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Tag Archives: writing
Chapter 1: The Mompós Project
So, in my quest for an editor/ agent/ publisher, I have gone ahead and published Chapter 1 of my novel on Medium. The working title at the moment, which will be familiar to readers of this blog, is of course: … Continue reading
the Accidental Journalist
The Accidental Journalist Richard McColl is a formally trained Anglo-Canadian journalist born and raised in London, England. His parents saw the importance in travel as education and his early years were punctuated with lengthy stints abroad for both vacation purposes … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism
Tagged accidental journalist, colombia, david miller, hints for journalists, keywords, keywords in writing, matador, santa marta, seo in journalism, seo in travel writing, travel, travel in colombia, travel writing, who wants to be a journalist?, writing, writing as a profession
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A Year of Transition
This will not be the final blog entry of the year but, as I reflect on the year that has been 2014, it is hard for me not to use a startling cliché, but it really has been a year … Continue reading
Posted in Colombia Calling, Journalism
Tagged 2014, anadolu, bradt colombia, cider in colombia, colombia calling, colombia calling podcast, journalism in colombia, la casa amarilla hotel, mompos, politics in colombia, richard mccoll journalist, the city paper bogota, the mompos project, transition, writing
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A Return to Freelance
So, for those of you interested in what happened between me and the Colombian public sector, please read my latest Op Ed, A Return to Freelance for the City Paper. Inasmuch as I am sorely tempted to hang the Alcaldia … Continue reading
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Tagged colombia, opinion piece, public sector jobs, richard mccoll, the city paper bogota, writing
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