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Summary: The Elements of Style for Travel Writers
Review: "Dip into the animated pages of the well-known travel authors -- Freya Stark, Peter Fleming, Robert Byron, Kate Simon, Paul Theroux, Jan Morris -- and you'll find that their pieces are more than personal experience essays," O'Neil advises. "Necessary information is carried within the prose seamlessly, so that the reader learns many of the practical facts through the author's personal descriptions. Their writing is of a piece, knit together, finished."And so is this book, full of wisdom from how to get started and how a travel writer travels to keeping the journal to making it sing. It's filled with inspirational exercises and plenty of finely tuned examples that show how it's done. A real find.
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Summary: Wanderlust meets the page.
Review: Buy my book, start writing as you travel and put me out of the travel writing business. I'm ready to do something else!
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Summary: Useful, but a bit too high-level and light for me.
Review: I recommed Travel Writer's Guide by Gordon Burgett instead of this book -- he gives more practical advice for collecting material, writing, and submitting to publishers. I found myself skimming through this entire book looking for nuggets of relevant information, whereas Burgess's book I read in detail because it was plain he had more practical advice to share about what exatcly to do to get published. In fairness, however, the book does contain useful information. I simply have a strong preference for 'how to' books that are heavy on immediate, practical detail and light on entertainment.
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Summary: An excellent book which covers the subject in great detail.
Review: L Peat O'Neil has produced a very readable book covering all aspects of travel writing. Particularly helpful are the excercises which accompany some of the chapters . These give the reader the chance to commit their own experiences to paper while the authors guidance is still fresh in their memory.The book has certainly given me the urge not only to try and travel more but to write about places nearer to my home, places which at first glance may not be worth writing about. A very useful addition to any budding travel writer's library.
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Summary: Premier Primer
Review: Ms. O'Neil provides a step-by-step guide to the art of travel writing. The exercises are a must! All it takes on the reader's part is practice, persistence and patience.
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Summary: The alpha and omega of travel writing books!
Review: My only regret is that I cannot give this book 6 stars. I am a travel writer myself and have published many pieces and consider this book to be the key to that success. It is quite possibly the last travel writing book you will ever need. Peat O'Neil not only talks about travel writing, thoroughly but also covers many other topics of interest to the travel writer such as how to travel. This is a MUST have for any travel writer, amateur or pro. Buy it without question.
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Summary: Excellent book from an excellent writer
Review: This is a book I often recommend to my travel writing students. O'Neil has an excellent way of explaining things that's clear and very descriptive. I still use her tips to help me be a better travel writer.
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Summary: Excellent book for beginners and experienced writers
Review: This is a wonderfully informative book on travel writing. I recommend it to anyone in the travel writing field, whether just beginning or well-seasoned. The journal-writing suggestions will improve your ability to enjoy and capture the essence of a destination, while making notes to include in your travel stories. The photographic suggests bring an added depth to the travel writing profession. This is an excellent book for writers and travelers. There is general information of what to bring, what to wear, and how to mix with the locals for a pleasurable experience. It's just about the best travel writing book I've read.
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Summary: Excellent book for beginners and experienced writers
Review: This is a wonderfully informative book on travel writing. I recommend it to anyone in the travel writing field, whether just beginning or well-seasoned. The journal-writing suggestions will improve your ability to enjoy and capture the essence of a destination, while making notes to include in your travel stories. The photographic suggests bring an added depth to the travel writing profession. This is an excellent book for writers and travelers. There is general information of what to bring, what to wear, and how to mix with the locals for a pleasurable experience. It's just about the best travel writing book I've read.
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Summary: The Eye, the Ear and the Pen...
Review: Travel books, like travel writing, vary widely in quality. This one's the best I've seen. It practices what it preaches, showing, in great detail, how to capture a place and its people so well the reader wants to pack and go -- and the editors want to sign you immediately. If you're serious about travel writing, buy this book. It will pay for itself many times over.
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