It’s here! Our Fall 2016 Independence Travel Writing Award Finalists!

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It’s here! Our Fall 2016 Independence Travel Writing Award Finalists!

The WSGT Winter 2017 Inspiration Travel Writing Award is open for entries. The theme is “How travel has changed your life. Are you willing to grow? Anything is possible.” There are $700USD in cash prizes to be won, so don’t wait to tell your own story of inspiration! After reading all the entries from our 2016 Summer Independence Travel Writing Award, our judges have narrowed it down … Continued

Holidays are here! What to gift the Artistic Traveler

This post contains affiliate links. Is there a person in your life who loves writing, drawing, snapping photos and making videos as much as they do traveling? Give the artistic traveler something they’ll love (and use!) this Holiday.   Style and functionality come together in the FeatherTouch Leather Camera Bag. It was made with the artistic … Continued

Gratitude Travel Writing Award is waiting for your stories

Do you want to tell your tale of Gratitude?

We Said Go Travel Gratitude Fall 2016 Writing Award: Theme: Where did you find the spark to follow your dreams? Seth Godin says “The self starter creates a spark, turning nothing, or what certainly appears to everyone else as nothing, into something. The self starter doesn’t see it that way. That ‘nothingness’ was actually an … Continued

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Writing Lessons from Big Magic: Face Your Fear

Are you wondering what are the Big Magic Secrets to living a Creative Life Beyond Fear? My path has been full of bumps in the road and the most important thing is as Elizabeth Gilbert says in her book, “Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear:”   “Next, next, next—always next. Keep moving, keep going. Whatever … Continued

Part 5: Thank you to WSGT contest participants!

We are very lucky at WSGT to have talented participants in our contests and most recently, the Travel Writing Award. To say thanks, we will be featuring contributing writers each week who are currently displaying the WSGT Travel Badge. Our next Gratitude Travel Writing Award opened on September 11, 2016. We hope you will share your story! … Continued

Klout TOP 10 EXPERT Travel Writing Aug 21 2016

Do You Want to be a Tremendous Travel Writer?

Both strangers and friends ask me for the steps and the secrets to become a travel writer especially now that I am listed as the #1 Expert on Travel Writing by Klout. People ask, “Is it hard to get started? How do you get to the point where you receive trips and perks?” My answer … Continued

Lisa Niver from We Said Go Travel Ceramic Bowls made in Santa Monica

Where Do You Find the Spark to Follow your Dreams?

I am grateful to everyone who has supported We Said Go Travel. Three times a year since January 2013, I have run travel writing competitions. This year we transformed into the We Said Go Travel Award. From the day I invented this idea, everyone has been encouraging! Amazing writers have participated as judges and contestants. … Continued

Part 2: Filled with gratitude for WSGT writers!

We are very lucky at WSGT to have talented individuals participate in our contests and most recently, theTravel Writing Award. To say thanks, we will be featuring five writers each week who are currently displaying the WSGT Travel Badge. Stacey Sloughy “I chose to participate in the travel writing awards because I’m an aspiring inspirational … Continued

Lisa Niver Verified on Twitter Aug 13 2016 We Said Go Travel

August News: Verified, Vetted & #1

August News: Verified, Vetted & #1 on Klout Travel Writing I have been writing on Mondays about motivation, books and sharing all my worries. I wonder about We Said Go Travel and the We Said Go Travel Writing Award. This month I feel vindicated! I am on the right path. Twitter has verified my account with a … Continued

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