Roadmap #80: The ABC’s of a Destination
Sure, it’s good to travel with an open mind and let the destination surprise you. But it can also catch you flat-footed and unprepared.
Improving Your Pitching
Beginners Guide to Travel Writing
This beginners guide to travel writing intends to answer your most basic questions and get you pointed in the right direction.
Roadmap #77: Getting in the Know with Travel Trends for 2023
Based on travel research, leading voices in the industry as well as hearing from renowned speakers at the TravMedia IMM Summit this month in New York City, it’s safe to say that 2023 travel trends have been well identified.
Challenge #73: Successful Pitches That Have Worked
Theme: Crafting a Quality Pitch to Attract an Editor and Improve Your Chances for Publication.
Roadmap #73: Successful Pitches That Have Worked
Pitching is one of the most crucial aspects of writing. And many publication guidelines request writers send a pitch in lieu of a completed story.
BONUS ARTICLE: Finding the courage to change the direction of my travel writing career
I kept hesitating to pitch because I couldn’t form a good enough story idea or thought. With a big push of encouragement from my friend, I decided to just go for it.
Roadmap #69: Perfecting Your Pitch Strategy
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Taking Advantage of TravMedia’s ‘Journalism Alerts’
It’s a quick, easy and effective way of gathering the information you need as a writer to complete your story.
Challenge #67: Improve your pitching success rate using timeliness
Improve the caliber of publications you’re writing for and frequency of assignments by crafting time and event specific pitches.
Roadmap #67: Consider timing to improve your pitch success
If you want to increase the acceptance rate for your pitches, following what I did with Black History Month will make a tremendous difference.