Twitter has become enormously popular.
Celebrities such as Oprah are on Twitter. Ok, Oprah is probably not tweeting herself, but someone from her organization is. It’s a great way to keep fans and followers up-to-date on what is going in your life or to promote your blog or website.
Instead of spending hours every day [...]

Now travel writers can monetize their reviews.
In my never ending search for inspiring retreat holiday destinations I’ve just stumbled across a new travel website called Simon Seeks.
The site has been created by Simon Nixon, that’s the guy behind moneysupermaket.com and travelsupermarket.com.
He’s used his internet enabled brain to create what may be the future in travel [...]

On occasion travel writers find themselves with a story that is much more than just material for an article.
They may decide to try their hand at writing a book.
And as often happens with writers, they may find themselves in need of help getting their story told.
If that’s you, you may want to check out a [...]

I’m assuming that a majority of travel writers are relying on their blogging platform and its built-in plugins to optimize articles for the best search engine results.
The problem with this method is that you are relying on automated code to guess the best target market.
For example, my article “5 Extreme Winter [...]

Louisa Watson Peat O’Neil is no stranger to the travel writing industry.
She is a former staff writer for The Washington Post and has had her travel writing published in several esteemed national and international newspapers and magazines.
So when she writes a book about travel writing, it makes sense to read it.
Travel Writing: See [...]

Travel fiction can be a refreshing approach to writing about travel. There are many ‘non-fiction’ books on the market and a work of fiction could be a breath of fresh air that a Publisher is looking for. Many travel writers submit a guidebook or a ‘travel tips’ book. Set yourself apart and [...]

Many of the travel writers I communicate with are long-time, traditional freelance travel writers who are very accustomed to producing content structured in accordance with the editorial guidelines of whatever publication they are writing for.
They can produce the exact number of words, use the desired point of view, and can “style” their writing to be [...]

It’s really clear that the folks behind the hugely successful MatadorNetwork have put a lot of thought and work into how they’ve structured MatadorU, their new Travel Writing Course.
Theirs is an amazing success story – Matador began with just an idea back in 2006, and it’s grown it into one of the top online travel [...]

There are a lot of writing tools available that are designed to help travel writers and travel authors, to make the writing process easier.
Whether you’re crafting a narrative-style travel essay or a travel book, you’re in effect weaving a story that you hope will intrigue, engage, and entertain readers.
Some people [...]

Travel Writers can benefit from learning a second or third language, especially if you travel frequently to other countries.
While many people around the world do speak english (quite well, too, and more speak english well enough that you can get by), the vast majority of people you’ll encounter will truly appreciate that you are trying [...]

Amazines is another article marketing site that can drive web traffic to your site. They claim that they’re dedicated to helping you grow your subscriber list and develop more business. Of course, this is what all travel writers want.
However, Amazines.com is not an amazing article marketing site, but it does seem [...]

Travel writers, do you have a travel story in mind that you’ve always wanted to turn into a novel? If so, then Dramatica Pro is a program that can be your “creative writing partner”.
Dramatica Pro is the only Story Development software to receive a 4 Star rating from Writers Digest Magazine, [...]