Reading & Writing Lounge

It’s Thursday - the day for market news. Here are a few links that you can use if Travel Writing is your forte.
1. World Hum
What is World Hum all about? “Most travel magazines focus on destinations, offering tips on where to go, where to stay, what to do. We started World Hum in May 2001 because [...]

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British discount store ‘The Works’ is to close 85 shops. Find out if your local one is on the list - mine is spare, thank goodness. Better go and pick up more art material while they’re still around.
Download a free copy of Caroline Smailes’ ‘Disraeli Avenue’. In return, she asks that you make a donation [...]

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Springsteen, Sting or Schubert.
Whether you like rock, pop, classical or heavy metal, writing for music magazines is no different than writing for other publications. You don’t really need to play an instrument or have a record of your own to be a music writer. What you need is some knowledge of the industry and of [...]

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