An Homage to My Father in Anchorage, Alaska
by Francesca GrayCool white icebergs with depths of turquoise floated all around us as we made our way through the icy waters aboard the MV Ptarmigan. The five of us hugged our jackets in closer to keep out the cold wind. We had come to Anchorage, Alaska to pay homage to my father, who had…
FEATURED PUBLICATION: Four Photo Contests
If you’d like to get your photos published, one virtually painless way is to submit them to photo contests. Some contests accept thousands of submissions before they choose a winner… but if your shot takes first place, you could win an all-expenses-paid trip, a professional digital camera, your photo on the cover of a popular…
Photo Tip: Alarm Set, Camera on Nightstand
Last week, when I woke up on my first morning in Quito, Ecuador, I pulled back the curtains on my hotel room window and looked out to see… an absolutely stunning view of the sunrise over the valley below. And I promptly kicked myself. I could have been up 20 minutes earlier and captured it…
How Writing Free Articles Can Help the Beginning Freelance Writer
I’ve just finished an analysis of the 93 articles I’ve had accepted for publication, and I found something very interesting. I noticed that a total of 64 (or 69%) are paid articles, while the remaining 29 are gratis. At first glance, the high number of freebies may look dismal. In fact, they’ve paid off in…
FEATURED PUBLICATION: MyMidwest Magazine
by Roberta Beach Jacobson in Karpathos, Greece MyMidwest Magazine (http://www.mymidwestmagazine.com) is the lively and colorful bi-monthly in-flight magazine for Midwest Airlines. Most of what you find in its 116 pages is written by freelancers, which means your story stands a good chance of getting in. That said, be sure that any travel story you propose…
Cover Photos
Photograph by Harry Bleijenberg Photograph by Sue Turner Photograph by Lisette Palazzi Photograph by Debra Jennings
How to Create a Sacred Bond with Editors
Wouldn’t it be great if you had a cadre of editors who accept your articles for every one of their issues? Realistically, though, freelance writing isn’t always that stable. However, you can settle for second best — getting your work into their magazines as frequently as possible. Since September 1, 2007, I’ve had over 70…
Packing Tips: How to Get Everything You Need into One Small Carry On
Here’s my challenge: Pack the following into one, small carry-on bag. Packing list: Camera Camera bag Camera charger Spare camera batteries Memory cards Laptop Laptop charger Electric converter Toiletries Two pairs of shoes (one to wear on the plane and the other to pack) Five dress shirts Three pants Two t-shirts Five undershirts Five pairs…
FEATURED PUBLICATION: Microsoft’s Easy Website Builder
Overall, I really like this new tool from Microsoft (http://smallbusiness.officelive.com). It’s easy. It’s free. And, it’s great for people with no web experience. If I had one gripe, it’d be that you can’t name your own links. The system decides your URL …and it’s not pretty (or easy to remember). The site I created is…
10 Travel Hot Spots for 2008
Some people salivate at the phrase “luxury travel.” But what is luxury? Ramping prices to exclude the proletariat doesn’t indicate desirability to me. Even with a lottery win, I wouldn’t want to ski at Gstaad, play roulette at Monte Carlo, or blow $400 in a Michelin-starred restaurant. I get my share of travel writer freebies,…
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