Many people who choose travel writer as a full time job get struck in the moon of overwhelming desires. The lights of luxurious hotels and the massage of elegant girls create a charisma of dreams that can’t be resisted. But once they see the paychecks, they directly land on the taut floor. Why get blown away? Here are some checklists to test eternalness of travel writing career.
1) Winning edge
Writing nonspecific articles sitting in a fully AC cabin is totally different from writing a travel article after full day wandering in the unknown places; is well known to everybody. But question here is that, do they have the winning edge?
- The writing skills should not be excellent, it should be extra ordinary.
- There is always curiosity attached with the reader of the travel article and if the reader feels confused then its dead end.
- Willing to travel to literally any place on the earth.
- Writing as a passion not as money making machine.
2) Multiple media exposure
Many people get attached to print media or electronic media for travel writing. They don’t want to experiment with various channels as they fear that it would lead to time shortage and less quality work. But the demand of time is to be present everywhere.
- Travel blogs is the best place to create online presence in travel niche
- Getting attached to big travel companies as a reviewer
- Writing for travel specialized magazines
- Showcasing the traveled destination in all possible conferences & get together meetings.
3) Help of co-writer
Travel writing is something which needs strong network and cooperation with people from similar niche.
Many times a good written travel articles goes wasted due to lack of personal touch by a fellow co-writer.
- They can help in creating articles to the utmost industry standards.
- More areas to explore and feel safe at unknown places.
- The funding sources can also be widened.
- Can also act as spokesperson for a establisher writer
Conclusion: Travel writing can be fun and at the same time hard to defy. So, one should check his merits and sources before acquiring it as a full time job.