archives: Travel Writing
Do LP Writers Go To Hell? Thomas Kohnstamm Might.
Perhaps there is such a thing as bad publicity. [...]
Who The F*ck Cares About Your Travel Writing?
Bare your soul online and you might just get pecked to death. [...]
The 50 Most Inspiring Travel Quotes Of All Time
Stuck in a travel rut? Jumpstart your lust with these inspiring travel quotes. [...]
Interview: David Farley On Travel Writing And Holy Genitalia
It’s hard not to love David Farley. He’s the poster-child of a Walking Party travel writer. He eloped to Italy with fellow travel write [...]
The Quick And Dirty Guide To Successful Travel Journalism
When I left college with a degree in journalism I found myself saturated in theory, but lacking in practical and applicable knowledge. I will always [...]
Word Travels: Interview with Robin Esrock and Julia Dimon
The only job better than being a travel writer, is being a travel writer on your own television show. That’s the dream attained by Julia Dimon [...]
Does Amazon’s “Kindle” Signal The Death Of The Traveling Paperback?
I work in the publishing industry, and I’m also an avid reader - so it’s no wonder I’ve been knee deep in Kindle speculation for the [...]
Which Of These 6 Travel Writer Personalities Are You?
.post .storycontent .subtitle { width: 52%; float: left; margin-right: 3%;} Photo by Christgr Travel writers are a weird bunch of people w [...]
The 50 Greatest Travel Books Of All Time
With a book in hand, travel becomes a two-fold adventure. Not only are you personally experiencing a new culture - you are simultaneously seeing it th [...]
Why Does Travel Writing Suck In Magazines For Women?
It was a sunny Sunday afternoon in Corte Madera, California, at the closing ceremonies of the Book Passage Travel Writers and Photographers Conference [...]
6 Steps To Succeed As A Travel Writer Abroad
If you’ve got a laptop and a thirst for living abroad, you might be able to make a buck with your travel writing skills, enabling you to enjoy l [...]
9 Things I Learned About Travel Writing At Book Passage
In August 2007, travel journalist Eva Holland attended the Book Passage Travel Writers and Photographers Conference in Corte Madera, CA. In this arti [...]
How To Develop Convincing Dialogue In Your Travel Writing
Travel is all about dialogue and interaction between characters. Too often though, beginning travel writers focus exclusively on one character (the n [...]
2 Powerful Techniques To Illuminate Your Travel Writing
In real life we simultaneously process dozens of thoughts, memories, ideas and emotions. The stories that seem real and alive are stories that contai [...]
Why Every Travel Writer Should Embrace Their Ego
Getting your travel writing published is a game of numbers. If you submit enough work, you will find someone to publish it, eventually. It’s [...]
50+ Travel Magazines That Want To Publish Your Writing
.post .storycontent .subtitle { width: 52%; float: left; margin-right: 3%;} Over 50+ online travel magazines that are looking for your new ma [...]
How To Manage An Online Travel Journal
While browsing around Youtube I came across this great video tutorial from Lee LeFever of TWINF and the previous RSS tutorial, who put this together [...]
The Do’s And Don’ts Of Submitting To Online Travel Magazines
.post .storycontent .subtitle { width: 52%; float: left; margin-right: 3%;} Study these practical tips and you’ll have your travel wri [...]
Why You Should Trash Your First Page Of Travel Writing
Last week I read a concise post from Brian Clark over at Copyblogger about the effectiveness of telling a story - no matter what medium you’re u [...]
13 Simple Journalist Techniques For Effective Interviews
.post .storycontent .subtitle { width: 52%; float: left; margin-right: 3%;} The interview is a staple of the travel journalists’ repe [...]
5 Ways To Craft Brilliant Travel Blog Headlines
So you’ve started a travel blog. Fantastic. Chances are, you’ve also emailed your blog URL to your friends and family, in the hopes of [...]
Travel Writing Tips from Mark Moxon
This article is adapted from Mark Moxon’s website. Republished here with permission. Becoming a travel writer is pretty easy - you just need t [...]
To Be (Or Not To Be) A Travel Journalist
There’s some pretty powerful propaganda out there romanticizing my profession. Whether it’s Blood Diamond’s Jennifer Connelly sco [...]
9 Simple Ways To Make Your Travel Blog Better
For months now, I’ve been traveling the blogophere seeking out the interesting, the obscure, the obscene from the world of travel bloggers. Go [...]
The New Travel Writer’s Most Common Mistake
One of the perks of creating your own travel blogging community, is that you get to read a lot of travel blogs. I’ve read all types: short, lo [...]
Start Your Travel Writing With A Bang
What’s the difference between a boring travel journal and a killer one? Usually, you can tell within the first few sentences. Consider the f [...]
5 Reasons To Keep Your Travel Blog With A Travel Community
This week I’ve been pondering the different ways to maintain an online travel blog (or travel journal, whatever you like to call it). You basi [...]
