Shelly spent six months sending out dozens and dozens of pitches. In those six months, she'd only had one reply from an editor (and it was a no). Then Shelly decided to try something different. A few…
Should you pitch a travel story before you go on a trip, or wait until you're back? It sounds like a simple question, but the truthful answer is - it really depends. In this episode of Inside Travel…
This episode of Inside Travel Writing came directly from a question in one of my communities, which I thought was so good that I wanted to dedicate an entire episode to it. And this was the question:…
In this episode, I'm sharing everything I wish someone had told me when I was starting out as a travel writer - the business and admin stuff that can help or hold you back. I know that the business…
If there's one thing that strikes fear into the heart of travel writers, it's following up on a pitch. So I've dedicated an entire episode to discussing: Why not following up is the biggest pitching…
The redundancy notifications kept hitting my inbox this week - editors, friends, familiar names, taking a voluntary redundancy or letting me know they've lost their job 😭 And it's tempting (but not…
I'm surrounded by travel magazines this week - literally! After watching writers inside The Travel Writer Accelerator push themselves to pitch publications they've had on their 'one day' list for a…
This episode of Inside Travel Writing is about something I think about basically every time I pack a bag: travelling for pleasure vs. travelling for work. If you're in a destination with a day or two…
This is an episode of Inside Travel Writing that I was reluctant to record - it's all about AI. But actually, I realised I have a lot to say 😅 In this episode I'm sharing my honest thoughts about AI…
As much as some of us may like to be full-time travel writers, for most of us, it's just not practical. But the good news is that you could travel one weekend every two months (or barely travel at all…
