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Issue #309: Pitching Travel Stories To Non-Travel Magazines June 15, 2020 |
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Editorial: Pitching Travel Stories To Non-Travel Magazines
Many novice travel writers believe the only type of publications that will publish their stories are travel magazines. This misconception is costing them assignments and money.
There’s a good lesson that travel writers can learn from this. A few years ago, I decided to find out exactly where my travel articles have been published. I went through my publication list and counted 22 travel & lifestyle magazines and 31 travel websites, giving me a total of 53 travel publications. However, what I didn’t expect was to see was that my travel stories have also been published in a whopping 53 non-travel magazines. These included specialty publications like American Cowboy, Armchair General, Aviation History, Beer Connoisseur, Blue Water Sailing, Coast & Kayak, Lost Treasure, Pacific Horticulture, Popular Communications, Renaissance, Spaceflight, Walking New Zealand, and World War II, to name a few. I was truly amazed to see that I’ve managed to place my travel articles in more than four dozen non-travel hobby magazines, specialty magazines, custom publications and even trade journals. Why am I telling you this? Because, I wouldn't be nearly as successful if I had solely pitched to travel magazines. In fact, I'm renowned for finding non-travel magazines that will run my travel pieces. You should continue pitching your travel stories to travel periodicals, but also pitch your travel stories to non-travel magazines when they're a good fit. There’s a whole universe of non-travel magazines out there waiting to snap up your travel articles. Read this week's Featured Post (below) to learn how to do it . . .
This Week's Featured PostYour Best Travel Stories Focus on Your Interests & PassionsNovice travel writers usually think they should only pitch travel magazines. It’s one of the major reasons why they have such difficulty breaking into travel writing.Here’s the problem: veteran travel writers with dozens of bylines pitch the top-shelf travel magazines and shut out the novices. The seasoned travel journalists have the glossies buttoned up. A smart and fast way to build your bylines is by writing travel stories for non-travel magazines. How do you do this? You combine travel writing with your interests and passions. Writing for genre magazines that you’re personally interested in, and passionate about, is a lot of fun. Much of my best travel writing has emerged from writing about my personal interests. Here’s how to combine travel writing with your interests and hobbies . . .
GROUP COACHING MASTERMIND - Coming September 1stAre you tired of talking, thinking, and dreaming of breaking into travel writing?Are you ready to start writing? Many of you have asked when we’re going to offer group coaching. So, we're working on it. We’re planning to make it affordable, fun, and helpful and productive for you. Everything will be done online with video training, a community of like-minded writers helping each other, a robust focus on the craft of writing and the art of selling, and lots of other resources at your fingertips. Here are a few of the things we’ll be offering through our Group Coaching Mastermind program: A group coaching place where . . . - you’ll get helpful critiques of your story ideas A safe and helpful community where . . . - you can ask questions and get the answers you need A mentoring and resource place where . . . - you'll receive marketing tips about selling your travel stories You’ll get a writing community, group coaching and resources and content so you can succeed in travel writing - and have fun with other travel writers while you’re doing it. Registration will open in August. Get your name on the interest and you’ll be the first to hear when it opens. This Group coaching program will be limited to the first 35 registrants.
Upcoming PostsJune 22: Where Travel Writers Can Get Published: 16 Places to Look for Sales LeadsJune 29: Where to Find Outlets for Your Luxury Travel Stories July 6: 6 Reasons to Presell Your Travel Stories and How to Do It
PitchTravelWrite.com Success StoriesJessica Pickett
Jessica Pickett’s travel writing journey will surely inspire you to try your hand at freelance travel writing. I’m particularly impressed with her story.
I first met Jessica at a travel writing conference in 2014. Since then, she’s made a steady ascent through the freelance writing ranks. Hers is a great example of how a novice travel writer can break into this competitive arena. Jessica’s trajectory is enviable, and it shows how much is achievable even for complete beginners. There were five particular things she did well to succeed in travel writing, right from the start. If you’re a novice writer, you can do these things, too.
Read this post to learn from Jessica as she tells how she launched her freelance writing career . . .
Pitch Travel Write: Most Requested Links about Getting PublishedHere's practically everything we’ve ever published about getting your travel stories published! Getting your work published is the main objective of freelance travel writers. Every article you write needs to be published somewhere, so you need a solid system in place to do it quickly, efficiently, and successfully. After all, if you can't sell your article, you don't get to write it! Here’s the link to our entire suite of 30 articles on getting your stories published. It’s a gold mine of information!
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RESOURCES FOR TRAVEL WRITERSFeatured Bundle: The Beginner's 3-Pack
If you're just getting started in travel writing, try our Beginner's 3-Pack—the perfect way to kick-off your travel writing career. You get a 10% discount with the bundle. The Complete Guide to Query Letters 50 Websites That Want to Publish Your Travel Stories 100 Print Magazines That Want to Publish Your Travel Articles Live WorkshopsPeople have been asking when our 2021 workshops in the U.S. are scheduled. They're scheduled in June, 2021, in New Orleans, Louisiana.Here are the 2021 dates: We have had a lot of interest for these workshops 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 2021 LIVE WORKSHOP NO-OBLIGATION INTEREST LIST HERE At Your ServiceCoaching
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Consulting email: pitchtravelwrite@gmail.com
If you know someone who will enjoy this newsletter, PitchTravelWrite.com, is our information-packed website for travel writers. This e-zine, a series of travel writing books and reference guides, coaching programs, and our workshops all work together to give you guidance in this field. Our aim is to provide you with practical, nitty gritty information to help you gain entry the travel writing realm and all the enjoyment that comes with it, too.
We're thrilled to announce that www.PitchTravelWrite.com is on The Write Life’s 2020 list of 100 BEST WEBSITES FOR WRITERS! You can see the entire list by visiting their website - click on the graphic to view the list now.
Friend me on FacebookMy Facebook page is about freelance travel writing. I frequently post about:• travel writing & blogging conferences, • links to other well produced travel websites and blogs, • links to my travel articles, • travel writing themes, • links to reputable travel writer’s groups, associations, and newsletters, • magazine covers stories and back stories, • links to resources pages, • links to travel writing archives, • links to coaching and mentoring resources, • and plenty of other useful information to get you up to speed. Link to Roy's Personal Facebook page That's all for now. Until next week - just keep pitching! Roy Roy Stevenson |
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