by Devin | Nov 2, 2010 | Editing, Travel Life, Travel Writing |
This morning I received the following nugget (from a larger nugget) by a travel writer who is ready to move forward into the big cash rewards of travel writing. Yes, getting paid as a writer. He wanted my advice on how to get started. “…I want to make a...
by Devin | Aug 22, 2010 | Editing, Travel Life |
Welcome to my weekly check in, where I share the under-the-hood view of being a professional travel writer and the editor of In The Know Traveler. This week has been more about web servers than writing and editing. As an owner of multiple web sites, much of my time is...
by Devin | May 7, 2010 | Editing, Feature, Travel Life, Travel Writing |
When spring is in full bloom I can expect to start getting lots of submissions. There must be something about new warmth and clear skies that inspire people to share their travels with the world. To me, this is a good thing. This week I received almost 25 new...
by Devin | Apr 27, 2010 | Editing, Philosophy, Travel Life |
I remember how happy I had felt when I plunked down my rucksack and announced I was a visiting writer to the lady at the check-in counter at a resort in Playa del Carmen. I was on my first assignment for my first feature travel story, ever. The story would eventually...
by Devin | Feb 2, 2010 | Editing, Feature, Travel Life, Travel Writing |
Welcome to part four of how to avoid the sharp ax of rejection, the dreadful epic (a phrase I am coining now). About ten years ago (Yes, ten), I went to a party where a songwriting guitar player wearing purple velvet pants performed a song about a valiant knight and a...
by Devin | Jan 21, 2010 | Change, Editing, Feature, Travel Life, Write |
Over the last five years, I have worked like a dog every day on making In The Know Traveler a success. During that time, I made some good choices and a million bad ones. Here are some of my biggest mistakes and how I fixed them, so you can avoid the same ridiculous...
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