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Issue #377: How To Tap Into The Press Trip Network November 22, 2021 |
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What We've Been Doing
Countless spy novels have used Washington DC for their setting & dozens of spy movies have been filmed here. To capitalize on this spy mania, former code breaker Milton Maltz created the International Spy Museum in Washington DC to trace the history and show the tradecraft of espionage. 
This world-class museum boasts several fascinating galleries including Stealing Secrets, Covert Action, and Spying That Shaped History. With 1,000 artifacts on display & another 6000 in storage, the museum has the largest collection of international espionage artifacts on public display.
If you’re interested in the whole spy gig, this is your Nirvana! And even if you just like the occasional spy movie, this place is informative and fun. You’re assigned a secret identity when you enter the museum and you can go on special missions while you navigate the galleries. Linda played along and freely admits she’d make a terrible spy, but she had lots of fun pretending. The gift shop offers an astonishing array of spy paraphernalia, plus an absorbing selection of spy books with titles like “More Stories From Langley,” “Spy Sites of Washington D.C,” “Spymaster Oleg Kalugin,” “Donovan’s Devils,” “The Last Cambridge Spy,” and “American Spies.” Editorial: Assumptions Will Erode Your SuccessOver the past several years while working with novice travel writers, I’ve noticed they tend to make a lot of incorrect assumptions about how things work in freelance writing. These assumptions cost them assignments with paying magazines and newspapers.In this guest post on TravelWritersExchange.com, I give you the two major assumptions made by beginners to the travel writing game, and advice on how to avoid these errors.
This Week's Featured PostHow To Tap Into The Press Trip NetworkRegional and state press trips are fun, rewarding, and a great place to start your travel writing career.In the three-year period from 2011 to 2013, for example, I went on forty-three press trips throughout the U.S. These tours included Nebraska, Missouri, Oregon, Alaska, Arizona, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Idaho, California, Washington, Florida and Oklahoma, and I’ve been to many of these States multiple times. I’m often asked how I get invited on so many press trips. Here are three ways to tap into the press trip network plus a list of resources to help you tap into the travel writing community and learn about press trips on offer.
Upcoming PostsNovember 29: Quid Pro Quo: Press Trips, Travel Writers and DMO ExpectationsDecember 6: Wrangling Complimentary Travel Writing Perks December 13: How Do Travel Writers Cover Travel Costs When Magazines Pay So Little? PitchTravelWrite.com Success StoriesRey Waters: With Travel Writing, My Life Cannot Get Any Better
“Not long after I enrolled in a travel writer’s course and published my first article in Travel Post Monthly, I discovered Roy Stevenson’s travel writing books. His first book that I read was Get Published Now. It had a section that mentioned getting started in your own back yard.
At the time we were living in a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia. My wife and I walked a two-mile hiking trail around a lake every day for our exercise. During these walks we met all types of very interesting people. I pitched a story idea to our local newspaper and I guess you can say the rest is history.” Here’s Rey Waters’ remarkable travel writing success story, so far — in his own words.
Pitch Travel Write: Most Requested Links About Getting PublishedTips and Resources to Help You Sell Your ArticlesGetting published is the main objective of freelance travel writers. Every article you write needs to be published somewhere, so you need solid systems in place to do it quickly, efficiently, and successfully. After all, if you can't sell your articles, you don't get to write them! Here’s the link to our entire suite of articles on getting your stories published. It’s a gold mine of information. And, it’s free!
Link to Tips and Resources to Help You Sell Your Articles
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RESOURCES FOR TRAVEL WRITERSFeatured Book for November: The Art & Craft of Travel Writing
We’re thrilled to release our book, “The Art & Craft of Travel Writing: How to Develop Your Craft, Hone Your Skills, Avoid Mistakes, Work Smarter, and Be More Successful” What’s in our 21-chapter, 152-page book? We’re glad you asked!
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Group Coaching Mastermind CommunityOur first Group Coaching Mastermind Community kicked off in October, 2020, and we’ve got a global group with members living in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Indonesia and the U.S. We're very excited about this group of writers and our new community! We added new members to our community in January 2021 and they're getting to know the group and participate in writing activities.If you missed out on the opportunity to join this session, you can get on the waiting list for the next session starting in January 2022:
Live WorkshopsPeople have been asking when our 2022 workshops in New Orleans, Louisiana are scheduled.Here are the tentative 2022 dates: 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:
Did You Know . . .Our Complete Marketing Master Class for Travel Writers is ranked #1 on TravelWritersExchange.com’s Top Ten Travel Writing Workshops.You can access the list of the top ten travel writing workshops at the link below:
Online Travel Writing & Marketing Master ClassNow, you can study our Marketing Master Class for Travel Writers online for only a fraction of the price of the live class! We recorded it LIVE in Seattle, for aspiring travel writers who weren’t able to attend in person.
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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 into the travel writing realm and all the enjoyment that comes with it.
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Friend me on FacebookMy Facebook page is about freelance travel writing. I frequently post about:• links to other well produced travel websites and blogs • links to my travel articles • magazine cover stories and back stories • links to resource pages • 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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