Writing


Writing For Free: Is It Worth It?

After more than a year in the freelance travel writing field, Eva Holland reflects on whether writing for free is “worth it” for other aspiring writers out there.

Travel Writing Essentials: The Pros and Cons of Writing Manuals

Eva Holland explores the ins and outs of writing manuals and why they’re so essential for aspiring travel writers.

A Guide to Better Travel Writing (Part 3): Insight and Inspiration from the Pros

Inspirational tips, quotes and insightful miscellany from some of the world’s best writers.

How to Write a Travel Journal That’s Worth Reading

Of course you’re keeping a travel journal, so why not craft one that you’ll actually read again?

A Guide to Better Travel Writing (Part 2): 20 Time-Tested Techniques and Essential Exercises

Twenty techniques and exercises to help streamline your writing process and curb writer’s block.

A Guide to Better Travel Writing (Part 1): 23 Essential Tips & Habits

Part 1 of our multi-part series on better travel writing: 23 great writing tips to bring out your inner muse.

3 Reasons To Buy Outside Magazine This Month: Bourdain, Grylls and Survival Thrills!

Like what you see? Subscribe to the full RSS feed.In an effort to save money and cut down on the crushing weight of daily information overload, I canceled all my magazine subscriptions this year. Oddly enough, I started getting Rolling Stone and the IKEA catalog on a regular basis for no apparent reason. In […]

Tom Robbins on Writing Your First (Travel) Novel

I received a pep e-mail today from the folks at National Novel Writing Month. A bit of advice on the craft of writing your first (travel) novel from Tom Robbins, a published author: When you sit down to begin that novel of yours, the first thing you might want to do is toss a handful […]

$125 Travel Writing Contest

Just a quick note that Michael over at Traveling-Stories-Magazine.com sent me an e-mail to announce a $125 travel writing contest he’s hosting. What does it take to enter and win? Simply put, it takes a great, well written story. Some of your own promotion about your story always helps such as telling your friends, linking to […]

Be A Better Blogger By Breaking Your Wiki-ddiction

We bloggers are a lazy lot. It seems the de facto target to direct our readers for further info is always that treasure trove of truthiness: Wikipedia. The problem is that Wikipedia reads like stereo instructions - it’s unengaging and lifeless. Which better explains travel: Wikipedia or Rolf Potts’ Vagablogging? An even better example: Tim […]

How To Make Sure No One Ever Reads Your Travel Blog

“If you’ve nothing nice to say, don’t say anything at all.” That’s what mum always taught me. I think bloggers and travel writers could learn a bit from this. More appropriately: “If you don’t have anything good or worthwhile to say, don’t say anything at all.” What Not To Do Our Man in Granada […]

How to Put Your Blog on Auto-Pilot With Scheduled Posts

One of Wordpress’ best, little-known features is the ability to schedule posts to automatically publish to your travel blog on a future date.

On Travel Writing

Are you a writer and a traveler? Have you read Thomas Spurling’s post On Travel Writing? If not, you’re doing yourself a disservice. Read no further if you’d rather I not spoil the ending for you: Travel is nothing like writing. Anyone can write, and anyone can travel. These days you can fly to Ireland […]