Free To Travel The World And Get Paid
There it was. In my hand, staring back at me. The notification from the California State Board of Registered Nursing—it was time to renew my license. Something I’d been doing for 34 years. I’d always make sure I had all my ducks in a row with the required continuing...
What Happens When You Go On A Press Trip
When an editor first asked me if I’d like to go on a press trip, I was excited immediately. Of course I would! The thought of an all-expenses-paid trip to sunny Florida meant that I could officially say I was a travel writer. But then she told me it was to a Club Med...
Interview with travel writer, Patti Morrow
Lori: Patti, How did you discover you were destined for this line of work? Patti: It was sort of an epiphany. I’d been traveling for my whole adult life and loved it. But it’s expensive, so I wanted to find a way to fund my passion. I’ve always loved writing, so with...
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...