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âTwenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didnât do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.ââ Mark Twain
Great Escape Radio host, Jody Maberry and Great Escape Publishing Director, Lori Allen discuss whatâs on Loriâs mind right now.
Always having her finger on the pulse of whatâs happening at Great Escape Publishing, Loriâs constantly looking for new things to teach members. And, sheâs eager to discover what theyâre interested in.
Lori shares what thatâs likeâŠ
âIâm constantly trying to figure out what challenges we need to face. How can we best help people? People are out there doing great things and we want to continue to help them.â
Lori followed a recent Facebook conversation in one of Great Escapeâs closed groups. People were wishing they could do one of our expeditions but couldnât afford it. Lori came up with the idea of creating a Great Escape Meetup in an interesting destination.
Listen in as she shares this interesting new concept.
If this new idea and experience interests you, visit the www.greatescapepublishing.com events page for more information.
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âTake off on a quest or a personal search until you find yourself. You either find yourself or decide to go home.â--Bel Woodhouse
Great Escape Radio host, Jody Maberry and Great Escape Publishing Director, Lori Allen introduce us to Bel Woodhouse.
âBel is quite the spitfire,â says Lori. âSheâs an ex-Navy kick butt woman!â
Bel makes an indelible impression on everyone she meets. With her combination of British and Australian slang, she inspired the attendees at last Septemberâs Ultimate Travel Writerâs Workshop in Austin, Texas where she was on the success panel.
Formerly in the Royal Australian Navy, she now lives in Mexico.
âI left the Navy, sold everything, went on a walkabout, and ended up in Guatemala teaching English for a couple of years.â
Bel attended her first Travel Workshop in Washington DC and decided she was going to write full time.
Today sheâs living in Cozumel and loving the life sheâs created. Sheâs added photography and creating travel videos to her skills too. Listen in as she shares her entertaining and inspiring story.
You can get started in Belâs footsteps when you join us at The Ultimate Travel Writerâs Workshop this year. Live seats are SOLD OUT. But thereâs a way to attend from the comfort of your homeâand get access to every insider tip and secretâat a fraction of the price. Details here.
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âTaking pictures is like tiptoeing into the kitchen late at night and stealing Oreo cookies.ââDiane Arbus
Great Escape Radio host, Jody Maberry brings Elizabeth Coughlin back to the show.
Elizabeth refers to herself as a geriatric nomad. For 14 years, she and her husband taught in international schools around the worldâwith their daughters in tow.
When her husband retired, she needed something to do. She discovered Great Escape Publishing and decided to attend a photography workshop.
As a result, she has become a successful stock photographer.
Elizabeth shares a story about visiting her daughter in Abu Dhabi at the time the Louvre was inaugurated in November 2017 by French President Emmanuel Macron.
âI took photos of the outside of the Louvre the day after the big gala for the opening.â
At the urging of her son-in-law, Elizabeth uploaded the photos to the stock agencies right away and to her amazement, the photos began selling immediately.
It was all about being first.
Listen in as Elizabeth offers advice on how to find new and noteworthy events and how those events can help with your stock photography sales.
If youâre inspired to explore travel photography visit www.greatescapepublishing.com and sign up for The Right Way to Travel newsletter which offers information on travel writing, photography and more.
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âThe world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.ââSaint Augustine
Great Escape Radio host, Jody Maberry brings travel writer, Terri Marshall back to the show.
Jody catches up with Terri while she is in Delray Beach, Florida attending the AWAI Copywriting Bootcamp where sheâs learning new writing skills and more about running her business as a writer.
Terriâs background is in law and accounting. She spent decades working as an accountant specializing in trusts and estates for law firms. In short, sheâs educated.
But the education she has learned from her travels is never-ending.
As she explainsâŠ
âWhen I travelâwhether itâs internationally or just to a different region of the countryâIâm continually learning.â
From watching science unfold before her eyes in AntarcticaâŠto the fascinating reality of what life was like behind the âIron Curtainâ in Eastern Europe, Terriâs travels have exposed her to the world on a much deeper level.
Listen in as she shares some of her experiences and what travel writing has taught her about the world. She also shares some tips for seeking out those educational experiences no matter where youâre traveling.
Visit www.greatescapepublishing.com/start/travelwriting to learn more about travel writing and the opportunities it provides.
