Amandah Blackwell is a creative, freelance and ghost writer for industries that include but are not limited to the arts & entertainment, travel, publishing, real estate, pets, personal and professional development, and much more.

Amandah's personal writing projects include screenplays, teleplays, YA, non-fiction, short stories, and poetry. 

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Your best travel writing may happen as the result of traveling to a remote village in Africa or Asia. Instead of going to the Caribbean or Paris, travel to a place where you could help humankind. A great way to do this is through ethnography because it’s closely related to travel writing. [...]

If you like to eat, you’re qualified to become a food writer. It’s a great way to break into travel writing. You don’t have to be Chef Gordon Ramsey to critique food. There’s no reason to get a degree from a culinary school. All you have to do is enjoy eating [...]

We’re thrilled to announce our new Forum for Travel Writers – if you have any questions jump right in! And if you don’t have time to read the Blog every day, don’t forget that we can send you a Weekly Recap – the signup is in the orange box, upper right corner. See [...]

A travel writer can make money online which means cash in your pocket. However, sometimes you’ll need to spend money in order to make money. This is where Chris Carpenter and his Google Cash Detective come into play. Before you hand over your money for Google Cash Detective, continue to read this [...]

Do you love coffee? Can’t start your day without a mocha cappuccino? Many people cannot function without a good cup of coffee. These same people travel each year and will visit local cafés.
You could be a travel writer who writes about cafés around the world or the ones in your [...]

There’s a new online job site called ScriptLance.com. Maybe you’ve heard of them, maybe not. ScriptLance is like other online job sites. You find a project, bid on it, receive the job and you get paid. It’s that simple. This is just another opportunity for travel writers to find travel [...]

If you recall from part one of our WhiteSmoke review, we focused on the good and surprises of WhiteSmoke’s software. In part two of this review, we’ll look at the bad and silver lining of WhiteSmoke’s software. Yes, there’s a bad side and a silver lining. It sounds contradictory, but it’s [...]

Stop struggling with your travel writing! Writing tools such as WhiteSmoke writing software can enhance and improve your writing. If you’re not a strong writer, consider purchasing WhiteSmoke’s writing and grammar software. After all, they claim you can “write better, right now.”
In part one of this review, we’ll look at [...]

Meetup.com is a great place to meet “like-minded” people. However, there are some groups that impose stringent rules on its members.
If you’re a travel writer, use caution before you sign up with a Meetup group. Make sure you have all of the facts.
Here’s some insight to groups on Meetup.com [...]

Many writers have a library filled with books. Some are fiction and some are non-fiction such as writing books. If you’re a travel writer, you’ll want to fill your library with travel writing books. These books are an investment that will be invaluable to you as a writer.
If you make [...]

In part two, discover how this situation could have been handled and what a travel writer is supposed to do. You’ll learn valuable lessons which you can apply to other writing assignments. Remember, there’s always a silver lining!
What happened?
After you discover another writer has written your assigned articles, you email the editor. You [...]

This morning, some of you may have read the original post “The rants of a travel writer.” Now that I’ve re-read the post and received insight from others, I realized it may have had a bit of an angry or sarcastic tone to it. That was not my intention. I meant to [...]

Here’s a press release from Travelwriters.com that is an interesting read. This will affect travel writers who specifically write destination pieces. Gone are the days of just telling people where to stay, eat, shop, sight see, and party. Make your writing interesting and it will sell!
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Travelwriters.com — Press Release Distribution [...]

Here’s part two of my review of Guru.com. Be prepared to pay many fees for a project. You are subjected to many fees. You can avoid some of these fees, but if an employer may choose to ignore your request to be paid by check or e-check. Let’s take a further [...]

Many freelance writers flock to online job sites to find and apply for jobs. One of those sites is Guru.com. Last year I took the plunge and signed up with them. My first project was to write 15 blogs for a financial markets website. My accounting degree came in handy for [...]