Getting Started
Post» My ‘Aha’ Travel Writing Moment With Cameras
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 […]
Roy Stevenson
First Person Experience
Post» To Sell More Articles and Make More Money, Think Globally
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
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» Magazines That Don’t Pay For Your Work?
In my first couple of years in the freelance writing game, I would occasionally discover magazines that did not pay their contributors. In fact, you’d be surprised at how many magazines don’t pay their writers. […]
First Person Experience
Post» Clinch More Assignments with Your Travel Writer’s Website
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
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 […]
First Person Experience
Post» You Can Sell Travel Stories After You Return
Did you know … you can sell travel stories from previous trips you’ve taken — even years ago? I prefer to sell my travel stories before I leave for my destination. But I’ve also sold […]
Enhance Your Writing
Post» Sell Multiple Stories About Your Destinations
As a freelance writer, your time is your currency. Anytime you can get multiple stories from one place or attraction, you save yourself a lot of time. You research the destination only once. You make […]
Enhance Your Writing
Post» Create Your Own Freelance Writing Sales System
In my third year of freelancing, I attended a Pacific Northwest travel writing conference. A discovery I made there rocked my world. It had a profound effect on my freelance writing career. And it would […]
Post» The Best & Worst Things About Being a Freelance Travel Writer
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 […]
