Getting Started
Pitching – You’re Doing it Wrong
These days my inbox is inundated with some of the worst queries ever. If you’re pitching article ideas but getting rejections (or not getting any responses at all), then this post is for you — […]
Writer’s Education
Enhance Your Writing
The Self As Character: Writing In First Person Point Of View
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
The Only Consistent Thing About Freelance Travel Writing Is . . . Its Complete Lack of Consistency
If you’re contemplating taking up freelance travel writing as a career, and hoping to make a regular and stable income right from the start… … understand that it could take you a long time to […]
First Person Experience
Is There A Single Element For Predicting Travel Writing Success?
I’m often asked by novice travel writers if there’s a single predictive skill we can consistently harness to get our travel stories published? They ask this because if there is ONE single skill they can […]
Getting Started
Your Pre-Travel Planning Should Include This….
Over the past couple of years, I’ve received several desperate requests from novice travel writers, …. ….asking me to help them round up some last-minute assignments, so they can request complimentary accommodations, meals, entry to […]
First Person Experience
We’re Travel Writers, Not Critics. (And A Few Other Shocking Travel Writing Home Truths)
Some travel writers seem to forget that we’re travel writers first and foremost, and not critics. Our job, as travel journalists, is to show and describe our destinations to our readers. We should be painting […]
Enhance Your Writing
Are Internships Worth Pursuing?
So you’re a travel blogger, but you want to be a professional journalist. You want credibility and recognition. That means building a portfolio of published articles, honing your skills to produce quality content, and developing […]
Getting Started
A Conversation with David Farley and NomadicMatt
One of the most well-known and respected travel writers out there (David Farley) has teamed up with one of the most successful travel bloggers (Nomadic Matt) to create a travel writing course. I was really […]
Guest Blog Posts
Travel Writing vs Travel Journalism
Like many writers, I had dreams of wafting around the world and spinning tales about my adventures to a rapt audience at home. And luckily I did have the chance to do that, but not […]
Guest Blog Posts
Programs for Aspiring Travel Writers
Travel writing is a romanticized profession. It conjures images of adventuring to far off places, meeting interesting people, and eating delicious food – all while you get paid. It’s not quite so glamorous, of course. […]
