In Part 1 I shared some fiction writing techniques – hook, character, point of view, back-story and flashback – to enrich travel writing without being tempted to ‘make it up’. Here are five more: Imagery Bring alive an historic site
Tips for Creative Travel Writing: Part 1
Non-fiction authors lack the freedom of fiction writers to ‘make things up’. We have to show factual truth as best we can discern it. Without such authenticity our reputations are at risk. But avoiding invention does not mean we can’t
The Key to Inverness
Come back with me to stroll through my favourite city. There’s plenty of accommodation, but a special treat in Inverness is to stay with a local family in a B&B. Years ago, signs outside Bed and Breakfast establishments would boast
Boats, Booze and Bags: in Porto
Of the many things to do and see in beautiful Porto, here are a few that were highlights for me. First, my accommodation. I slept here, er … not actually in their splendid stairwell, but at the Pão de Açucar
Venice: the power of myth
Venice, celestial city of gold and splendour, Queen of the Adriatic, hides a dark secret. The story of her birth on 25 March in the year 421, as a Christian city favoured by Saint Mark, a free city-state immaculately conceived