I found a few more travel writing suggestions that look helpful, especially for freelancers.
Travel Writing Tips From the Experts – GoNOMAD Travel
http://www.gonomad.com/2271-travel-writing-tips-from-the-experts
Make an impression
Do your characters impress everyone? Who among them does the opposite of some of these “impressive” traits?
30 Simple Things You Don’t Realize You Do That Impress Everyone Around You
Get ready to go
There are several practical production and promotion ideas in this post. Some are familiar, but worth reconsidering.
20 Powerful Ideas for Creating and Marketing Your EBook « Jeffbullas’s Blog Jeffbullas’s Blog
http://www.jeffbullas.com/2014/03/18/20-powerful-tips-on-creating-and-marketing-your-ebook/
Face off
When I saw this, I couldn’t help thinking of implications for thrillers, mysteries and scifi. What do you imagine?
These Eerily Accurate Mugshots Were Created From DNA Alone
http://gizmodo.com/these-eerily
-accurate-mugshots-were-created-from-dna-al-1548702084
Poetry is not taxing
Spoken word artist Christopher Sims of Rockford, Illinois, brought his amazing rhymes to the In Print writing group meeting Saturday to celebrate April Poetry Month.
Prompt: Do a draft of a poem today.
Then consider this Atlantic article about teaching poetry.
Why Teaching Poetry Is So Important – Atlantic Mobile
http://m.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/04/why-teaching-poetry-is-so-important/360346/
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