Who wouldn’t want to stay in hotels for free and write about it? In my four years of travel writing, I’ve managed to have 100 hotel feature articles published on two websites, and one magazine. Most of those hotel stays were comps, many of which I found by contacting the hotel directly. Some of the […]
For years I confidently wrote letters, reports, proposals, technical articles, and manuals. After I retired from the corporate world, I started my travel writer’s journey. I plodded along sending queries and stories, all created in Microsoft Word. I was sure my work was above par when it came to spelling, punctuation, and grammar. Then one […]
How to write catchy headlines part 1: Best practices to make your headlines stand out and grab a reader’s attention As a travel writer, one of the best things you can do for your stories – and for your own career, since this helps you get a “yes” from editors, too – is to write […]
Opportunities to find homes for your articles in great publications are almost everywhere. Flying in a plane, riding in a train or sitting in your doctor’s office. They are there in print. But, don’t forget social media. All magazines advertise, have social media accounts and want to be discovered to increase their readership. As writers […]
You probably already know that the perks of travel writing are real. The exotic travel…gourmet food…luxury accommodations…unforgettable adventures…special treatment. You may be sold on all of it and yet still be hesitant. I know because that’s how I was. Even after I sold my first article. Even after I got paid to travel and then […]
By Jennifer Stevens in Colorado Springs, CO It’s easier than you probably imagine to successfully break into travel writing. You don’t need natural literary flair, an English degree, or years of writing experience. Successful travel writers come from all walks of life and all sorts of backgrounds—the folks I’ve taught started out as accountants, teachers, […]
By Theresa St. John in Saratoga Springs, New York They say that retail jobs have a shelf life, and I can tell you that, after 22 years, mine had long passed the expiration date. I kept reaching for this elusive dream of being a travel writer, never really thinking I could actually start living it. In 2013, I […]
It was daunting, when my husband Duncan and I fired our corporate life for a life of travel. Family and friends said we had lost our minds Our eldest son inspired us to go live our dreams and get out of our crazy corporate world. He had set off on a year of travel, a late […]
If you’re interested in starting out as a travel writer but don’t know where to start…think of it like a puzzle. And I mean a literal puzzle—the kind you get in a box and fit together on a dining room table. The first thing you do when you open a jigsaw puzzle is build the […]
It was New Year’s 2014 and time to figure out what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. Thirty-plus years into a successful nursing career, I was ready for something different. Something fun for my retirement years. I discovered Great Escape Publishing and the rest is history. Over 320 published articles later, […]
