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Developing your travel writing career: commissions and content gathering, part 2

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This post continues from yesterday’s post in response to a reader’s request for advice on developing a freelance travel writing career and financing research trips: 11. When you get a guidebook commission Start pitching story ideas on the destination – the fee for a single story could equal a quarter of your guidebook fee. Sell enough … Read more about Developing your travel writing career: commissions and content gathering, part 2

Developing your travel writing career: starting out and securing commissions Part 1

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An aspiring travel writer who is starting her freelance travel writing career has emailed me: “I’ve been reading a lot about financing and tips for freelancers on how to save money, but never on how it actually works at the beginning. I know that it’s different for every freelancer and also for every travel writer … Read more about Developing your travel writing career: starting out and securing commissions Part 1