You probably think there is no comparison, right? The freelancer has all that wonderful freedom, can pick and choose her jobs, sleep in if she wants, and be all creative all day. The retail job is mundane, monotonous, dull, and pays badly. Well, think again, and take a read of this insightful piece by freelance … Read more about Full-time retail vs freelance writing?
“A couple of years ago when I first started reading travel articles about all the new develop- ments in Dubai, I could never have guessed that this would happen,” Erica from Blissful Travel wrote in response to my post on Dubai yesterday, which was actually a pointer to Terence’s post on Dubai’s Global Reporting Meltdown … Read more about Once upon a time in Dubai: when the fairy tale doesn’t unfold (or get told) the way they wanted it to, Or, Why the media needs to grow up
Speaking of Dubai, the little city-state has taken quite a beating in the media lately with a number of negative articles about its apparent economic meltdown, written as if the rest of the world weren’t in recession. My partner and co-author Terence Carter, who is also a writer and photographer who blogs at Wide angles, … Read more about Dubai’s Global Reporting Meltdown
The Guardian summer holiday travel writing competition winners have been announced and you can read the best 50 stories – five winners and 45 runner-ups – on the paper’s website. 1300 stories were submitted. I actually expected they might have received more entries. Perhaps the thought of an editor cutting the stories from 500 to … Read more about The Guardian summer holiday travel writing competition: the winners are announced!
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