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Lori · 1 year ago

I'll be there. Can't wait to see what all of us accomplish by August 31st!

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Pokin · 1 year ago

Such a great idea to set this up Christine! Looking forward to seeing the results at the end of the month, and I'll be there to cheer everyone on! :)

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Monna · 1 year ago

Now that's what I call a great idea! I'm in and I'm going to use August to work on query letters and non-blog travel-related non-fiction. Thanks for getting us started.

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Christine · 1 year ago

Thanks guys! It starts today, so if you haven't already, go introduce yourself in the intro thread and officially throw your hat in!

Scribetrotter · 1 year ago

I wish I had the time... ***sigh***

But from my days as a full-time freelance writer, the one thing I remember is that query letters were harder and took longer to write than the story!

So this is a great challenge - getting this end of the business down pat is definitely the cornerstone of publication, in my opinion.

I look forward to following the contest...

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Travel Betty · 1 year ago

Great idea, Christine! I actually did NaNoWriMo twice and found it to be a really worthwhile experience. Your idea for a travel writing month is genius. I don't have time to do it this year, but in the spirit, I will dedicate the month of August to getting my travel blog in better shape.

Good luck to all the travel writers! I hope it's a success and I'll look forward to joining you all next year.

lara dunston · 1 year ago

Oh dear, is that why all my editors have been saying August was their worst month ever, that their in boxes have been flooded with pitches? :)

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Christine · 1 year ago

If by worst you mean most awesome. But seriously, with 445 pitches going out to over 100 publications over 31 days, I don't think we made that kind of impact on editors. This was more about individuals pushing themselves and as much as I'd like to think we made that big of an impact on the industry, I'm sure it has more to do with people ramping up for 2009 than our little challenge.

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Alvaro · 9 months ago

Wish i had seen this before. Great tips, keep up the good work!

alvaro

World Travel Tips · 8 months ago

Nice blog btw... Swineflu is gonna go global - better grab a mask asap b4 suppliers run out.

Brian · 7 months ago

This website is one of the best

croatia · 6 months ago

Great idea, keep the good work