Guest Blog Posts
Post» Getting a New Perspective
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. […]
Year: 2011
Enhance Your Writing
Post» Give Readers What They Came to Get
Travel writers necessarily have to think from two perspectives at the same time… … that experienced perspective your readers have come to expect from you, and your reader’s perspective. The former knows which bus […]
Enhance Your Writing
Post» Finding Inspiration to Write About Far Off Places
Some of us have the good fortune of living in the place we love most in the world… … So that when it comes to writing about that place, all we have to do is […]
Enhance Your Writing
Post» The Art of Personal Travel Essay Writing
Have you ever wanted to transform your travel journal entries into compelling narratives or travel essays? Do you dream about publishing your work as a travel writer? As you already know, there are many different […]
Getting Started
Post» Standing Out in the Crowd
Among us, right now, there could be a garage band as game-changing to the music world as the Beatles were. But chances are we’ll never hear a note they’ll play. Breaking out of the pack […]
Opportunities
Post» Q&A: Why Are My Article Pitches Getting Rejected?
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 […]
First Person Experience
Post» How I Got Back to Writing
Everyone has a story in them. You just have to put it down. Now, with so many internet opportunities, everyone can become a writer or at least a blogger. Here’s my story. I loved writing […]
First Person Experience
Post» Understanding the Stumbleupon Monster
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 […]
Overcoming Obstacles
Post» How to Sabotage Your Social Networking Efforts
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, […]
Guest Blog Posts
Post» Serious Travel Writing: It’s Not About First-Class Hotels
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 […]