Japan’s Tourism Agency Plans to Give Away up to 10,000 Free Flights
Japan’s Tourism Agency is planning to give away up to 10,000 free flights to Japan. If Japan’s parliament approves it, and you’re selected, you could see yourself whisked off to Japan as early as next summer. Click here to read more...
Eat It So Your Readers Don’t Have To
In Chicago, Steenie told a funny story about some of the different foods she’s tried around the world. It makes for good cocktail conversation, that’s for sure. But these things have also earned her a nice check. “Eat it so your readers don’t have to,” she said. “And editors will pay you for it.” See her article below about travel stories based on odd foods and torturous pilgrimages…
Spit and Shine Tips That Give Your Articles an Extra Edge
Jennifer Stevens' Spit and Shine tips to give your article an extra edge of professional polish. Click here to read what they are, and how you can apply them to your articles.
Now This is a Good Gig…
Jen Stevens describes her experiences in Nicaragua this week as she works on her latest travel writing assignment. She gives details about the benefits her career allows her and gives simple tips to get started.
How to Sell Travel Articles: Step Four
Bonnie Caton provides insight into the fourth step for getting your travel writing articles published: sending your article to an editor. Following the editor's specifications will help your article get noticed. Click here to find out more.
How to Sell Travel Articles: Step Three
Bonnie Caton reveals the third step to selling your travel article: abiding by the writer's guidelines. Reading a publication’s Writer’s Guidelines -- and then following those guidelines exactly -- will quickly push you ahead of the competition. Click to read more ...
How to Sell Travel Articles: Step Two
Bonnie Caton, Editorial Director, continues providing advice on travel writing in the Get Started Travel Writing Series. In this article Bonnie provides easy and practical tips to writing articles that can help you sell your articles to magazines and newspapers.
How to Sell Travel Articles: Step One
Bonnie Caton, Editorial Director, writes mostly about how she sells her photographs. But I asked her this week if she could take us back to the beginning and talk about how she sold her first few travel articles. Below is her advice for getting started -- the very first thing you should do if you want to travel and sell your travel stories to magazines and newspapers.
Photo Captions Can Help Sell Photographs: Here’s How to Write One
Could a few little words written under photos you send to a magazine editor make or break their sale? Check out freelance photographer Efrain Padró’s advice for writing good photo captions here.
Lori in Bali: Thinking like a Travel Writer
Lori Allen, AWAI Travel Division Director, traveled to Bali. Although the workshop was on photography, she still found herself asking questions and thinking of article ideas. Check out some of her photographs here.
Which of These Story Ideas Will Sell Best…
Jen Stevens gives her expert advice on how to craft an engaging, specific and informative article title that will catch an editor's eye.
Ecuador, Day 3: "The Only Men I Let Spit in my Face" - How to Create a Great Title
Jackie Gray from Ecuador writes about the importance of creating an eye-catching title.
Ecuador, Day 2: Even at a Five-Star Spa, It’s Not about You
Jackie Gray, from Cotacachi, Ecuador gives some advice about how to get out of the way when you're writing a travel article. You're not the star of the show, the destination is.
Travel Writing Expedition in Ecuador, Day 1: Are You Being Descriptive or Just Lazy?
Jackie Gray gives advice on how to properly use description in travel articles, and to make them more attractive to editors. She writes to us from Cotacachi, Ecuador on our Travel Writing Workshop.
