How to power up your sentences with strong verbs
Jen Stevens shares how to make your writing more powerful and get editors’ attention.
Sell Your Photos to Large Newspapers
Lori Allen reveals how to break into a large newspaper market
Dispatch #1: 3 Photo Basics Worth Re-Learning
Today, as your official Ultimate Travel Writer’s Workshop Spy here in San Francisco, I got to eavesdrop on some solid photo basics that are really worth re-learning. Especially for travel writers who, like me, want to sell photos with their stories. Here are three photo composition basics that Shelly told us will help turn our…
Life, Death, and Flame: A Balinese Cremation Ceremony
by Roy StevensonI’m overwhelmed by the loud, rhythmic sounds of people chanting and drumming. Hundreds of people swirl around in multi-colored batik sarongs and skirts. Bright sunshine … suffocating heat and humidity … a sweet perfumed smell of flowers and incense wafting across the potholed asphalt … all of this gives me sensory overload. Standing on the brown…
Sunday Afternoon in Goodland
by M. Joy GorenceLocated about six miles south of the intersection of Routes 951 and 41, a fishing village in southwest Florida transforms itself into a gathering spot every Sunday afternoon for an eclectic array of visitors. On the road to Goodland early Sunday mornings, local fishing enthusiasts claim their favorite spots. Folding chairs, umbrellas…
Islands in the Desert: Solitude, Stillness, and Starry Nights
by Tracy CheneySurrounded by immense swaths of stark desert, three “island” environments rise into the sky above the searing lands of the southern continental U.S., each offering refuge to unique species of plants and animals. Far-sighted efforts have preserved these “islands” as national parks to protect the unique ecosystems evolved in isolation over eons. Each…
The Scenic Seven
by Elaine Strom“Scenic 7,” the hushed pathway that twists and turns north and south through the Ouachita National Forest of the Ozark Mountains, is the breathtaking byway of central Arkansas.A misty morning drive along the byway at daybreak, dipping through hollows and rising to ridges, culminates in a scenic view of the Ozark Canyon in…
North to Alaska: The Beauty and the Beast
by Gary Buffone“DON’T MAKE EYE CONTACT!” my fishing buddy shouted from a distance upstream. An important reminder as I stared into the eyes of the advancing 10-foot brown bear that had quietly floated downstream to just a few feet from the tip of my fly rod. As I quickly shuffled backwards in knee-deep water, I…
Shanghai for Beginners
by Lori Allen Our guidebook forgot to mention that Shanghai is a madhouse. A warning for us rookie visitors would have been nice. It was my first time to Shanghai (and, in fact, my first time to Asia) and my husband and I were completely shell-shocked. The guidebook said nothing about looking both ways before…
Photo Tip: Selling Photos to Magazines, Step One
No matter where you’re submitting your images, it’s critically important to read and follow the guidelines. Any place that accepts photo submissions — whether it’s a newspaper, magazine, gallery, stock site, or contest — will have some specific requirements and you’ll get published more (and make more money for your photos) if you follow them…
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