The Highs and Lows of Launching a Book
The last few months have been a speedy blur of firsts: first time launching a book, first time on radio, first time on TV, first speaking engagement, first time creeping stealthily through…
Torre DeRoche is the author of two travel memoirs, Love with a Chance of Drowning (2013) and The Worrier’s Guide to the End of the World (due out September 2017). She has written for The Atlantic, The Guardian Travel, The Sydney Morning Herald, Emirates, and two Lonely Planet anthologies.
The Man Who Seems to Have it All
Travel, money, internet fame—does Nomadic Matt have it all? Matt Kepnes opens up on travel blogging, dealing with bad press, and whether or not he has it all…
Finding The Determination To Finish Writing A Book
I’m bad at completing projects, so when I began writing a book, I feared it would end up frolicking with the dusty bunnies in the corner of my neglected projects room. This is how I found the determination to finish …
One Last Love Letter To My Book
When we first started fooling around together, it was just a meaningless fling. But then things started getting serious between us, Book.
Why Writing Is Like Getting Naked In Public
Writing is the act of publicly undressing your intellect. It’s standing before readers and inviting critique as they cast their judgmental eyes on your intimate curves and your private flaws. There’s no way to avoid the vulnerability that comes with this …
The Rough Road To Writerville
Writing a book is an adventure. To begin with, it is a toy and an amusement. Then it becomes a mistress, then it becomes a master, then it becomes a tyrant. The last phase is that just as you are about to be reconciled to your servitude, you kill the monster, and fling him to […]
