5 Tips To Find The Right Publication For Your Travel Story
Where should I send my story? It’s one of the top questions I’m asked at travel-writing workshops, during writing retreats, and in feedback sessions with beginning freelance writers. But it’s the wrong question to ask. Instead, I encourage writers to start asking this...
Worry Less — Use This Simple Trick To Get More Done
Cows are a little bit skittish. I know this because every time my cousin’s dog goes into the field, the cows run away from him. They don’t like him jumping at their feet. Or maybe they don’t like that he’s so small they can’t see him in the grass. But here’s the...
Making A Six-Figure Income As A (Shy) Photographer
I’ve always been on the shy, quiet side. You know, the little girl who hid behind her mother when faced with meeting someone new. I was totally that kid! As I got older, I learned to “act as if,” but deep down, I was still that shy little girl. Growing up a baby...
Starting A Photography Business Is The Simple Decision To Say “Yes”
My photography business sort of just happened. A few years ago, a friend was chairing an event at our children’s preschool and asked me to bring my camera along. I had always loved photography and had plenty of practice photographing my kids and other little ones. No...
How DIY Photography Setups Can Earn You $2,000 In One Weekend
When I first started photographing wine bottles, I had no idea what I was doing. I figured I had learned enough about how to shoot decent photos to be able to get great bottle images. False. I was embarrassed by my results, and no amount of post-processing was going...