Attending the Ultimate Travel Writer’s Workshop in 2014 was the first step to launching my travel-writing career. As I sat in the workshop, I wasn’t sure if this was really the change that I was seeking. Then, over the next three days, I was overflowing with ideas, and I had a roadmap to create the […]
When I began writing in 2014, I was seeking the perks that come along with the writer’s life. What I discovered along the way has opened a new world of luxury travel, fantastic food and wine, and outrageous experiences. It has also shown me that travel writing and travel blogging go hand-in-hand. The secret sauce […]
As a travel writer, I’ve enjoyed a myriad of perks. But my favorite benefit is the free trips. The perks don’t come overnight, and they take time to cultivate. But if you have a plan and work your plan, attending travel trade shows can yield a goldmine of hosted travel. I attended my first regional […]
I’m a “reformed accountant turned travel writer.” As I travel the world, I write about my passions—boating, food and wine, history, and culture. (I don’t have a journalism degree, by the way. I didn’t need one to find success in this field.) In fact, travel writing is just one thing I do. Today, I’m also […]
There is something delicious about writing the first words of a story. You never quite know where they’ll take you. – Beatrix Potter I love being a travel writer. A day on the “job” for me last week was traveling from distillery to distillery along Kentucky’s Bourbon Trail, tasting and sipping bourbon and bourbon cocktails […]
To entice people to read your blog, you need to lure them in. Just like fishing, it takes skill. You set the right bait on the hook, cast the line, and the fish will find it and bite. And when you learn the ropes, tourism boards and travel companies–who offer free trips for bloggers–will seek […]
My husband, Jim, and I didn’t start out with the plan of working together. Nor did it ever enter our heads that we could be treated like A-listers on FAM trips together. Initially, it was my dream to pursue travel writing alongside our travels. But that changed when we went to New Orleans in 2016. […]
In 2016 I attended the Ultimate Travel Writer’s Workshop in New Orleans. As I sat in the workshop and listened to the speakers, it was as if a light-bulb suddenly came on. I knew how to write, and I knew how to craft a pitch. It was the marketing part of travel writing that was […]
When I retired from the administrative and financial fields, I was at loose ends. From an early age, I was a writer, so combining travel and writing was a natural fit. In 2014, I went to the Ultimate Travel Writer’s Workshop, during which I attended Paula Pant’s breakout session on blogging. It clicked! After returning […]
