Most Important Months of Your Career
New Year signals the start of a five-month period that I think of as the Window-of-Opportunity Sprint. If you’re serious about accomplishing your objectives, you had better come out of the starting gate fast on Monday, January 3 — and keep going at full speed through at least the end of May.
Avoid Words like Remote, Quaint, and Cozy and Write Better Descriptions
The descriptions that editors like — the ones they pay for — are those that paint pictures so vivid, readers see and feel and taste right along with the writer.
Advice on Organizing
ADVICE ON ORGANIZING By Freelance Travel Writers Jennifer Stevens, Steenie Harvey, John Forde, and Lori Appling FROM JENNIFER STEVENS When I travel I keep a 1-gallon Ziploc back in my suitcase and throw everything I pick up into it — business cards, menus, brochures, etc. It’s handy. When I get home I make a file…
The One Simple Truth Behind All Published Travel Articles – Know Your Audience
Your goal as a professional travel writer is to sell the articles you write. But doing that — selling your stories — requires more than simply writing “good” or even “great” articles.
Putting the Internet to Work For You: 18 Must-Have Links Every Travel Writer Should Know About
By Karen Pevenstein Pre- and post-trip research doesn’t have to be (and shouldn’t be) painful. The trick is knowing where to look. The internet makes this a piece of cake. I used many of these links in preparing for my trip to Yorktown, VA, and suggest you do the same before your next trip. Here…
How and When It’s Ok to Lie In Your Articles
You don’t want to go completely over the top. If your story starts reading like a plot-line for a Jaws remake, there’s a danger you’ll lose credibility with your readers (and your editor).
Interview with Master Dog Chef Micki Voisard
Interview with Master Dog Chef Micki Voisard.
Advice from Freelance Writers and Photographers
Read a few tips from Freelance writers and photographers.
Work Habits that Speed You Up: Best Writing Styles for Prolific Writers
Don’t force yourself to be poetic in your writing. Write in your natural voice. When you write in your natural style, you write quickly and well. When you try to force yourself to write in a way that is not natural or comfortable, the work becomes agonizing and you’ll slow to a snail’s pace.
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