3 Tips To Help Travel Writers To Write Faster
As a young, part-time travel writer juggling a small family farm, my husband’s business, and my own career, efficient time management remains crucial. I need to save as much time as possible when taking articles from conception to completion. After I began writing for multiple media outlets, I quickly discovered a few tricks to help…
Writing Local Is A Great Time-Saver For Travel Writers
When I decided to reinvent myself and start a second career in life, my goal was to work part-time while satisfying my wanderlust. I love traveling and wanted to earn money while seeing the world. Great Escape’s travel writing course was a perfect fit for me. I soon learned that researching and pitching stories was…
Travel Writing Provides The Perfect Work-Life Balance
Travel writing literally saved my life. Almost three years ago, I found my youngest son dead. He had been ill, but his untimely passing was unexpected and it shook me to my core. I couldn’t comprehend life without his presence. The tears were endless, and I moved through the motions of daily life while barely…
Developing Relationships With Editors Is Key To Your Travel-Writing Success
Have you ever had a project that should have taken you a couple of hours, yet it consumed your entire workday? It’s the opposite of working smarter not harder, and it’s something that happened to me often when I first started my travel-writing career. Here’s the thing: as travel writers, we can go to some…
Get More Travel Writing Assignments As A “Triple Threat”
My niece, Moriah, is a dancer… a very good dancer. She is classically trained and has danced the major ballets. She’s also very skilled at jazz, hip hop, and ballroom styles. In addition, she is a sought-after choreographer and teacher. She is truly gifted in dance. But there are many roles that come up that…
Become A Part-Time Travel Writer At Any Age
My first thought upon walking into the conference that morning in 2014 was, “I’ve wasted my time.” The rest of the attendees—25 to 30 years older than me—were preparing to retire… or had already retired and were looking to occupy their newly-acquired free time with more travel and swanky perks. I was about to turn…
3 Tips For Customizing Your Own Travel Writing Career
Since I launched my travel writing career two and a half years ago at the three-day Ultimate Travel Writer’s Workshop, our family added grandchild #13, my siblings and I became caregivers for our father until he passed away, and I had major surgery. We sold our house, moved to a different town, and started construction…
Great Escape Radio Episode 114: Privilege of Travel
“I found out a long time ago, the harder I work, the luckier I get.” –Joe Sindorf Host Jody Mayberry talks with Joseph Sindorf, an award-winning photographer and a favorite of everyone here. Joe is heading to Namibia on the West Coast of Africa. It’s a new country for him and has been on his…
Free Travel Plus 15 Bylines—All From My First Writing Trip
Travel writers don’t have a precise profile or job description. They come in all shapes, sizes, and economic circumstances. They don’t spend all day in one workplace—instead, they make their own schedules and determine their personal rate of pay. I’m a single, 68-year-old great-grandmother. Social Security is my only income. Here’s how I customized travel…
How You Live The Travel Writer’s Life Is Up To You…
Imagine warm sun-splashed beaches, world-class vineyards in Tuscany, vibrant cities bursting with culture, or snowy slopes just waiting for your skis to glide through the powder. These are examples of days in my travel writer’s life. But it all had to start somewhere… At the 2015 Ultimate Travel Writer’s Workshop in Denver, three eager newbies…