Inside travel writing

If you write about travel, or want to, one of the best things you can do is get yourself to Travmedia’s International Media Marketplace (IMM). It’s a bit like speed dating for the travel industry: fast, furious and a lot of fun, and you can walk away with real connections and sometimes even offers of press trips.I’ve been going every year since 2018, so in this episode I’m sharing how I approach the day. I talk about how to apply, how I prepare for each appointment, the questions worth asking PRs, and what to do if your matches aren’t quite what you hoped for. Whether it’s your first IMM or your tenth, I hope it helps you make the most of it.(And if you’re heading to the Sydney IMM in February, come and say hi!)Love the show? Share it with a fellow writer or leave a review 🙏🏻For more resources, visit www.thefreelancersyear.comLet's connect! Come say hi on Instagram: @thefreelancersyearHappy writing + travelling! - Lindy

If you’ve ever sat down to write and felt like you’ve run out of words, you’ve probably been told to go and read some beautiful travel writing for inspiration. I get why people say it, but for me it usually backfires and leaves me feeling like everyone else can do this and I can’t.So in this episode, instead of the usual advice, I’m sharing what I do when my writing feels flat: a few small, practical habits for finding fresh language, whether you’re travelling next week or haven’t left home in months.Love the show? Share it with a fellow writer or leave a review 🙏🏻For more resources, visit www.thefreelancersyear.comLet's connect! Come say hi on Instagram: @thefreelancersyearHappy writing + travelling! - Lindy

What do editors actually wish they could tell you? This week on Inside Travel Writing, I’m sharing the things editors have told me over years of conversations, press trips, and events together - the honest stuff they’re probably not going to say to your face.From the pitch mistake that comes up more than any other, to the most annoying thing you can do as a freelance travel writer, to the simple things that will make you the writer they keep coming back to.Love the show? Share it with a fellow writer or leave a review 🙏🏻For more resources, visit www.thefreelancersyear.comLet's connect! Come say hi on Instagram: @thefreelancersyearHappy writing + travelling! - Lindy

In this episode of Inside Travel Writing, I'm sharing 3 pieces of advice I find myself giving over and over again, whether it's to writers just starting out, to writers who've been at it for years or to writers who are somewhere in between.One is something most writers don't even realise is happening (until someone points it out).The second is about the mistake almost every writer who isn't getting commissions is making.And the last is about something most writers resist, but that the travel writers I see break through have all figured out how to embrace.I genuinely think if you can get a handle on all three, your travel writing will look very different in 12 months' time.And if you want support putting all three into practice?Applications for The Travel Writer Accelerator are open until 16 October, with two special bonuses for writers who apply and enrol by then.Love the show? Share it with a fellow writer or leave a review 🙏🏻For more resources, visit www.thefreelancersyear.comLet's connect! Come say hi on Instagram: @thefreelancersyearHappy writing + travelling! - Lindy

Shelly spent six months sending out dozens and dozens of pitches.In those six months, she'd only had one reply from an editor (and it was a no).Then Shelly decided to try something different.A few months later, she had her first commission, then a second, and then a five-star hotel stay for her and her beloved Italian greyhound, Nala.She landed her first travel writing assignment with no clips and no previous travel writing experience.In this episode, Shelly shares:Why six months of crickets nearly made her quitThe pitch she sent four times before an editor said yesHow one very specific (yet quirky) angle became a published storyWhy she now gets excited about a "no" from an editorHow she followed up on a maybe and turned it into her second commissionWhat happens when you stop thinking "I have a niche interest" and start thinking "I have a niche"If you've been pitching and just getting a lot of silence (and you're starting to wonder whether travel writing is only for the lucky few), this episode is definitely for you. Because, as you'll hear, success in travel writing is absolutely not about how long you've been doing it.Want Shelly's kind of momentum? Applications for The Travel Writer Accelerator are open until 16 October, with two incredible bonuses for people who apply and enrol by then.Love the show? Share it with a fellow writer or leave a review 🙏🏻For more resources, visit www.thefreelancersyear.comLet's connect! Come say hi on Instagram: @thefreelancersyearHappy writing + travelling! - Lindy