8 Tips To Help You Secure More Press Trips
Hindsight is always 20/20. When you're first starting as a travel writer, everything is new and you’re bound to make mistakes. To help you secure more press trips, here are a few things I wish I had known then that I know now… 1. Patience is a virtue. I’ll never...
How Travel Writers Get To Enjoy The Best Adventures (For Free)
Richard Branson, the English billionaire, recently tweeted: “If happiness is the goal – and it should be – then adventure should be a top priority.” Easy for him to say. He’s a billionaire with his own private island. Earlier this week, I put import/export on your...
Use This Top Writing Hack To Turn Your Travel Notes Into Saleable Articles
It’s fun to take a trip. On the road, you write down lots of details about what you see and do. You meet and talk with people and get great insights and quotes. You do a good job of being an attentive, inquisitive, observant reporter. You enjoy the process. Like I...
4 Top Tips To Boost Your Travel Writing Success
Before I attended the Ultimate Travel Writer’s Workshop in San Diego in 2014, I didn’t know the journey to travel writing even existed. As a career registered nurse, I thought all magazines had their own writers. But I was looking for a second career, one that would...
Become A Successful Travel Writer With These 3 Tips
When I first considered becoming a travel writer, it was just a dream. Having just ended a 25-year marriage, I was starting a new life and had no idea where I was heading. One thing I knew for sure: I was happiest when I was traveling and wanted to travel more. But...