Long form fun

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Short form content and journalism are one beast, but long form, book-length is a whole other world, and one that I love.

Travel: I penned recent guides in DK Eyewitness’s Like a Local series developed during the pandemic. Prior to that, I revamped and added new content to other guides in their series about Paris, France more broadly, and Naples.

Research: My first monograph printed by Routledge (2018) explores the evolving world of travel journalism, building on my PhD research at the Sorbonne.

Fiction: Short stories available here. Debut novel, Selling Sophie, available now.

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Sample Content

  • The image features a maroon background with the phrase 'Selling SOPHE' in elegant script and large font. Below this text, there are six decorative tarot or game cards with blue and white intricate patterns, including symbols like a vote with a checkmark, a bottle, flowers, a fish, and a crown.

    Selling Sophie: A Novel

    If Red, White & Royal Blue met Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette and it was all dropped in the middle of Portugal…

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  • Dark blue cover with a crescent moon and stars, title 'The Midnight Vault' and subtitle 'Unlocking worlds of sci-fi, horror and the unknown' in white and purple text.

    The Midnight Vault

    My short story “The Lonely Planter” appears in a collection of Twilight Zone-esque works by 29 Substack authors.

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  • Book titled 'Traveling Journalists in the Digital Age' by Bryan Pirolli surrounded by travel-related items such as a map, camera, compass, glasses, earphones, laptop, and Euro coins on a wooden surface.

    Travel Writing: Informing Tourists in the Digital Age

    2018 Routledge

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  • Paris Like a Local

    2021 Penguin Random House (DK Eyewitness)

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  • Cover of a travel guidebook titled 'Naples and the Amalfi Coast' showing a coastal landscape with a bridge over a rocky gorge and a boat on turquoise water.

    Naples and the Almalfi Coast

    2021 Penguin Random House (DK Eyewitness)

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  • Image of a decorative tile pattern below the word 'Azulejos' in black handwritten font on a white background.

    Azulejos

    Short story for Substack set in Lisbon where Olinda has to make a ver important decision.

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Content Clients

  • Logo for DCI with the tagline "The leader in marketing places," featuring the letters "dci" in dark blue, a green dot above the "i," and a curved green line beneath the text.

  • Pink background with white text saying "Visit Florida."

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  • Text graphic that says "Visit Seattle" with "Visit" in smaller green letters and "Seattle" in larger dark green letters.

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  • EasyJet logo in orange text on a white background.

  • Black background with white neon-style text that says 'Time Out'.

  • Miami logo with stylized blue text and tagline 'Greater Miami and the Beaches' on a white background.

  • Text graphic with red and white colors that says 'visit MONACO'.

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  • Text that says "Visit Redding" with "Visit" in orange and "Redding" in dark green.

  • Red background with the word 'VIENNA' in white uppercase letters.

  • Logo for Tahiti Tourism with blue text on a white background stating 'TAHITI' above 'TOURISME'.

  • Logo of San Francisco Travel Association featuring an illustration of the Golden Gate Bridge.

  • Blue background with white text that says "priceline".

  • Logo of Belize Tourism Board featuring colorful letters 'b' 't' 'b' with a toucan image incorporated into the letter 'b'.

  • Orange background with white text saying "Invest in Holland".

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  • Black text reading '3D NET' arranged vertically on a bright yellow-green background.

  • Logo with a black background featuring an open book with large initials 'DK' inside and the words 'EYEWITNESS' below.

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  • Graphic design with the word "THRILLIST" inside a red circle with three gray bars extending from the circle, resembling a target or crosshair.

  • Fodor's logo on an orange background.

  • The phrase "GLOBAL CITIZEN" in bold, black letters with the letter "O" in red.

  • The logo for the brand 'RabitZ' featuring stylized text in dark blue and light blue with an arrow incorporated into the letter 'R'.

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