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âOnce you start writing about travel, you will never travel the same way again and your travels will become much richer.ââJen Stevens
Great Escape Radio host, Jody Maberry brings Jen Stevens back to the show.
Jen is the Executive Editor for International Living magazine as well as the architect of the Ultimate Travel Writing Program for Great Escape Publishing.
Jen shares her thoughts on travel writingâŠ
âTravel writing is arguably the best job on the planet. Youâre getting paid to travel!â
That aspect of the travel writerâs life attracts people from really diverse backgrounds which is evident at the Ultimate Travel Writerâs Workshop.
âThe workshop attracts people who have an interest in writing but donât necessarily know how to pursue that as a career. Almost no one that comes to the Ultimate Travel Writerâs Workshop with a solid background in journalism.â
At the workshop, Jen pulls back the curtain on travel writing by teaching attendees actionable steps to becoming a travel writer.
Listen in as Jen shares some of the benefits of travel writing that many people donât consider and how your unique background and hobbies can enhance your path to travel writing.
To learn more about the Ultimate Travel Writerâs Workshop in Little Rock, Arkansas this September, visit here.
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âEvery time I wander a few miles from where I live, I find something new.ââTheresa St. John
Great Escape Radio host, Jody Maberry brings travel writer and photographer, Theresa St. John back to the show.
Theresa has been on the show previously to talk about her travel writing career which she built by starting local. She has written for 16 local publications.
She shares with us her thoughts on writing about her hometown for local publicationsâŠ
âPeople often ask me if I get bored writing about my hometown, but I love writing about local places. Iâve learned so much about my community. Every time I wander even a few miles from where I live, I find something new.â
Listen in as Theresa describes the benefits of focusing your writing on local attractions for local publications.
Join us at our next Ultimate Travel Writerâs weekend to get started.
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âYou donât have to know all the steps to getting where you want to be, you just have to know the next step.â âValerie Young
Great Escape Radio host, Jody Maberry and Great Escape Publishing Director, Lori Allen introduce us to Valerie Young.
Lori introduces us to ValerieâŠ
âValerie describes herself as the âdreamer in residenceâ at changingcourse.com. I go to her when I have questions for people interested in transitioning to new careers.â
Valerie shares her insights into what it means to follow your passion and the role passion plays in the work that we do.
âIâm of the mind that it is important generally speaking that we find something we enjoy doing. But sometimes people get really hung up on finding their true passion.â
Valerie encourages people to think about what they want their lives to look like first and then figure out how to make that happen.
Listen in as Valerie shares her insights and advice on how to focus on life first and work second as a means to creating the life you want.
If youâre interested in pursuing a career that allows you to live life on your own terms go to www.greatescapepublishing.com/start/travelwriting and explore the ways travel writing can help you do that.
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âI went all the way across the world and realized people there are just like me.ââJody Maberry
Great Escape Radio host, Jody Maberry and Great Escape Publishing Director, Lori Allen reflect on Jodyâs first international trip.
Jody had never left the country before his recent trip to Kuwait. It was a âgo big or go homeâ jump into international travel starting with 14 hours of flight.
His first impressionâhe didnât like it. He didnât like flying with 300 people. He was bored and he couldnât sleep. As a result, he suffered severe jet lag after arriving.
Lori shares a similar experience she had when she first visited Shanghai. Although she found a restaurant with a menu in English, the choices were something she would never eat. Hippo and bird nest soup were both offeredâand that wasnât going to happen!
Between the unacceptable food choices, trouble with taxis, jet lag and the overwhelming pace of the city, she cried the first night.
Ultimately, Jody and Lori both adjusted to their destinations and enjoyed their respective experiences. Listen in as they reflect on their experiences and what travel has taught them.
Lori is a big believer in digging deeper into travel to explore new cultures and places. If youâre interested in learning how to do that in your travels, the Great Escape Publishing travel writing and photography courses are the place to start. Visit www.greatescapepublishing.com/start/travelwriting and www.greatescapepublishing.com/start/photography for more information.
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âThe man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.ââChinese Proverb
Great Escape Radio host, Jody Maberry welcomes Tracey Minkin, Senior Travel Editor for Coastal Living magazine back to the show.
