience essays," O'Neil advises. "Necessary information is carried within the prose seamlessly, so that the reader learns many of the practical facts through the author's personal descriptions. Their writing is of a piece, knit together, finished."

And so is this book, full of wisdom from how to get started and how a travel writer travels to keeping the journal to making it sing. It's filled with inspirational exercises and plenty of finely tuned examples that show how it's done. A real find.

Travel books, like travel writing, vary widely in quality. This one's the best I've seen. It practices what it preaches, showing, in great detail, how to capture a place and its people so well the reader wants to pack and go -- and the editors want to sign you immediately. If you're serious about travel writing, buy this book. It will pay for itself many times over.

This is a wonderfully informative book on travel writing. I recommend it to anyone in the travel writing field, whether just beginning or well-seasoned. The journal-writing suggestions will improve your ability to enjoy and capture the essence of a destination, while making notes to include in your travel stories. The photographic suggests bring an added depth to the travel writing profession.

This is an excellent book for writers and travelers. There is general information of what to bring, what to wear, and how to mix with the locals for a pleasurable experience. It's just about the best travel writing book I've read.

Ms. O'Neil provides a step-by-step guide to the art of travel writing. The exercises are a must! All it takes on the reader's part is practice, persistence and patience.

The 2nd revised edition of Travel Writing was published January, 2006. It's not out of print. Same title, same publisher.

Of the 20+ Books I have on the subject of Travel Writing L. Peat O'Neil's book deserves top awards.
See follows clear step by step instruction with plenty of examples. The exercises will prove to be a gold mine to your learning about travel writting. You won't read it once but you will refer to it over and over again. Worth every penny.!

This is a book I often recommend to my travel writing students. O'Neil has an excellent way of explaining things that's clear and very descriptive. I still use her tips to help me be a better travel writer.

I'm not an aspiring travel writer but I would like to improve the travel writing in my blog. I'm still not the best writer, but I think this book have helped me improve my writing :) see for your self on [...] . I recommend this book
Trond from Norway :)