With the rush to get scoops on stories or simply to just write and post a piece before one heads out to the gym in the morning…
…. we all know, editorial standards have taken a nose dive.
Some of this I can live with occasionally. The word “there” inadvertently spelled “their” for example. A [...]
About a year ago, I was on a press trip with three other journalists.
Our driver did a yeoman’s job of taking us places to get great stories and really amazing photographs.
He personally went out of his way many times for us, taking group pictures, working very long days, even lugging one writer’s camera [...]
Travel writing is a competitive field, which means it’s especially important for you to turn in flawless, polished pieces.
By following these essential proofreading tips for travel writers, you can improve your writing and offer vivid information to readers:
Proofread your draft shortly after your trip. Do your best to begin the proofreading process shortly after returning [...]
A few weeks ago, someone I was traveling with lost her luggage…
…well, briefly so.
We arrived at our baggage carousel at Heathrow, and within five minutes, two out of three of us had our bags.
We waited and watched the conveyor belt empty out and as it ground to a halt, it became very clear. [...]
Spam comes in many variations.
In fact that thoroughly researched email pitch you just sent to a blogger or journalist might just fall into that category.
According to CAN-SPAM Act, the following transactions are subject to the Spam Laws:
The CAN-SPAM “covers all commercial messages, which the law defines as “any electronic mail message the primary purpose of [...]
Over the last several weeks, I received a couple of e-mails from writers who told me they were experts in various parts of the world.
One fancied himself an Asia expert; another, an Israel expert.
The first one really threw me, because I can’t even call myself an expert on the country I’ve spent my [...]
Rejection is a natural part of being a writer.
Even those writers and authors who have gone on to achieve international success were, at one point or another, rejected.
One of the differences between those who go on to be successful and those who don’t is the willingness to learn from the experience and try again.
It’s [...]
I cringed when I saw the headline…
… “How to Score a Press Trip”, By Christy and Scott, from The Ordinary Traveler and as I hovered over the link to click it, I braced myself to read something that was going to get me all fired up.
As a PR pro, the last thing we want [...]
Today more than ever, there’s such an urgency to post stories.
No sooner do we have an idea, there’s pressure to get it written and get it out there.
So what’s up with that?
Fear. Fear that someone else is going to beat us. Fear that they’ll be perceived as the originator [...]
Welcome to another installment of Ask The Editor!
Today I cull once again through the copious questions from my email inbox, and pull another one that I hear frequently enough that it belongs in an FAQ somewhere:
Q. Why do my article pitches and guest posting efforts get rejected? Sometimes I don’t even get [...]
New writers and bloggers ask me all the time how I’ve used social media to advance my reach since the launch of Brendan’s Adventures last year.
I constantly tell them that I treat social media use like any business would treat advertising.
You have to decide if the cost of the advertising is worth [...]
Are you using Facebook and Twitter to promote your self as a travel writer?
Every so often I get an email from someone who asks me why I haven’t responded to their Facebook friend request, or why I haven’t followed them on Twitter……
…most of the time the reason is that they’ve — perhaps unknowingly — put [...]
Since I started FarewellTravels.com just over a year ago, I’ve been approached by many writers who say they simply want to write for the site so they can stay in luxury hotels.
This always stops me.
I can’t help but wonder….did they get into the field so they could stay in luxury hotels?
I have a very [...]
Editor’s Note: The following is reprinted from the Global Bloggers Network newsletter, with the gracious permission of Janice Waugh.
I was asked recently how I manage a guest post that just isn’t the quality that I want on my site.
And from there, the discussion expanded. We discovered that there are many issues around guest bloggers [...]
After recently attending a NYC press event, I noticed three bloggers wrote about the news that had been announced, the very next day.
It was then tweeted, retweeted, posted and shared around on Facebook. I’m assuming at least a portion of the paper magazines that were represented at the lunch will also run [...]
