How to Make a Living as a Travel Writer
Want to travel the world, write about it, and get paid? Here’s how it’s done and how you can do it, too.
Ready to turn your passion into your profession?
For most of us, the idea of traveling the world as a professional travel writer is nothing more than a pipe dream, but with the advice in this guide, it could be the beginning of your next adventure.
Professional travel writer, Tim Neville, started freelancing in 2002 and hasn’t stopped since, writing hundreds of articles for outlets including The New York Times, The Observer, USA Today, Men’s Journal, and Ski. From how to get started, growing your network and pitching ideas, to giving editors what they want, diversifying your income and dealing with rejection, Tim shares his tips and advice from the inside of this exciting business..
Featured in this guide:
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In the Beginning
Tim shares how he started out and reflects on the history of great travel writing.
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How to Get Started
Networking, impressing editors, deciding whether to get a job on staff or make it as a freelancer, plus how to diversify your income.
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Making a Living
Find out what editors want, how to grow ideas and pitch articles, and how to create many articles from one trip. Plus, dealing with rejection.
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On Assignment
How to plan and research before, during, and after a trip, what to pack, note taking, interview tips and tricks, the importance of details and fact checking.
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The Business End
How to negotiate rates, expenses, the ethics of press trips, and how to make it pay.
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Travel Writing Scholarship Winners' Tips
Plus, tips from previous World Nomads Travel Writing Scholarship winners, and professional writers share how they got their big break.
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Along with the opportunity to explore and discover the world, its myriad people, cultures and landscapes, comes the need to make enough money for it to be possible.
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