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We’re back in the U.S.A!

We’re greatly relieved that we’ve had our shots, but still laying low for a couple more weeks until we’re considered fit to mingle with the general population. Even then, we plan to wear masks.

In a couple of weeks we fly to Ohio to catch up with Linda’s family and then to other parts of the East coast to catch up with family and friends. We'll also be working on a couple of assignments and doing some sightseeing along the way.

After that, who knows? We’re considering flying out to Portugal for a few months, and perhaps Croatia and Romania.

Our ultimate goal is to be back in the US for our New Orleans workshops next June (2022). There are still a few open seats in these workshops. We’ll open registration early in 2022. In the meantime, get on our interest list and we’ll let you know when we re-open registration.

Our travel writing & marketing workshops are highly informative and a blast, socially.

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Editorial: The State of Print Magazines Is Good!

It’s telling that these “experts” never give actual figures and statistics for print media to back up their claims. Instead, they wave around a recently defunct print magazine and say, “See, I told you print media is no longer relevant.” As if one shuttered publication is representative of the entire industry.

It’s also interesting to note that these same people conveniently fail to mention when new print travel publications start up!

The reality is, print travel media opportunities are far stronger and pay better than online travel writing — and I can prove this with facts and statistics.

Last month, while upgrading our current resource, “100 Print Magazines That Want To Publish Your Travel Articles,” I learned something interesting. I found that of the 132 magazine listed in this eBook (published in 2014), only 25 magazines have closed down. This is a 19% closure rate - quite normal considering 7 years have passed since it was published.

I also looked at the 73 print magazines that have published my own travel stories since 2007. Only 14 of them have closed down since then, giving an identical closure rate of 19%.

Then, I checked how many print travel & lifestyle publications from my 2010 TravelWriters.com magazine list have closed down. Of a total of 186 publications, 42 have closed down, giving a closure rate of 23%.

This prompted me to do something even more interesting.

I decided to find out how many travel blogs have closed down. I had a list of 100 travel blogs from 2009 so I googled these blogs that were in existence in 2009. Fifty six were defunct. This closure rate of 56% was far worse than any of the print closure rates (19% - 23%).

The print travel media industry is alive & well and more robust than blogs and websites. There are thousands of print magazines that publish travel articles and pay their writers. Travel blogs & websites close down at alarming rates and generally do not pay writers.

I don’t know about you, but I’ll stick with print media if I want to get paid. You can read my recent article about the state of travel print media at this link.

This Week's Featured Post

Up Your Travel Writing Game: Three Ways to Get Social

That means sharing ideas with other writers and giving each other support and inspiration. It means finding places where you can meet editors to find out what kind of stories they want, and how you can help them. It means meeting Destination Marketing Organization reps who can host you on trips you can write about. 

Being social is all about building relationships in person. Here are three ways you can get social, get away from your desk and find your people out in the world:

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PitchTravelWrite.com Success Stories

Pam & Gary Baker’s Remarkable Travel Writing Journey

Says Pam, “Travel writing is not an easy field to break into. Gary and I have been working with Roy for one year and we are now gaining momentum. 

So far, we’ve had three articles published on international websites, had one story published in a Bay area newspaper (both print and online), and our favorite, a story about "Lady Bird" in Via Magazine online.  

We have another article just published as the cover story of the March issue of Lost Treasure Magazine; the cover story in the May 2018 Australia and New Zealand Magazine; two stories in a Canadian magazine scheduled for later this year; and another story in a Pacific Northwest magazine scheduled for Spring 2019. And, yes, these are paid assignments!”

You can read the rest of Pam & Gary’s inspiring story here

Pitch Travel Write: Most Requested Links About Creating Your Magazine Distribution Lists

I’m not surprised that so many travel writers contact me with this request. I get it. Searching for target magazines is perceived as an onerous clerical task and can take many hours. Yet, it’s an indispensable step in getting your articles published.

After all, if you can’t find magazines to pitch, you’re not going to get your stories published.

But I wouldn’t be doing you any favors by doing this research for you. If someone else does your work for you, you’re not going to learn how to do your own magazine searches. And, this is such a crucial skill for freelance writing success.

The good news is that once you’ve created a master distribution list, you’ve got it forever. It’s not going to disappear overnight from your laptop. All you have to do is update your list as you find new magazines, and keep the editors’ names and contact details updated.

There are some things you can do to enhance your magazine researching skills. The following articles cover the nuts-and-bolts of creating distribution lists.

This first article shows you — step-by-step — how to create your magazine distribution lists, and where to look for them.
How to Create Magazine Distribution Lists

Here’s a post on how to select the right magazines and pitch your stories:
Where to Pitch Travel Stories

This article shows where and how you can use magazine vendor websites to find magazines:
Finding Travel Magazine Sales Leads on Vendor Websites

Here are six reference books that I use to find new magazine leads:
Reference Books for Magazine Leads

Inspirational Travel Quote

RESOURCES FOR TRAVEL WRITERS

Featured Book for July/August: Rock Star Travel Writers

Have you ever wondered how travel writers get their stories published in the top shelf travel magazines?

Our eBook, Rock Star Travel Writers, reveals — through a series of in-depth interviews — insider tips, techniques, and secrets that 10 leading travel journalists use to land assignments in the most prominent travel glossies, and be paid well for their efforts.

I wish I had this information when I started out on my travel writing journey!

If I’d known, early in my career, what the successful travel writers were doing to get published in top flight magazines, this knowledge would have sped up my entry into this competitive field.

This stellar lineup of highly respected travel journalists offers excellent practical advice and encouragement to help you move up the travel writing food chain.

See how Kimberley Lovato, Bill Fink, Mark Andrews, Irene Levine, Nick O’Connell, Allen Cox, Keith Lyons, James Ullrich, Pam & Gary Baker, Jessica Pickett, Chuck Warren, & Sandy Bornstein consistently get their travel stories published.

When you buy this book in July or August you can get $5 off the regular price if you use promo code JY5 at checkout:

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Group Coaching Mastermind Community

If you missed out on the opportunity to join this session, you can get on the waiting list for the next session starting in the fall:

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Live Workshops

Here are the 2022 dates:
June 17-20, 2022, Travel Writing & Photography Retreat
June 22-24, 2022, Marketing Master Class for Travel Writers

We've had lots of interest already. You can sign up for our no-obligation interest list for these workshops and receive our substantial early bird discounts when we open registration:

Get on the 2022 Workshop Interest List

Did You Know . . .

You can access the list of the top ten travel writing workshops at the link below:

Travel Writers Exchange workshop list: #1 Marketing Master Class

Online Travel Writing & Marketing Master Class

Who's it for?

• If you’re a novice travel writer, or you haven’t had much luck selling your articles to print magazines, this Online Travel Writing & Marketing Workshop is for you.
• If you weren’t able to travel to our Live Master Class, here’s the opportunity to attend anyway - without any travel costs and at a substantially reduced cost!
• If you work a full-time job and can’t get time off to attend the live class – you can still attend on your own schedule after working hours.
• If you’ve wanted to attend our Live Marketing Master Class but can’t get your schedule to fit with the dates it’s offered – here’s your opportunity to attend at your own convenience.

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