Fresh and Local

September 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Scott Fisher’s other blog, Fresh and Local, promises to be good reading; I’m going to keep an eye on it. The site will include “a directory of local farms, farmers’ markets, wineries, artisanal bakeries and cheese makers, and the like, as well as restaurants.” Scott is a knowledgeable food and wine critic; it was my great pleasure to dine with him recently in San Francisco.

Vosmer Voyages

August 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Track Whitney Vosberg and Heather’s travels on Vosmer Voyages.

Laralynn Weiss Rapoza is a writer, blogger, photographer, and now, a mom.

Thanks to Connie Hale for forwarding this link to Barry Eisler’s website. “A colleague pointed out this Web site as an example of a writer’s site that gets lots of traffic.” This guy is a serious marketer!

Janet Grace Riehl

March 2, 2007 | 1 Comment

Janet Grace Riehl, writer, speaker, poet, blogger. Riehl Life: Village Wisdom for the 21st Century.

The Itinerants: Bay Area writers who roam the globe. This is my very wonderful writers group. “The Itinerants is a group of journalists in Northern California who focus largely on adventures and travel. Our stories have appeared in such magazines as National Geographic Traveler, National Geographic Adventure, Gourmet, and Islands. We are frequent contributors to the travel sections of the Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Dallas Morning News, and Honolulu Advertiser.” If you don’t already belong to a writers/group, think about joining one, or starting one of your own. If you want to know more about mine, click on in.

Judy Zimola

March 1, 2007 | 1 Comment

Judy Zimola is a travel writer and blogger who also writes about music and culture (or lack thereof, and I’m thinking specifically about Mean Vic here).

Alison Anderson is a traveler, writer, and now a blogger. Her published novels are Hidden Latitudes and Darwin’s Wink.

Kalpana Mohan

February 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Kalpana Mohan writes on topics ranging from travel and the business of technology to parenting and ethnic issues in her Indian community — in national and regional publications like Better Homes and Gardens, Woman’s Day, Business Week Online, FamilyFun Magazine and the San Jose Mercury News.

Cheryl McLaughlin

October 1, 2006 | Comments Off

Check out Cheryl McLaughlin’s new blog, From Her Court, about coaching, leadership, and life. Writers will especially appreciate the story about Janice Cooke Newman’s success in Cheryl’s entry about 60 Ways to Lead and Make a Difference #3: The Ripple Effect.

Cheryl McLaughlin, Ph.D., USPTA, is a performance scientist and a nationally recognized expert on women’s health and high performance. Cheryl holds a master’s degree in counseling psychology and organizational development from Purdue University, and a doctorate in Counseling and Clinical Psychology from the University of Arizona. She is the CEO of McLaughlin Human Performance Institute and lives in Danville, California.

Laura Read

September 23, 2006 | Comments Off

I love Laura Read’s writing, and her Placer County: Back in the Pink — How one woman helped to revive profitability on the family farm is a great example of finding a local story. From the September 3 San Francisco Chronicle Magazine. By the way, I tasted the nectarines Laura wrote about, and she’s right — they’re unbelievably delicious.

Inger Hogstrom

September 11, 2006 | Comments Off

Inger Hogstrom is a blogger and a photographer specializing in nature and travel subjects.

Julia Weiler

September 7, 2006 | Comments Off

Julia Weiler writes, edits, and blogs at Julia’s Whirled View.

Susan Alcorn

September 7, 2006 | Comments Off

Susan Alcorn publishes an e-newsletter for the hiking/backpacking community, which is available on request from backpack45@yahoo.com

Line by Line Editing

April 29, 2006 | Comments Off

Janis Cooke Newman and Constance Matthiessen are offering an editing service called Line by Line. “Line by Line is a literary editing service that can help you take your work from good to great. Whether you want to know how to write a magazine query that sells, hone your travel story, or find out if your memoir slows in the middle, we can help. Line by line was founded by two writers with years of experience and publishing success: Janis Cooke Newman, author of a memoir, a novel, and frequent contributor to the LA Times and SF Chronicle travel sections; and Connie Matthiessen, journalist and essayist, contributor to Mother Jones, San Francisco magazine, and the latest Mothers Who Think anthology.”

Diane LeBow

December 11, 2005 | Comments Off

Diane LeBow is a travel writer, photo-journalist, Board member Bay Area Travel Writers. She specializes in off-the-beaten-track areas like Afghanistan and Libya, as well as erotic travel tales.

Carole Terwilliger Meyers

December 11, 2005 | Comments Off

Carole Terwilliger Meyers is a travel writer, photographer, writing teacher, author of eight editions of Weekend Adventures in San Francisco & Northern California, and founding publisher of Carousel Press, which publishes travel writing.

Harry S. Pariser

December 11, 2005 | Comments Off

Harry S. Pariser’s site includes photo essays, interviews, an interactive quiz, and a very unusual feature: Ask the Manatee Oracle.

David Grossman

December 11, 2005 | Comments Off

David Grossman relocated to the Bay Area from Washington, D.C. He writes a regular column on business travel for USA Today.com, is a contributor to the USA Today print edition, and has written about travel for The Boston Herald.

Jennifer Baljko

October 9, 2005 | Comments Off

Jennifer Baljko is an award-winning freelance writer with a diverse background in business, technology, travel and general news writing.

China Williams

October 9, 2005 | Comments Off

China Williams, travel writer and guidebook author, writes for Lonely Planet and also has a few projects coming out with Chronicle books. Her blog, Foggy Embrace, is here.

David Sanger

October 9, 2005 | Comments Off

David Sanger, photographer and writer, recently published San Francisco Bay — Portrait of an Estuary with John Hart. Travel photography, stock and assignment, SATW Travel Photographer of the Year.

Maxine Rose Shur

June 4, 2005 | Comments Off

Maxine Rose Shur, writer, Lowell Thomas Award winner.

Far Flung Fotos

December 18, 2004 | Comments Off

Looking for photos to illustrate your travel story? A friend at work came across this site of gorgeous work by photographer Michael Sheridan.

Suzanne Hurt and Eric Whalen

December 11, 2004 | Comments Off

Suzanne Hurt and Eric Whalen’s Wild Journalism

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