Maybe this sounds familiar. You’ve just returned from an awesome trip, you’ve taken great notes, you’re all set to write and then…nothing. You stare and stare and stare at the computer screen, waiting for those magnificent words to just start flowing, but something quite the opposite happens. You don’t know where to begin. It happens. […]
Travel writing has taught me to be better at a number of things in all aspects of my life. Here’s the short list of things I do better now than I did before I started travel writing: 1. I ask for what I want. I have learned that if I want lodging at a 5-star […]
Publications are like puzzles, built of specific pieces which come together in a particular way to create a cohesive whole. Every week or month—or whatever the frequency of the publishing schedule is—the editorial team sits down and starts to put their “puzzle” together. They know they’ll need a piece with a certain shape to fit […]
I remember the exact moment I knew I would become a travel writer. Laying on a beach in Bali enjoying my first holiday in over a decade, a small “ding” signaled the arrival of an email. It changed my life. The past five years in the Navy had been a blur, and, honestly, I was […]
“Once you start writing about travel, you will never travel the same way again and your travels will become much richer.”—Jen Stevens Host, Jody Maberry brings Jen Stevens back to the show. Jen is the Executive Editor for International Living magazine as well as the architect of the Ultimate Travel Writing Program for us. Jen […]
“Every time I wander a few miles from where I live, I find something new.”–Theresa St. John Host, Jody Maberry brings travel writer and photographer, Theresa St. John back to the show. Theresa has been on the show previously to talk about her travel writing career which she built by starting local. She has written […]
Wheezing slightly and wanting to stop, I was running faster than I ever had… and still coming in dead last. Bonnie, here, with two lessons I learned (the hard way) while running a relay… that completely apply to your travel writing… First, I told myself that I’d take it slow. No need to push it, […]
Not every photo you snap has to be a winner. Some images aren’t meant to be sold at all. Instead, their job is saving time and money. Travel writers are information collectors. We illuminate our stories with photos we take of attractions, accommodations, food, and drink. But we also need to collect brochures, guides, maps, […]
Tips from freelance travel writer Jennifer Stevens for telling your story without getting your readers bored.
