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
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
There’s another type of publication that’s rich for the picking and perfect for travel writers: expat magazines.
I know a great many writers who are combining their travel with trips to wineries or wine bars and writing articles on those experiences.
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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.
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.
Once you start thinking about the holidays strategically, they could earn you a lot of money.
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.
For this month’s Roadmap, we’re focusing on a market that could be very lucrative to you—the baby boomer travel market.
Use these exercises to identify and craft local stories that you can sell to a magazine, newspaper, guidebook, or website.