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Getting Starting as a Travel Writer
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The Ultimate Travel Writer's Course
Through special arrangement with the American Writers & Artists Institute, The Traveler is proud to offer this comprehensive home study course designed to give the aspiring travel writer a head start on their journey of becoming a professional freelance travel writer. Stop dreaming about it and start doing it!
Only $49 Gets You Started!
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If yes, you could make $2,000 a week taking snap shots in your own backyard… on your family vacations… or anywhere in the world you care to travel.
You don't need fancy equipment. And you don't need to know a thing about photography to get started. Turns out all you need are the few simple secrets behind taking the kinds of photos that sell best. They're easy to learn. And you can make $400... $600... even $800 per sale...
Here's everything you need to know about this fun and lucrative business.
Exclusive Resource
American Markets Newsletter
Subscription $65/year (6 issues/year) - Samples issues are available for $12 each. Subscriptions Include free syndication of up to 2 articles for those taking out a one year subscription and 4 articles for anyone taking out a 2 year subscription ($110). Previously published articles/stories are actively encouraged. Send subscription requests and payments to:
Sheila O'Connor
1974 46th Ave
San Francisco CA 94116
"As a freelance writer, I’m always looking for new markets to query. The problem is, I rarely have the time to find and properly research individual markets. With the American Markets Newsletter, I have at my fingertips a fresh supply of new markets, as well as timely information on new products and tips to help me do what helps me pay the bills – sell articles. Each market listed in the newsletter is well researched, with all the pertinent data I need to determine if it is a market I should pursue, or move on to the next one. It’s a real time-saver, and that makes it a real life-saver for me! American Markets Newsletter delivers much more than expected, and is well worth the subscription cost."
-Tom Schueneman - Freelance Travel Writer and Editor
Recommended Resources on the Web for Travel Writers
TravelWriters.com
The Essential Website for travel Writers. Whether a novice or
seasoned pro, this site is highly recommended!
Media Kitty.
This is an excellent tool for journalists and tourism professionals worldwide.
AtoZ
Writing.com
AtoZ Writing.com offers a website directory for
travel writing and all aspects of writing.
Interested in writing for The Traveler?
We're looking for destination pieces and personal travel narratives to include in our monthly online publication. If you're interested in submitting your work, we encourage you to check out some past issues and request our guidelines by sending us an email
A Day In The Life of a Travel Writer...
The moist breath of the surrounding rain forest flows through you with each lungfull of air as the small group makes its way along the narrow trail carved out of the steep river bank. Above, sunlight filters through the high canopy; below, the river flows lazily along, its high banks thick with jungle growth. You walk along the narrow path in the late morning sun, the jungle and your fellow hikers glistening in the hot dampness of the rain forest. Every several yards, your guide turns and explains the flora and fauna surrounding you, or maybe a historical tidbit about the ancient trail you follow. Occasionally a raised hand abruptly motions the group to silence, a half-dozen pairs of eyes follow the guide's stare; peering into the dense bush... a sighting of an endemic jungle bird, a rare privilege to see and hear. You clamber along the trail, taking it all in.
As you walk along, you think about all the different angles you can use to write and publish several different articles from this one journey into the rain forest. You look forward to sharing the heat, dampness, and buzzing life of this thick jungle forest. You smile to yourself as you make your way through the brush... "I've got the best job in the world..."With a little hard work, dedication, and the Ultimate Travel Writer's Course, this can be you -Start your journey today!back to the top
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