I bet every single one of us could make a list (or two) of folks who seem to have success at their fingertips. They touch something, anything, and it turns to gold. How the heck do they do it? Do you think it’s genetics – that success is in their DNA, predetermined at birth? I […]
“Mom, can Lloyd come for dinner?” “Who’s Lloyd?” “He’s my friend. He’s two years old but he has the strength of a 7 year old. He likes to borrow my clothes. I met him at Jedi School. After bed, I fly out my window and meet him in the parking lot. You could come, too, […]
Working as a freelance travel writer requires you to maintain a high level of motivation and to be inventive in finding new ways to get your work published. Especially in the beginning, writing opportunities may not fall right into your lap. Just remember how lucky you are to have created this job you love for […]
As I enter my second full year of travel writing, it never ceases to amaze me what sells. I found I can dig way back into my past and write stories of my time in Alaska – in the 1970s, I spent nearly a year on Kodiak Island and one year in the Bering Strait […]
It’s hardly a secret that a crucial key to success in travel writing is staying motivated. Motivation isn’t magical, though. You can’t wave a wand and make it appear. But, there are definitely some vital strategies I’ve found helpful in my two years of writing – resulting in 170 published stories. Use inspirational quotes Inspirational […]
Every year we follow up with eight travel writers who are using our programs to travel farther, faster, and better than they could as typical tourists. This year’s video includes some updates on last year’s stories as well as a few more. Check it out…
They say the early bird catches the worm, but the only worm I ever seem to find is at the bottom of a bottle of tequila. When I’m on the road, I have a great ability to rise early, but as for the rest of the time – 8 a.m. is usually early enough. One […]
Yes, being a travel writer is as good as it sounds. As an established freelancer, I’ve now been on many fully paid-for press trips, all over the world. Most recently, I traveled to Switzerland, Germany, and Austria to ski the Alps with a small group of North American journalists. Here’s a look at a typical […]
Toward the end of my tenure at The Denver Post, I was not in a very good space. We were all working 60-hour weeks, and nothing seemed to be getting better – we were losing subscribers at an alarming rate, advertising revenues were down, and the promise of digital revenues had yet to be realized. […]
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