Pitching – You’re Doing it Wrong
These days my inbox is inundated with some of the worst queries ever. If you’re pitching article ideas but getting rejections (or not getting any responses at all), then this post is for you — [...]
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Outdated Travel Writing “Rules” That Should Be Broken
Every year, thousands of aspiring travel writers try to break into this exciting field. They want to snag paying print media assignments in glossy magazines. They want to land press trips and get those glamorous […]
First Person Experience
Make The Most Of Magazines You’ve Broken Into
Dating from 2011, I had a productive relationship with Lost Treasure magazine—22 published travel articles. A few were cover stories. I plied this magazine with pitches, meeting with a 100% acceptance rate. Lost Treasure focused […]
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Don’t Let Feedback On Your Writing Sting Your Ego
During my first few years of freelance writing, several magazine editors sent my manuscripts back to me, requesting rewrites. They liked my story ideas but wanted the articles rewritten, more detailed, or presented from a […]
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Experience Counts in Travel Writing
Information gathering is fine but experience teaches us the best travel writing lessons. I know plenty of aspiring writers with superb writing skills and all the right education, who never quite get to the stage […]
First Person Experience
One of My Most Potent Travel Writing Secrets: Research Before You Pitch
If you want to break into travel writing, you need to understand that there’s far more to travel writing success than simply doing one task well, like writing. Getting your stories published, and getting paid […]
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Can We Make a Living and Support Ourselves Solely from Freelance Travel Writing?
I received this question via email some time ago. It’s a valid question and one that provokes all sorts of evasive answers from travel writers, depending on where they lie along the travel writing spectrum. […]
Trisha Miller:
Thanks Roy - I totally agree with this one! I get so many pitches that tell me so little, if…
Roy Stevenson:
Thank you for taking the time to post this, Jamie. Your support is very much appreciated. Good luck with your…
