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The Importance of Showing Up

Simply being there is the most important path to success.

The Importance of Showing UpRead More

How to Organize Photos & Videos from an Epic Road Trip (or any travels)

It was a dark and stormy afternoon.

How to Organize Photos & Videos from an Epic Road Trip (or any travels)Read More

The Making of Two Lane Gems: How to write a travelogue without losing your mind

I’m not freaking out. Nope. Not at all. I’ve got this, I say. I scribble it on my whiteboard in all caps. I’VE GOT THIS. I breathe deep. Pace. Pour a rum and diet. Glance at the whiteboard and scoff. Take a sip. And write. I’m writing a book. It’s my second book, so you’d think …

The Making of Two Lane Gems: How to write a travelogue without losing your mindRead More

Writer’s Route: How to Handle Rejection

The hardest part of writing a book isn’t the actual writing. It’s what comes next.

Writer’s Route: How to Handle RejectionRead More

One Step Back, Five Steps Forward (Or, what happened to Drive By Towns?)

Sometimes you head in one direction without knowing where you’re going, yet you still end up where you need to be.

One Step Back, Five Steps Forward (Or, what happened to Drive By Towns?)Read More

Taking The Writer’s Route: Under the hood of an epic road trip book

I exited through the double doors into a cloudy, gray morning and let the tears fall. I had done it. I had taken a big, giant, terrifying jump and survived. No one laughed at me.

Taking The Writer’s Route: Under the hood of an epic road trip bookRead More

Announcing the Two Lane Gems Tour – an American Journey

Last October I began a companion site to The Local Tourist that highlights what I like to call “Two Lane Gems.” Drive By Towns is a travelogue whose goal is to fuel your wanderlust and provide travel inspiration and tips. In ten days, my husband and I are leaving on an epic “Two Lane Gems Tour,” …

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