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Post» Pitch Surefire Travel Stories

Posted: October 31, 2022 Roy Stevenson

Most successful travel writers sell 25% – 40% of the stories they pitch. I sell 90% of the stories I pitch. Why is my success rate so high? One of the reasons I sell so […]

First Person Experience

Post» Are You Just Launching Your Travel Writing Career?

Posted: August 31, 2021 Roy Stevenson

Have you been sending your queries out and receiving . . . dead silence like they went into a black hole? Are you receiving a constant stream of rejections from editors?  Half the battle to […]

Getting Started

Post» My ‘Aha’ Travel Writing Moment With Cameras

Posted: June 16, 2021 Roy Stevenson

As I pack my bags for my travel writing gigs, I realize my DSLR camera is one of the most important things I can bring along. Your camera selection has a big impact on your […]

First Person Experience

Post» To Sell More Articles and Make More Money, Think Globally

Posted: May 25, 2021 Roy Stevenson

People often ask me how it’s possible to earn a decent income with freelance travel writing, …when pay rates for magazines are all over the map (sorry, pun). One technique that freelancers use to increase […]

First Person Experience

Post» Pitch Your Travel Stories Before You Write Them

Posted: April 19, 2021 Roy Stevenson

One of the most common questions novice travel writers ask is, “Should I write my article first and then send a query to the magazine editors,… …or should I query my story to the editor […]

First Person Experience

Post» Clinch More Assignments with Your Travel Writer’s Website

Updated: Jan 21st, 2021Posted: January 20, 2021 Roy Stevenson

Practically everyone these days needs a website, and this is especially important for freelance writers. Your writer’s website is meant to impress editors who may be interested in buying your stories. It’s a marketing tool […]

First Person Experience

Post» Extracting Your Money from Deadbeat Editors and Publishers

Updated: Feb 8th, 2021Posted: December 17, 2020 Roy Stevenson

Most people think freelance writing—and travel writing in particular—is glamorous and exciting. Here, I give you an insight into the less glamorous side. One of the more disheartening problems I’ve encountered during my freelance writing […]

Enhance Your Writing

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 […]

First Person Experience

Post» Travel Bloggers: You Could Be Sitting on a Gold Mine!

Posted: July 15, 2019 Roy Stevenson

I’ve met hundreds of travel bloggers during my freelance travel writing career. Almost without exception they tell me they hadn’t realized how much work would be involved in creating and maintaining a blog. And, most […]

Technology

Post» 5 Tech Tools for the Digital Nomad

Updated: Mar 2nd, 2018Posted: December 21, 2015 Jess Signet

Digital nomadism, or the practice of using remote work as a means to support long-term travel, …is becoming increasingly more popular as more jobs are available to do over the internet. Whether your background is […]

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