Just as I was really beginning to believe this was going to happen I got an email to say that the publishing house was folding and they couldn’t afford to bring the book out…
“There is no silver bullet. It’s trial and error. It’s hard work. And perseverance. And you won’t get that from any course. You’re better off finding a little community of like-minded individuals, like the Itinerant Writer’s Club, and asking for advice, ideas, comments. Plus you develop your own voice and style. Creative writing courses are like battery farms for writers. They all come out sounding the same.”
Read Peter Moore’s explosive interview!
One top tip: if sending [a pitch] by email, give a lot of thought to the subject line. We get a couple of dozen proposals a day… and that’s on top of the other 300 emails I get. So give us a reason to open it. Which would you be more tempted to read: “Wanderlust Proposal” or “Beyond Mandalay – off the beaten track Burma” ?
Nick Edwards has been writing guide books for 25 years. He’s seen a lot of changes since those early pioneer days. Recently he agreed to answer some questions about being a guide book author from the Itinerant Writers Group.
We love publishing gripping stories of exciting but harrowing adventures in exotic locations, such as The Backpacker or Lost in the Jungle, where the author barely survives the ordeal. Unfortunately for readers (fortunately for travellers), that kind of journey doesn’t happen very often