Jody and Tracey met at the Ultimate Travel Writerâs Workshop in Austin, Texas last September where they both experienced the excitement and energy of the workshop through the attendees.
Tracey will be returning to the workshop again this year in Little Rock, Arkansas in September. She will be leading workshop sessions to help new writers get started.
One topic Tracey always focuses on when sheâs talking to new writers is starting small. Listen in as she shares what it means to start small as a travel writer and its benefits.
For more information about Great Escape Publishing, visit www.greatescapepublishing.com.
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âSocial media is just a buzzword until you come up with a plan.ââUnknown
Great Escape Radio host, Jody Maberry welcomes Bonnie Caton back to the podcast.
At the recent Ultimate Photographerâs Workshop in St. Louis, Bonnie spoke to attendees about Instagram.
Jody confesses he resisted Instagram for years even though people told him he should be there. Heâs on Facebook and wasnât sure he wanted to add another social media channel to his life.
Jodyâs not alone. Many people resist bringing more social media platforms into their lives.
Bonnie shares some of the benefits of InstagramâŠ
âYou can share your photos and see all the beautiful photos posted to the site, itâs stress free and itâs Facebook without the drama!â
Listen in as Bonnie shares more advantages of being on Instagram along with tips for getting started and for using the platform to build your business or brand.
Click here to follow Great Escape Publishing on Instagram.
For more information about Great Escape Publishing, visit www.greatescapepublishing.com.
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âGood fortune is what happens when opportunity meets planning.ââThomas Edison
Great Escape Radio host, Jody Maberry and Great Escape Publishing Director, Lori Allen talk about the recent Ultimate Photographerâs Workshop in St. Louis, Missouri.
Lori shares her thoughts on the eventâŠ
âThis was our 174th live event and I think it may be my favorite one yet!â
From the outstanding staff at the Chase Park Plaza where the workshop was held to the enthusiastic attendees, the event was a huge success.
YouTube sensation and photographer Nigel Danson and National Geographic photographer Jad Davenport joined the already spectacular line up of presenters. Both were very popular with the attendees. They even had Lori taking notes during their presentations.
Listen in as Lori shares more about the workshop and other live events presented by Great Escape Publishing.
Next yearâs event will be in Alexandria, Virginia in the Spring so itâs possible the attendees could catch the annual cherry blossoms.
The next event coming up is the Ultimate Travel Writers Workshop which will be held in Little Rock, Arkansas in September. Tickets are on sale now.
For more information about Great Escape Publishing events, visit www.greatescapepublishing.com.
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âLife is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.ââHelen Keller
Great Escape Radio host, Jody Maberry and Great Escape Publishing Director, Lori Allen talk about Jodyâs first international trip.
Believe it or not, Jodyâs starting his experience with international travel with a trip to Kuwait. As he says, âthe most exotic place Iâve ever been is Duluth, Minnesota!â
Lori asks Jody what he has done to prepare for this trip. His response: âI bought a plane ticket and got a passport!â
Jody definitely needs some tips to prepare for his big trip. Lori starts with the basicsâŠ
âŠpassport and visa requirements
âŠvaccinations
âŠcontacts for the US Embassy
âŠtips for using credit cards overseas
âŠpacking and clothing tips
Lori has extensive international travel experience. The tips she shares with Jody will benefit anyone planning for international travel.
For more information about Great Escape Publishing, visit www.greatescapepublishing.com.
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âYou will never change your life until you change something that you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine.ââJohn C. Maxwell
Great Escape Radio host, Jody Maberry talks with Noreen Kompanik who is celebrating her 400th published article.
Noreen spent 34 years in nursing before transitioning into travel writing. In just over four years, sheâs written and published 400 articles. Sheâs often asked how she does it.
âYou will never change your life until you change something that you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine.ââJohn C. Maxwell
Great Escape Radio host, Jody Maberry talks with Noreen Kompanik who is celebrating her 400th published article.
Noreen spent 34 years in nursing before transitioning into travel writing. In just over four years, sheâs written and published 400 articles. Sheâs often asked how she does it.
Noreenâs philosophy is âa little progress every day might not seem like a lot, but it leads to big results.â
Her secret to success lies in her daily practicesâŠ
âŠsheâs committed to being a travel writer every single day
âŠshe always carries a notebook
âŠshe connects and reconnects with others in the industry
âŠsheâs committed to continuous learning
Listen in as Noreen shares how she manages these practices and gives other tips for creating your own successful travel writing career. She also shares some of her favorite destinations and even a favorite article.
