How To Hook An Editor With Your Travel Story Idea
Editors, when it comes right down to it, are looking for one most critical thing from any article a freelancer submits: They want an idea they know their readers will latch onto. If you can deliver that, you’ll sell your articles. The challenge, of course, is to do...
What’s so great about being a travel writer? Well, pretty much everything!
I’ll never forget writing my first travel article. It was the initial piece in what became an established road trip series. It was Santa Fe, and it was beautiful. I had never been, and from the curious and adventurous appetite of a travel writer, the experience was...
Building income by building bricks
When Reggie Nelson wanted to make money, he decided to take a new approach. Instead of getting a job and earning a minimum wage he could barely afford to live on, he drove to one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in town and started knocking on doors. When the...
5 Tips For Launching A Successful Travel-Writing Career
Attending the Ultimate Travel Writer’s Workshop in 2014 was the first step to launching my travel-writing career. As I sat in the workshop, I wasn’t sure if this was really the change that I was seeking. Then, over the next three days, I was overflowing with ideas,...
Steps I’m Taking To Become A Full-Time Travel Writer
I have a dream. I’m willing to bet you do, too. My dream is to become a full-time travel writer. But as a busy single parent and small business owner, it’s not always easy to find the time. Yesterday, I shared my journey becoming a travel writer with the help of GEP....