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Month: August 2008

Overcoming Obstacles

Post» Through Magazine Markets and How Travel Writers Arrive There

Updated: Mar 28th, 2010Posted: August 29, 2008 Amandah Blackwell

As freelance travel writers around the world flip through magazines or turn the pages online, they dream about writing for their favorite publications. They read magazines, but can they write for them? Do travel writers […]

Opportunities

Post» Fear of Travel Writing Kept Woman Grounded in Dead End Job

Updated: Mar 28th, 2010Posted: August 27, 2008 Amandah Blackwell

Year after year, people stay in dead-end jobs they loathe. Others give freelance travel writing a try but still feel compelled to go back to the 9 to 5 job. They believe if they focus […]

Getting Started

Post» Unchain Yourself from the 9 to 5 Job – Become a Travel Writer

Updated: Mar 28th, 2010Posted: August 25, 2008 Amandah Blackwell

As she sits at her desk, she watches the clock. The hands of time slowly move. Boredom overcomes her and she becomes restless. Her mind drifts back to the UK. The excitement of London, the […]

Getting Readers

Post» The Real Truth About The New York Times

Updated: Mar 28th, 2010Posted: August 22, 2008 Amandah Blackwell

Extra! Extra! Read all About it! The New York Times Company is hiring travel writers all over the world. Travel writers who travel or live in Atlanta, Germany, Houston, Indianapolis, New Orleans, San Antonio, Seattle, […]

Enhance Your Writing

Post» Who Else Wants to be the Warren Buffet of Travel Writing?

Updated: Mar 28th, 2010Posted: August 20, 2008 Amandah Blackwell

Are you a bull or a bear? When it comes to travel writing, it’s no bull that investing in your career will take you places that you can only imagine. Here’s an investment tip for […]

Getting Started

Post» Unlock the Mystery of Travel Writing

Updated: Mar 28th, 2010Posted: August 18, 2008 Amandah Blackwell

It was a dark, stormy night and the rain was pounding against the roof. The crackling lightning in the sky illuminated every crack and corner in the hostel. Even though the hostel was filled with […]

Opportunities

Post» 7 Mind Blowing Resources for Travel Writers

Updated: Oct 9th, 2012Posted: August 15, 2008 Amandah Blackwell

Resources come in all shapes, sizes, and categories! Travel writers can use all of the resources they can get. These include job opportunities, travel writing books, publishers, magazines, newspapers, and TV; just to name a […]

Getting Started

Post» Breaking News! Wanted: Travel Writer Gurus

Updated: Mar 10th, 2010Posted: August 13, 2008 Amandah Blackwell

This just in for immediate release. Gurus are people who are leaders in a particular field. Travel writer gurus have been on the run for years. Now, they are wanted all over the world! If […]

Getting Readers

Post» Unlimited Promotions for Travel Writers

Updated: Mar 28th, 2010Posted: August 11, 2008 Amandah Blackwell

People often have difficulty promoting their products or services and will give them away for free because they are too afraid to ask for the price or rate they desire. Hogwash! People are willing to […]

Opportunities

Post» Freelance Travel Writers, Prosper All of the Time

Updated: Mar 28th, 2010Posted: August 8, 2008 Amandah Blackwell

In America, it’s tough to keep a “stiff upper lip” as the Brits would say, when talk of economic woes are blasted all over the media. The key is to tune-out the noise. The fact […]

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