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Year: 2012

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Post» 5 Tips on Keeping in Touch with your Audience while Traveling

Updated: Apr 29th, 2014Posted: December 26, 2012 Martina Vyskocova

One of the best things about traveling are the unpredictable situations one gets into. Like when you realize you are in remote little village without any Internet access. While this is great for relaxing and […]

Enhance Your Writing

Post» Do Your Research to Become a Travel Writer

Posted: September 24, 2012 Rose Walker

Research is the key for all writers, especially when you are a travel writer. Whether you are writing about exotic destinations, new hotel openings, the best restaurants or the most popular spa…you need to do […]

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Post» Are Press Trips REALLY ‘Traveling’?

Posted: June 11, 2012 Susan Farewell

I recently asked my friend and colleague, Ed Wetschler, if he was traveling much these days. It was a fair question for Ed, who is the Executive Editor of Tripatini and chair of the Northeast […]

Getting Readers

Post» Expand Your Portfolio To Access New Markets

Posted: May 14, 2012 Matthew Barker

A short while ago I wrote this post about the emerging online market for travel writing. I explained how changes in search engine and social media technology were causing commercial travel websites to start seeing […]

Guest Blog Posts

Post» FREE SEX and other Attention-Getting Words

Posted: April 30, 2012 Susan Farewell

When I was at Conde Nast, my colleagues and I periodically talked about how powerful the words “Free” and “Sex” were. Those were the two words that sold the most magazines, the two most frequently […]

Enhance Your Writing

Post» Getting The Biggest Bang For Your Traveling Buck

Posted: March 19, 2012 Jennifer Neves

For some reason, most people believe (falsely) that they need loads of cash, and a year long sabbatical to write a travel book. Don’t get me wrong, having loads of cash is never a bad […]

Getting Started

Post» Writing (and Selling) Travel Fiction

Updated: Mar 13th, 2012Posted: March 12, 2012 Susanna Quinn

Travel writers make great novelists. They have all the ingredients – writing ability, courage and the creative fuel of seeing new places. With this in mind, I thought I’d share a few tips about how […]

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Post» 10 Tips for Staying On the Writing Beam

Posted: March 5, 2012 Susan Farewell

One of the biggest challenges I have as a writer these days is just staying on the beam. For example, just now, rather than write that first sentence and move on to the next, I […]

Book Reviews

Post» Book Review: Travel Writer’s Guide

Updated: Feb 14th, 2012Posted: February 13, 2012 JoAnna Haugen

The travel writing journey is different for everyone,… … and how you get where you’re going is often a matter of connections, good ideas, strong writing skills and a little bit of luck. I’ve never […]

Enhance Your Writing

Post» A-BROADening Experience

Posted: February 6, 2012 Susan Farewell

As an international travel writer, I’m routinely asked these same three questions from people I meet: 1) What’s you favorite place in the world? 2) How did you become a travel writer? 3) How can […]

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