Don’t Let the Baggage Get you Down

Make Mine a Guinness... photo copyright JCS 2005 Just returned from a press trip to Ireland and France, seeing the sights by train and ferry. Whirlwind tour doesn't even begin to describe this experience, but in travel writing you also learn some necessary tid bits about schlepping your schlock all over a continent. I've always … Continue reading Don’t Let the Baggage Get you Down

Journalism Cool Factor #1 – meeting niche celebrities

The best thing about being a journalist is you get to learn little bits and pieces about a million different things within a given time period -- I call it becoming a dinner-table expert on a topic. You glean just enough information to be engaging and/or interesting for as long as it takes to finish … Continue reading Journalism Cool Factor #1 – meeting niche celebrities