Noreen pioneered Great Escape Publishingâs Travel Writerâs CafĂ© which provides a supportive network for new travel writers. If you want to learn more about the Travel Writerâs CafĂ© thereâs a special offer for podcast listeners to join in here: http://www.greatescapepublishing.com/start/cafe.
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âI meet people and they become chapters in my stories.ââAvijeet Das
Great Escape Radio host, Jody Maberry brings travel writer, Noreen Kompanik back to the show.
Noreen has transitioned from a 34-year career in nursing to life as a travel writer. She attended the Ultimate Travel Writerâs Workshop in 2014 when it was in San Diego where she lives.
While she loves writing articles and traveling to so many wonderful destinations, she loves even more the people she meets along the way.
âWhat has been the biggest blessing of all to me is the people Iâve met along the way,â says Noreen.
Noreenâs always been a people person, but she didnât realize how much she would enjoy interacting with people as a travel writer.
She shares some of the inspiring stories sheâs gleaned through conversations with people sheâs met along the way.
Noreen shares her tips for finding these inspiring stories along the way and how to use those in your writing. She also shares an amazing story she uncovered about Dr. Seuss.
Noreen pioneered Great Escape Publishingâs Travel Writerâs CafĂ© which provides a supportive network for travel writers. For information on how to become a member of the cafĂ©, send an e-mail to [email protected]. Youâll find more information about all of Great Escape Publishingâs programs at www.greatescapepublishing.com.
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âListicles are like the âcrackâ of travel writing, we just have to read them.â âKyle Wagner
Great Escape Radio host, Jody Maberry and Great Escape Publishing Director, Lori Allen bring Kyle Wagner to the show. To listen in to a previous episode with Kyle, go here.
Lori introduces us to KyleâŠ
âKyle has a lot of spunk and I would imagine thatâs why sheâs such a great travel writer. Sheâs enthusiastic, funny and always entertaining. And she wants people to live a full life and love what they do.â
Kyle has 30 years of journalism under her belt. She spent 12 of those years as an editor at the Denver Post. Now sheâs freelancing and loving the flexibility and freedom the freelance life brings.
She joins Jody to talk about âlisticlesâ and the place they hold in todayâs journalism⊠especially online.
âListicles are a list of the âtop 10 (or some other number) this or thatâ held together by an introduction,â explains Kyle. âTheyâre just like the popsicles theyâre named forâeasily digestible.â
For a writer whoâs in love with the narrative and wants to tell a story, listicles can be frustrating. However, they sell better than any other stories out there.
Listen in as Kyle gives tips on how to make your listicle ideas more valuable and unique which will make the publications love them.
Kyle has worked with Great Escape Publishing to develop an intern program for members who prefer small group travel writing instruction. Through this program, she teaches members how to write queries that will get their articles noticed and published.
If you want to learn more about GEPâs internship program with Kyle, go to www.greatescapepublishing.com/start/intern.
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âEvery secret of a writerâs soul, every experience of his life, every quality of his mind, is written large in his works.ââ Virginia Woolf
Great Escape Radio host, Jody Maberry and Great Escape Publishing Director, Lori Allen bring Connie Pearson to the show.
Lori introduces us to ConnieâŠ
âConnie is this sweet Alabama Christian grandmother that has not only had several travel articles published in a variety of outlets, she also has her own blog.â
Jody talks with Connie about her blog and how it started.
âI started blogging in earnest in May 2015 a few months before I attended the Ultimate Travel Writerâs Workshop in Denver. I had used the Great Escape Publishing blogging program by Paula Pant to get started.â
Itâs a program that Connie highly recommends as it helped her set up her blog and taught her how to manage it.
After Connie began pitching travel articles to various outlets, she began to realize how important her blog is in the process.
Listen in as Connie shares the ways her blog has enhanced her travel writing career. She also shares why she loves blogging and having the opportunity to let her personality shine through her words as she shares inspiration with her readers.
If youâre interested in exploring blogging, visit www.greatescapepublishing.com/start/blog where youâll find more details about GEPâs program on creating your own money-making blog.
