These days my inbox is inundated with some of the worst query letters ever. If you’re pitching article ideas but getting rejections (or not getting any responses at all), then this post is for you […]
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 […]
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 […]
Over the past several years of working with novice travel writers, I’ve noticed they tend to make a lot of incorrect assumptions about how things work in freelance writing. These assumptions cost them assignments with […]
Most editors are short on time and even shorter on patience when it comes to poorly written pitches. From copy-and-paste emails with the wrong name to queries riddled with spelling errors, you’d be surprised at […]
Editor’s Note: Readers please be SURE to read the comment below from Dan Heller, the photographer whose articles I cited, for some important input that clarifies my point – in retrospect, I should have […]
If you’re wondering what this Case Study is all about, please read the introductory post from Week One. Last week we briefly summarized how Suzy is using Social Media networks such as Twitter, Facebook, Stumbleupon, […]
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