Great Escape Radio Episode 64: How I Balance Travel Writing with My Full-time Job
"Plan your work and work your plan!" – Amy Piper Great Escape Radio host, Jody Maberry, and Director, Lori Allen, introduce us to Amy Piper—a new travel writing success story. “Everybody has a different approach to travel writing,” says Lori. “We have the creative...
Do’s And Don’ts: Sharing Published Stories On Social Media
The feeling you get when you see your first travel story published in a magazine is incredible. You pitched it to an editor. You got the email back—the one that says the editor wants your story. You’re proud as punch that someone else valued what you wrote. And on...
The Trick To Earning A Steady Income In Travel Writing
I spend much of my time traveling the world, meeting new people, exploring new places, hearing new languages, and trying new foods. And I haven’t had a job in years. I’m far from independently wealthy, and while the majority of the travel I do is for work purposes, I...
Transitioning From A Day Job To Full-Time Travel Writing
The build-up to the New Orleans Ultimate Travel Writer’s Workshop in September of 2016 was exciting and motivating. Before the workshop, via the closed Facebook group that’s available to everyone who is registered, we all made plans for bourbon tastings and dinners...
Travel Writing Hack To Maximize The Income From Your Trips
Godzilla tore its way down the Japanese highway hurtling past cars. Godzilla is the nickname of the Nissan GT-R sports car I’d collected earlier from Nissan’s global headquarters in Yokohama. Of the 10 articles I’ve so far had published from that 2014 trip to Japan,...