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âIf you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all: Read a lot and write a lot.ââStephen King
Great Escape Radio host, Jody Maberry and Great Escape Publishing Director, Lori Allen bring food blogger Nathan Aguilera to the show.
Lori introduces us to NathanâŠ
âNathan is a blogger that I found when we were looking for someone who was blogging about food. I found him on Instagram and reached out to see if he would help some of Great Escape Publishingâs members that were interested in blogging and building a social media following.â
Nathan has been solo traveling for the past five years. About 18 months into his travels, he decided to start his blog to document his travels. Today Nathan works with tourism boards and companies around the world to promote destinations and brands.
Listen in as Nathan explains the benefits of having a blog and the type of writing you should publish on your blog. Nathan also offers advice to those considering starting a blog.
If youâre interested in starting your own blog visit www.greatescapepublishing.com/start/blog and check out GEPâs blogging course.
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âI donât know where Iâm going from here, but I promise it wonât be boring.ââDavid Bowie
Great Escape Radio host, Jody Maberry and Great Escape Publishing Director, Lori Allen bring back Janette Tepas to the show. You can listen to our last episode with Janette here.
In the past, people came to Great Escape Publishing to either study travel writing or photography. Generally, the two didnât overlap. But things have changed, and Janette is a great example of that change.
Janette is living the âgig lifeâ which means sheâs doing multiple things at a time. She doesnât have a corporate job that pays her a salary every two weeks. Instead, sheâs doing all types of things which is fairly common with creative types.
Janette leads tours, takes photographs, dabbles in digital painting and sheâs a seasonal stylist.
Baby boomers like Janette have been taught to value longevity but many boomers are changing direction and learning to value creativity over longevity.
Listen in as Janette shares more about her life and why the âgig lifeâ appeals to her. She also offers advice to others who are interested in pursuing a life less ordinary.
If youâre interested in pursuing something different, one of our favorite opportunities is travel writing. You can visit: www.greatescapepublishing.com/start/travelwriting and check out the video to learn more about getting started.
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âLess perfection. More authenticity.ââAnonymous
Great Escape Radio host, Jody Maberry is joined by Breakfast Stock Club Creator, Bonnie Caton again this week. (You can listen in to the last episode with Bonnie here.)
Jody talks with Bonnie about a term she uses in her photography: purposeful authentic.
Bonnie shares what that meansâŠ
âThanks to social media, brands are looking to showcase real people in their advertising campaigns. Theyâre looking to get a peek inside the lives of real people.â
In the past, marketing campaigns would hire models and set up photo shoots to sell their productsâŠit was fake.
âNow people want authentic looking photos. What that means is that you have many more opportunities to shoot photos to sell to stock agencies. Whenever you go out with your friends, take pictures of the things youâre doing whether its hiking, happy hour or whatever youâre doing.â
Purposeful means finding the iconic things either in your travels or in your daily life and photographing them in the best possible light.
âYouâre doing things that are real, but the photos youâre shooting are curated and edited.â
Listen in as she shares how to incorporate purposeful authentic photography into your daily life. She also gives us tips on choosing the right type of photos to shoot if you want to sell your photos through stock agencies.
For more resources visit www.breakfaststock.com and sign up for the Breakfast Stock Club weekly newsletter or become a member.
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âFollow your own passionânot your parentsâ, not your teachersââyours.ââRobert Ballard
Great Escape Radio host, Jody Maberry is joined by Bonnie Caton to discuss making art for a living.
Bonnie has always loved art and was one of those kids in school who couldnât wait for art day. But it took her a while to realize she could use her passion for art to make a living. She was told she should follow a âsafe routeâ and study something ânormal.â
When she discovered Great Escape Publishing and attended a photography workshop, she began to realize she could make a living as an artistâdespite what others may say.
Listen in as Bonnie shares her story and offers advice and encouragement to anyone currently in a âsafeâ career that really wants to change direction and make a living from art or another creative endeavor.
If this inspires you to take steps toward a creative career visit www.breakfaststock.com and sign up for the weekly newsletter.
If anyone out there has benefitted from this podcast or any of the Great Escape Publishing programs, Lori would love to hear from you. She wants to hear what collateral benefits youâve received. Go to www.greatescapepublishing.com, click on the âContact Usâ box and send a note!
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