Heritage House 2009
 Travel Writing Workshop

Travel Writing Workshop 2009

January 30, 31 and February 1st
February 6th thru 8th

Presented by Robert Haru Fisher, contributing editor for www.frommers.com, former editor-in-chief Fodor Travel Guides, former President Society of American Travel Writers. See details below for information on what will be covered, where to stay and enrollment. Or view our listing at  shawguides.com for more about the program.

All events at Heritage House, 410 Caroline Street, phone 305-296-3573

First Night                               Reception & Orientation, 7 p.m.

Two Full Day sessions             Class from 10 a.m. to noon

                                               Class from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Final Day                                 Flexible Time for Completing Assignments 
                                                 and Individual Appointments, optional

 

Curriculum

Who are Travel Writers?
The classic writer

The service-oriented writer

The investigative writer

The staff writer

The modern free-lancer

What is Good Travel Writing?

What are the objectives in good writing?

Story telling

Voice

Tense

Hook, gimmick

Leads, openings

Paragraphs

Heads and Subheads

Quotes

Conclusions or endings

Preparing for cuts

How to Get the Work Done?

Research the subject

Research the audience

Putting fingers to the keyboard

Where is the writer published?

Non-electronic media

Electronic media

Rewards & Perils of Publishing in Different Media

Non-Electronic Articles

Electronic articles

Books

How to Get Published?

Research the publications

Join the organizations

Circulate your product

Networking

Catch 22

Self-Publishing

Roundtable Critique of Assignments

Assignments (Optional)

Verbal Critique of a Published Article

Restaurant Review, 300 to 1200 words

Hotel or Destination Report, 300-1500 words 

Essay, travel or travel-related, 1000 to 2500 words

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