What type of traveler are you? Organized or fly by the seat of your pants? Foodie or adventurer Techie or partier? Luxury or budget? Group or solo? Maybe you’re a combination. For example, most people know me as a thrill-seeking adventure writer. What they may not realize is that I’m also somewhat of a history buff and enjoy exploring […]
When I was a newbie travel writer, I relied heavily on the tips I got through my membership with the ITWPA. A few years ago, there was a 3-part series touting the benefits of using quotes in travel articles. “Well-chosen and properly used quotes are one of the fastest and easiest ways to add credibility […]
When I was a little girl, I dreamed about castles. I would dress up in my mama’s dazzling 1950’s puffy prom gowns and prance about impromptu chair-and-blanket constructed palaces with my hand-made construction paper crown bobby-pinned to my head. I’ve never been able to totally let go of the fantasy of exploring castles… So you […]
Studies show that people who travel enjoy a multitude of benefits to their well-being. Traveling – even just an annual vacation – can help lower blood pressure making it less likely to die from heart disease. Traveling can recharge your batteries, and depending on the destination, can provide Vitamin D via sunlight which is vital […]
How do you write a unique and interesting story that will stand out among the competition. Here’s a great tool to help you build your ideas…
Want to know how to write a travel article that will sell? Skip the lengthy narratives, go practical, and follow these three tips…
Kyle Wagner, the former travel editor at the Denver Post, joined us for our annual Ultimate Travel Writer’s Workshop where she shared a lot of great industry-insider advice. And I’m going to let you in on one invaluable secret she passed onto attendees. It’s something, Kyle claims most travel writers don’t know about getting published… […]
From hiking in Ireland… to wine tasting in France… to basking in the sun in Aruba… to exploring around Japan… the life of a travel writer is certainly a romantic one. I’m in Denver, CO this week with more than 115 of your fellow readers, and an impressive team of travel writing experts from around […]
I sent article queries out to several well-established in-print magazines about a California mining town with a fascinating history. Little did I expect that, within 24 hours, two of those magazines would eagerly accept the story. (Travel writing success can happen a lot quicker than you might think.) Within 12 hours, one editor responded, “I […]
For decades, aspiring travel writers have been using this simple technique to break into travel writing. It’s called writing “Front Of Book” stories, aka FOB’s. An FOB is a very short broad-strokes story that you’ll find in the first few pages of most travel magazines. These “mini-articles” are anywhere between 200 and 500 words and […]
