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Post» Create Your Own Freelance Writing Sales System

Updated: Jan 20th, 2021Posted: September 21, 2020 Roy Stevenson

In my third year of freelancing, I attended a Pacific Northwest travel writing conference. A discovery I made there rocked my world. It had a profound effect on my freelance writing career. And it would […]

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Post» Outdated Travel Writing “Rules” That Should Be Broken

Updated: Jan 20th, 2021Posted: June 16, 2020 Roy Stevenson

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 […]

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Post» Don’t Let Feedback On Your Writing Sting Your Ego

Posted: April 20, 2020 Roy Stevenson

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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Post» Can We Make a Living and Support Ourselves Solely from Freelance Travel Writing?

Posted: January 13, 2020 Roy Stevenson

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. […]

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Post» The Self As Character: Writing In First Person Point Of View

Posted: December 16, 2019 Nick O'Connell

Editor’s Note: The following article about narrative essay-style travel writing is a reprint from the author’s website, The Writer’s Workshop, our thanks to Nick for his permission to share it here! First person point […]

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Post» What Novice Travel Writers Need to Learn . . . Fast!

Posted: November 18, 2019 Roy Stevenson

I know that I make freelance travel writing look easy. I’ve had more than 1,000 articles published in 200+ regional, national, and international magazines, newspapers, trade journals, custom publications, specialty magazines, in-flights, on-boards, and online […]

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Post» What It’s Actually Like to Be A Travel Writer

Updated: Sep 22nd, 2022Posted: August 19, 2019 Roy Stevenson

Nearly everyone has a totally skewed idea about the travel writer’s life. The most popular perception is that we flit around Europe’s most romantic destinations—or perhaps exotic S.E. Asian islands—staying for free in luxury resorts […]

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Post» Spur-Of-The-Moment Travel Stories: They Pay Off, Big Time!

Posted: April 29, 2019 Roy Stevenson

I’ve always recommended that we pitch our travel stories and line up multiple assignments before we visit our destinations. Being thoroughly prepared and well organized is crucial for efficient cost-effective travel writing. So, get your […]

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Post» How Should Freelance Travel Writers Be Using Social Media?

Posted: January 28, 2019 Roy Stevenson

Pick up any article about freelance travel writing, and the chances are it will advocate the tremendous value of social media. Social media, according to some, is the universal cure-all for everything from landing us […]

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Post» Writing Travel Stories as a Quest Narrative

Posted: September 10, 2018 Nick O'Connell

When I attended the Pinot Noir Festival in McMinnville, Oregon I was amazed by the quality and quantity of the wine and food. On assignment for Seattle Magazine, I was overwhelmed by the sheer numbers […]

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