Interview with Thomas Kohnstamm
A few months ago a book came out came out that the journey swept writing world. Do Travel Writers Go to Hell? a lot of controversy with his portrayal of the leader caused letter. Lonely Planet had to issue special instructions to assure users that its books were accurate. Now, died with the question below, writer Thomas Kohnstamm reflects on the controversy, the guide post
Nomadic Matt :. Your book generated a lot of controversy when it came out this year. Did you expect such a media firestorm? Did you think it would such a negative reaction to the novel be
Thomas Kohnstamm :? I knew it would be some controversy, but I assumed (perhaps naively) that the conversation would be based on what is actually said in my book. Much of the blow-up is based on speculation, rumors and false quotations. 99% of people who criticize me and my book had not even seen a copy of the book or read a single page of it.
The dispute was concerned with you that for the Columbia book you say never went to Colombia. There were, however, asked to write the story portion of the article that can really be done by each library. Do you think that the media just blew this out of proportion?
This came from a conversation I had with an Australian journalist on "desk updates" in travel literature. I wrote the story, environment, food & beverage, and culture sections of this book - basically the intro of the guidebook. Would my research I have benefited from visiting the country: Yes. But the reality is that only afford in many low-budget travel writing projects (i.e. countries such as Colombia), publishers can, a few to send by the authors in the field. Lonely Planet DID contract I do not go to Colombia because it was not enough money in the budget for the book. I have the research is based off of memory, notes, interviews with Colombians and research at the Colombian Consulate in San Francisco.
The journalist twisted my words to make them sound as if I had been paid by LP to go Colombia and I personally found that the money was not enough, and therefore sat lazy at home and made shit , The entire newspaper article was written with the intention to be as sensational and scandalous as possible. The article was picked up by some intelligence and traveled the whole world and echo chamber blog without any deeper thought or analysis. And all this was based on a single, faulty history in an Australian tabloid.
Last month I interviewed a travel writer who said that your book was an inaccurate description of skill. According to him, a little self-discipline, the ability to make a fair contract, and some professionalism will negotiate to get the job done. What is your opinion?
Do Travel Writers Go to Hell? my experience is about as young, work, eyes wide travel writer on my first project. It is not a book about my entire career as a travel writer. Obviously I've learned how to work much better in the industry, as I had more projects under your belt.
Many people get into serious financial difficulties, on their first project or two. If they are not a way to get it under the tight time and financial constraints make work, they are simply replaced by another big eyes travel writers who work for little more than a byline and a chance to travel. The potential for labor is virtually limitless.
I too received only the highest grades of Lonely Planet on my desk. I have had maybe a few bumps in the road, but I have always presented the quality of work at the end. I ended up much more adventurous up to do cutting-edge research and insightful writing as many of these play-by-the-book serious authors on the tourist trail to visit the same old hotels all time spent there.
I was once flogged gun -. Luckily. I had a lot of crazy experiences as a travel writer, but I really like to get involved in what goes to a certain place in front of him and not just as a detached observer float through. Sometimes I have my head in.
How did you respond to your family and friends on the book? It's pretty rough. I bet there were not interested in reading about your drug and sexual exploits.
My mother for drinking did not care. My friend did not care for the family. My father thought it was great. I wrote it specifically without feedback from friends and family, I like to write in an unvarnished, honest way, wanted to be about my experiences in the situation.
It's like your days as leader seems writers are over. What are you doing now?
I have not written a guide in a few years. I just work on books and screen writing at this point. I hope to continue to do some travel writing, but I prefer the book length format. want to be this kind of feeling in the bosom
Most writers begin a writer- when Lonely Planet sent to Brazil. ? What does remain a writer and you do not go back into the business world left
I also started to be a writer want to out - although I writing about politics initially most interested. My first project leaders came a little more abruptly than I expected, but in Do Travel Writers Go to Hell? I discuss how I had already written a phrasebook Lonely Planet years ago and had some leaders in my early twenties had writing already in 00, I offered a nascent career as a writer, but was issued a couple of years in science distracted. When I dropped out a D Phil program, I washed randomly on in the business world.
has Travel Be taken a lot of space. What is your favorite country?
This is hard to say. I love Brazil and spend Christmas and the New Year there this year. India is one of the most fascinating places I've traveled. I love skiing in France and Chile. I want to visit Mozambique and Madasgascar.
After the guide world to see from the inside, you still recommend people who use it?
I recommend and tend guide still prefer lonely planet to the other brands. That is, I would argue that leaders are subjective (and somewhat arbitrary) and are not in the singular or right way to approach a target. People should use guides as a basic tool, but they do not follow slavishly. Otherwise assure leaders basically means that thousands of people all have exactly the same unique travel experience.
Thomas Kohnstamm currently resides in the Pacific Northwest and continues to make waves with his book. If you are interested in reading more, you can buy the book, Do Travel Writers in hell? , on Amazon.
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