Enhance Your Writing
Post» Why We Travel
Years ago, I was on a press trip in Africa. As we were bumping along through the savannah, one of my fellow journalists was flipping through a stack of magazines he had brought along for […]
Advice
Enhance Your Writing
Post» Make the Most Out of a Writing Workshop
Writing is my passion and my livelihood. This is why it’s important for me to join a writer’s workshop as I consider it both as a treat to myself and a career investment. Going to […]
Tips & Tricks
Post» Travel Photography Tip: Create a Smile Circle
Today’s Post is a re-print from professional travel photographer David Smith. David has generously given us permission to publish an article that was originally featured on his own blog, Interface Images, titled “Cool Photographer Tip: […]
First Person Experience
Post» When Good Press Trips Go Bad
When we go on press trips, we hope that we’ll have fun, eat the local food, meet interesting people and pick up a story or two along the way that will knock the socks […]
Guest Blog Posts
Post» Travel Writers, Are You Service Minded?
One of the very first things I had to accept about the kind of travel writing I do is that it’s a service. While I was inspired by the likes of Lawrence Durrell, Paul Theroux […]
Guest Blog Posts
Post» Freelance Writer’s Rights
Most writers have a certain ownership of their words. Of course we do! As professionals, we also expect others to pay us for our words. When publishers or editors purchase an article or story, they […]
Guest Blog Posts
Post» Endless Vacation vs. Responsibility to Readers
Years ago, I thought of writing a book called, “I left Paradise a Day Early” on the many hardships travel writers have to endure while on the road. I “shelved” the idea back then because […]
Overcoming Obstacles
Post» Ten Tips for Self Editing
It’s a fact. Writers must be good at self-editing to really succeed in print these days. Many print publications – as well as some online news/magazine websites and large e-zines – have downsized their editing […]
Guest Blog Posts
Post» Make the Most of Your Business Card
Congratulations…you are now a travel writer. Do you have a business card that says you are a travel writer? You should. Your business card is just a tiny piece of paper, but its value is […]
First Person Experience
Post» Ten Tips for Hunting Down Stories on the Road
It can happen to us all, eventually. Dare I admit it in public though? That travel writers and traveling can jade the adventurous spirit, that you can be in a dream location and suddenly […]
