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Issue #461: Writing for Military Magazines September 30, 2024 |
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Editorial
It’s important for travel writers to gain visibility by self-promoting. Enhanced visibility inevitably means more assignments - so this is something you must do if you want to succeed at travel writing.
Self promotion can be hard for a lot of people. You must be continuously self-promoting and marketing yourself and your products (travel articles) to sell your work. But travel writers often put this on the back burner. Here’s some step-by-step advice for self-promoting and gaining visibility in the competitive travel writing arena. Enhanced visibility inevitably means more assignments! Here’s a list of marketing tasks—broken down into bite sized pieces — that you can do each day. Use these marketing tips to rise above the thousands of others writhing around in that huge travel writers' mosh pit. These steps will advance your name, help you promote yourself, and further establish your personal travel writing brand. Do one or two of these tasks each day, and continue to do them every day until it becomes routine. Self-Promotions – Social Media 1. Create a Facebook site for your writing self Create a Facebook site for your writing self. This is different than your personal page (click on the link and read the article to find out more) 2. Always post your latest travel story on your Facebook page — or a link to the article if it’s online 3. Post your latest travel story on TravMedia.com 4. Write some updated copy for your writer’s website to include you latest travel stories.
You do have a writer’s website, don’t you?
Roy Stevenson Coming soon . . . our new Group Coaching ProgramGroup Coaching is an affordable, fun way to learn about travel writing and get feedback and advice.Our new program is a self-study, self-paced program that includes: It also includes a copy of two of my most comprehensive resources The Complete Guide to Marketing and Selling Your Travel Articles, The Art and Craft of Travel Writing, and a transcript of all the photography lessons. All coaching will be done on an as-needed basis in our Group Coaching Mastermind Facebook group, a private group created only for group coaching members. When you have a question, you can ask it on our Facebook group — we’ll answer your question there. More details will be provided next week ... keep an eye on your email. We'll open registration on October 9th for only 5 days -- and we'll send more details when registration opens.
500 Print Magazines - Current CustomersIf you purchased 500 Print Magazines That Want To Publish Your Travel Stories, you should receive a reminder in your email when a new issue is unlocked. But in case you don't receive an email, you can access the login page and input your login credentials at this linkIf you have any problems downloading any issues, please get in touch with us at pitchtravelwrite@gmail.com and we’ll be happy to help you. Also, if you find any links that aren't working or any magazines that are no longer published, please let us know so we can get the word out to everyone. For those of you who have all 10 issues, make sure you've downloaded the latest Revisions list. We've also included an alphabetical listing of all 500+ magazines to use as a cross-reference for your convenience. We’re looking forward to hearing from you about which magazines you’ve pitched successfully and what stories you've sold to the magazines on these lists. Have You Written a Travel Memoir?If you've written a travel memoir or compiled a travel anthology, please feel free to send me a PDF or kindle copy to review. Reviews will go out on my social media & in my monthly newsletter (2000+ travel writers & bloggers.) Please send PDF attachments to me at roy_stevenson[at]hotmail.comFeatured PostWriting Travel Articles for Military Magazines: A Popular Niche for Military EnthusiastsMy first few travel articles published in October 2007 were in military magazines. Since then I’ve had over 139 military stories published. They've appeared in more than twenty paying magazines and newspapers in the U.S, U.K, and New Zealand.And, the beauty of it is, these were all travel stories. So far, every military story I’ve pitched has been picked up. I’ve resold many of them, often to magazines in other countries. Some of my military articles have been 4-figure payouts. This success has led to a regular military museum column for Military Magazine, which has further enhanced my credibility in this genre. Here’s how to break into writing for military magazines"
Upcoming Posts10/2024: Republishing & Repurposing Your Travel Stories11/2024: Writing Front-Of-Book Articles: Are They Worth It? 12/2024: On Vacation Inspirational Travel Quote
Pitch Travel Write: Most Requested Links About Improving Your Travel WritingAs travel writers, we put words together to paint pictures of our destinations. Writing about a place we love seems like such an easy thing to do. But, as you know, there’s much more to effective and saleable travel writing like . . .- How to say the words in just the right way - Sharing valuable information to catch the reader’s attention - Knowing how to keep readers engaged Here’s a link to our PitchTravelWrite.com Resource Page on The Craft of Travel Writing. Our Resource Page includes information about topics that focus on your travel writing craft. How you can improve your writing and increase your productivity – and get those articles out to editors. There are 28 articles on how you can up your travel writing game; it’s like getting a FREE BOOK!
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You can also access more information about individual books using the links below: The Art and Craft of Travel Writing Find Your Niche Story Ideas that Sell The Complete Guide to Query Letters The Complete Guide To Marketing and Selling Your Travel Articles 125 Websites That Want To Publish Your Travel Stories How To Land Press Trips and Fam Tours How To Break Into The Luxury Travel Writing Market Rock Star Travel Writers Free Travel GuidesWho doesn't love free travel stuff?Here’s a link to five websites where you can download Free Travel Guides www.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.
If you know someone who will enjoy this newsletter, Awards and AccoladesRoy Stevenson Listed in 2024 Pitching Guide for magazine editors. Thank you, PR On The Go, for listing me as one of the six top journalists in your 2024 Pitching Guide.This listing helps match up travel journalists with magazine editors who are looking for specific stories. Here’s the link to the download:
PRontheGo Pitching Guide
www.PitchTravelWrite.com, our travel writing website has had a banner year! The accolades just keep pouring in! Our website was selected for the 2024 Writer’s Digest Magazine’s “101 Best Websites For Writers” in the June issue. We’ve previously been chosen for Writer’s Digest Magazine’s 101 Best Websites For Writers in 2016, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. WD doesn’t bestow these awards lightly. We’re the only travel writing website on the lists!
And Writer’s Digest Magazine also chose our website for their “Best Genre/Niche Websites for 2023.” We’ve previously been listed in Writer’s Digest Magazine’s “Best Genre/Niche Websites for 2020, 2021, 2022, & 2023.”
A few months ago, our Online Travel Writing & Marketing Master Class has made Reedsy.com’s Best Travel Creative Writing Classes for 2023 list. There are only 21 travel writing courses on this worldwide list!
And, in December 2023 we were awarded the honor of being listed in the Writer’s Digest Magazine’s 101 Best Websites for Writers in their 2024 Annual Yearbook.
We at PitchTravelWrite.com are proud to announce that our website made TheWriteLife.com’s 100 BEST WEBSITES FOR WRITERS 2020 & 2021! thewritelife Best Websites 2021 Our Complete Travel Writing & Marketing Master Class is ranked #1 on TravelWritersExchange.com’s Top Ten Travel Writing Workshops.
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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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