Over the years, I’ve received much conflicting advice about how to break into travel writing. Here are two atrociously poor pieces of advice. Some old school travel writers will tell you, “don’t send long query […]
Back in 2011, when I started writing automobile museum pieces for a car magazine, I purchased two thick books about classic cars from a second-hand bookstore. These heavy tomes would, over the years, provide me […]
When I started my freelance writing career back in 2007, I wasn’t fussy about the publications that ran my articles. I just wanted to get my stories published — anywhere! Many of my early publications […]
I’ve visited plenty of exciting historic places and events on travel writing assignments. I never get tired of visiting these destinations and writing about them. I find it easy to vividly imagine what happened there. […]
We’ve all seen travel posts with names like “The Top Ten Sights in … “, or “Five Things To Do In . .” It seems like every second travel blog or website is overflowing with […]
Every vocation has its pros and cons. And this certainly applies to travel writing. However, the pros for successful travel writers far outweigh any disadvantages. I had some fun writing down the shortcomings of travel […]
Information gathering is fine but experience teaches us the best travel writing lessons. I know plenty of aspiring writers with superb writing skills and all the right education, who never quite get to the stage […]
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