Travel Writing Course
Comprised of 6 comprehensive lessons with various reading and writing assignments, you’ll learn to hone your storytelling skills, pitch publications like a pro, brainstorm ideas, draft your first story, and so much more!
This 6-lesson (92 page) comprehensive course is your guided step by step journey to building an income from your travels. It will take you from feeling unskilled and overwhelmed to skilled and confident freelance travel writer.
What You’ll Gain from This Course
✅ Learn how to turn your travel experiences into compelling stories that editors want to publish.
✅ Discover insider secrets to successfully pitching your work to travel magazines, newspapers, and websites.
✅ Master the art of storytelling, so your articles stand out in a crowded market.
✅ Learn how to build a portfolio and get your first sale–even if you’re starting from scratch.
✅ Explore ways to make money beyond traditional articles, including blogging, vlogging, sponsorships, and press trips.
✅ Discover how to set your freelance writing business up and watch it grow.
6 Step by Step Lessons
Welcome
Well, every course needs a welcome with an overview of what is covered in the course.
1 – All about the travel writing industry
The more understanding about the travel writing industry you have the easier it is to set yourself up for success. This lessons lays the groundwork about travel writing and explain its history, the types of travel writing, career paths, useful terminology to understand and equipment needed to ply your new trade.
2 – Inspiration to Idea
With so many things to write about how do you choose what to write about? Learn how to brainstorm ideas gained from inspiration and information gathering from places you visit, including where you live. Turn inspiration into ideas that will become saleable articles.
3 – To Market to Market
Discover the different markets, both printed and on-line you could sell your travel writing to. Learn about lead times and why they are important. Learn how to manage your travel articles by setting up a database for continuous referral.
4 – The Big Pitch
Learn how to craft effective pitches that catch an editor’s attention to increase your chances of getting commissioned. You will discover what to include in your pitch and how to follow up. Also learn how to pitch to brands for sponsorship of travel and gear with pitching templates. Using lead times you will learn to plan your pitches and submissions improving your chances of getting published.
5 – Article Mechanics
Learn about the different types of articles you can write and how to craft them following contribution guidelines of publications. You’ll learn how to polish your writing style to create more engaging and professional travel articles that editor’s want to buy. Learn a little about integrating photography with your travel writing with tips for taking your own travel photos to share with editors.
6 – The Business of Travel Writing
This lesson covers practical strategies for managing the business side of your travel writing career including how to use financial data to grow your business.
Wrap Up
Putting all the steps together to continue developing and honing the skills learnt in this course to grow a successful career in writing about travel. And you will be as happy as your piggy bank at the beach!
Frequently Asked Questions Answered
Q: Do I need prior writing experience to take this course?
A: No! The best thing about travel writing is NO JOURNALISM DEGREE REQUIRED! Yep, you don’t need a journalism degree to succeed at being a travel writer. This course is designed for both beginners and aspiring travel writers who want to refine their skills. The thing everyone should have is a will to discover new places.
Q: How is the course presented?
A: The course is a 92 page downloadable PDF workbook, made up of 6 written lessons that you will read and undertake activities to hone your skills. That is right – you will read and write during the course of this course. If you want to be a writer, reading helps make you a better writer. So this is why the course is presented in written form.
Q: How long will it take to complete the course?
A: This course is self-paced, so you can complete it in as little as 3 hours or take your time.
Q: Will this course help me get published?
A: Yes! You’ll learn how to pitch, write, and sell your articles with proven techniques that I have used in my career.
Q: I’m not sure I want to freelance, are there other travel writing careers this course can help me achieve?
A: Yes! The course teaches you how to structure compelling travel stories that you can adapt to other content creation careers like writing a travel guide or travel memoir, blogging vlogging or becoming a travel influencer.
Q: Who is my tutor?
A: Your tutor is Sharyn McCullum, a freelance travel writer for some 30 years. Published in publications around the world she has written this course providing you with first-hand knowledge of the travel writing industry. She takes you step by step through the processes to create saleable articles to sell to markets so you can kick-start your travel writing career and make money from you travels. Her favourite phrases of ‘cheque is posted’ and ‘payment made to your account’ can be yours also!
Are you ready to start your travel writing career?