Challenge #59: Writing outside your cultural background
As travel writers, we sometimes need to—and should—delve into the experiences and perspectives of others who don’t come from backgrounds that mirror our own
Niches & Specialties
Challenge #58: The world of expat magazines
There’s another type of publication that’s rich for the picking and perfect for travel writers: expat magazines.
Challenge #52: Breaking into wine writing
I know a great many writers who are combining their travel with trips to wineries or wine bars and writing articles on those experiences.
Challenge #45: How to start an online travel publication
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Challenge #43: Expats as a travel writing niche
Expats are people who have taken a similar leap of faith and embraced the joy of travel, albeit to live in a new country full-time.
Challenge #41: Breaking in to art and travel writing
A contact of mine, Chadd Scott, is doing something very interesting: He’s found a profitable travel-writing niche, focused on the intersection of travel and art.
Challenge #40: Writing pitch perfect holiday and seasonal stories
Once you start thinking about the holidays strategically, they could earn you a lot of money.
Challenge #36: Turn your hobby into a travel writing gold mine
Your hobby could open up even more travel-writing outlets for you. Whatever you enjoy, you can channel that into extra bylines, press trips, and other perks.
Challenge #34: Writing in the Boomer travel niche
For this month’s Roadmap, we’re focusing on a market that could be very lucrative to you—the baby boomer travel market.
Challenge #33: The power of local knowledge
Use these exercises to identify and craft local stories that you can sell to a magazine, newspaper, guidebook, or website.