If you’ve thought to yourself lately: “I’ve got to get serious if I’m going to make sure my magazine writing career takes off,” then this one is for you.

We talk a lot about how proactive pitching–cold, to editors you have no relationship with–is the way to make your travel writing career rise by leaps and bounds quickly.

And it’s never been more true.

Every time I visit magazine shops and bookstores that carry a substantial selection of magazines, I am shocked by how many new magazines I have never heard of… and I run a database of nearly 600 magazines looking for travel articles and regularly have 100+ more out with writers.

There are so many opportunities to get into print, and you are missing out if you are not getting out there and taking advantage of them.

Not with one pitch here or there once a month or less often. But with a serious pitch and follow up strategy that gives you the best return for your time spent.

If finally breaking into the $1/word travel magazine markets is on your mind this year, you could put together a package of 7 classes that covers everything you need to get pitches out to magazines now, from:

  • why working with magazines is one of the best uses of your travel writing time in the first place
  • exactly which magazines are right for you
  • how to pull ideas from past trips and find them on upcoming trips
  • sure-fire ways to know if your idea is on fire or a dud
  • how to ensure the perfect match between idea and market

How to spend your $100 coupon

After a long break, we are officially reopening Dream of Travel Writing with a very special Open House.

As a thank you for being part of our community, we’re offering a special coupon exclusively for our Flourishing Newsletter subscribers. You can take $100 off any personally-selected set of classes in our store.

If you’re not already a subscriber, simply add your name in the form below to receive your unique coupon code.

Your $100 off coupon can only be used for a limited time, so don’t miss out!

Here are some classes specifically about perfecting your pitches that might get you traction with what you’re struggling with right now:

  • How to Craft the Perfect Travel Article Pitch: You can take workshop after workshop on how to write the perfect travel article, but if your pitches aren’t landing assignments, it’s all for naught. In this webinar, we walk step-by-step through what you need to know to write the perfect pitch–and everything that you should leave out.
  • Don’t Create Ideas Out of Nowhere: How to Always Find Them When You Need Them: I’ve found the the process of coming up with the right ideas is much more of an issue than actually writing the pitch. Once you’ve got the idea right, the rest comes much more easily. In this webinar, we work in detail through three different ways to generate ideas from magazines and three ways to come up with ideas “from thin air”. Never be worried about *what* to pitch again.
  • How to Hone Your Travel Article Ideas to Perfectly Fit Each Magazine: In this webinar we workshoped article concepts into ready-to-pitch, focused ideas with multiple angles matched to specific magazines. I pre-matched them with specific sections from multiple magazines and walked through the process of honing an article “idea” from your concept into something adapted to a magazine and ready to pitch.
  • How to Generate Sure-Fire Saleable Ideas: Instead of generating article ideas and then trying to find a magazine that will take your idea, I find starting your brainstorming with the sections magazines include yields a much higher success rate. In this webinar, we cover techniques that you can also use with any magazine that you have a copy of and ensures that your pitches hit the mark and you get responses from editors.
  • How to Break Your Trips into the Maximum Number of Article Ideas: Does one trip equate to just one story? Certainly not if you’re looking to make a living as a travel writer. In fact, it’s much more normal for full-time writers deriving their entire income from travel writing to place 10-12 articles from one trip–right when they first return. In this webinar, we discuss the basic tenets of free travel as a travel writer, from ethics to minimum barrier to entry to the different types of trips and their various pros and cons.
  • How to Increase Your Success Rate By Analyzing Magazines: The process of pitching regularly will drastically improve your income and portfolio, and editors respond best to pitches that demonstrate a knowledge of their publication. The best way to demonstrate that knowledge is by only pitching specific sections of the magazine. In this webinar we show you exactly how to do just that.
  • The Art of the Follow-up–The Simple Key to Dramatically More Assignments: In this webinar, we talk about timing, scripts, and mechanics of following up with editors on your pitches. I also share some more unusual or downright awkward editor responses from members of our community and discuss how to handle them.

What other cool free stuff can you get during our open house?

Our Open House is a special event where you’ll get an exclusive look at the exciting changes coming to Dream of Travel Writing.

In addition to taking $100 off in our store, you can join free classes to learn

You’ll also have a chance to peek into our VIP (Very Insightful Professionals) Group Coaching Program!
In these calls, you’ll experience a preview of our intimate group coaching sessions, where you’ll be coached specifically with our HOW method and feel what a difference it makes on a problem you’re facing right now. Learn more about how to join soon.

We can’t wait to share what we’ve been working on.

Delivery details:

  • In the webinar shop, add any of the classes to your cart and enter the code you received in your inbox
  • The classes will be available immediately in your user profile on webinars.dreamoftravelwriting.com, and you will also receive an email for each webinar with the links to the downloadable audio, video, and transcript files.

Important general notes on our Open House Specials:

  • The coupon expires September 30, so make sure you pick out your classes before then. And the coupon will only work for classes, not any of our live programs
  • if you have more items than the value of the coupon, you can just pay the difference on the site.

 

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