Event Description
Do you dream of turning your travel adventures into stories that transport readers—and maybe even score free trips while you’re at it?
For our May Westside Satellite, host Robin Quinn welcomes travel writer Linda Ballou. Her “Lost Angel” travel series blends memoir, destination insights, and soul-stirring storytelling. In this dynamic session, Linda will read from her work, share her favorite writing tips, and reveal her real-world path to becoming a successful travel writer.
What you’ll discover:
- How Linda carved a niche in the world of travel writing
- What makes a strong travel essay vs. a travel article
- Her behind-the-scenes travel guide and story collections
- Secrets for thriving in today’s travel market
- How photography and podcasts can amplify your reach
- Unexpected ways to earn free or discounted travel
- A can’t-miss travel writing conference—and how to attend for free
- Two fun prompts to spark your travel writing—plus the chance to share your work!
Bonus: All attendees receive a complimentary Kindle copy of Ballou’s Get Great Trips for Free: Make Travel Writing Work for You.
Guest Bio: Linda Ballou has explored the wild by raft, kayak, and horseback across the globe. Her books—Lost Angel Walkabout, Lost Angel in Paradise, and Lost Angel Unleashed—offer unforgettable travel stories and tips. She’s also the host of the Lost Angel Travel Adventures podcast. www.lindaballouauthor.com/
Host Bio: Robin Quinn is a longtime editor, ghostwriter, and award-winning media consultant. She leads the WPN Westside Satellite and has interviewed dozens of experts in the writing and publishing world. www.writingandediting.biz/
Grab your coffee and come prepared to journey through words!
Adventure travel writer Linda Ballou has rafted, kayaked and horseback-ridden through pristine wilderness areas around the globe. The most memorable of these journeys are chronicled in her book Lost Angel Walkabout. In Lost Angel in Paradise, she shares 32 of her favorite daytrips along the coast of California. Her latest travel collection, Lost Angel Unleashed is part travel memoir and part destinations to die for.
Listen to her adventures on her podcast Lost Angel Travel Adventures.
Learn more about her books at www.LostAngelAdventures.com.
You’ll find her author website at www.LindaBallouAuthor.com
Host, WPN Westside Satellite, Robin Quinn has developed and moderated author/publishing interviews and panels for many years. She is a Director at Large of the Writers & Publishers Network (WPN) and an LA book coach, editor, ghostwriter and copywriter. Robin’s editorial projects include the just-released guide, Beat Unwanted Weight Gain, by John M. Poothullil, MD, and the award-winning Legends of the Grail series by Ayn Cates Sullivan, PhD. In December 2020, she won an Irwin Award for the Best Media Kit. www.writingandediting.biz/
Saturday, May 10, 2025
10:00 AM Pacific
Online via Zoom
Members: FREE! | Nonmembers $15
