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Introduction Chapter 1: Getting Started: Types of Travel Articles Destination Special Interest Journey The Roundup Historical or Holiday Peg Side Trip Outdoors/Recreation Right Now: News Peg Humorous Travel Advice of Service Article Food and Travel Personal Experience Essay Exercises Chapter 2: How a Travel Writer Plans Travel Where to Go: Selecting a Destination Story Idea Development Ideas and Market Flow Sources for Ideas Prepare to Go Packing Practicum What to Take Dressing the Part Personal Comforts Safety and Security The Trip Begins The Travel Writer's Day Time for Reflection and Learning to Notice Organizing Travel Time One Trip: Three Stories Interesting Themes Tell Stories Now You're There What to Look For Find Out What's Happening Approaching Strangers Staying Safe on the Road Finding a Story Using Web Sites and Guide Books Traveling Incognito Finding the Out-of-the-Way Story Stay-at-Home Travel Writing Engaging Local Contacts Exercises Chapter 3: The Travel Journal What Kind of Notebook? Writing the Travel Journal Entry What to Write Getting Started: From Journal Entry to First Draft Artful Writing Exercises Chapter 4: Structure and Pace The Lead or Opening Structural Elements Continuing: Structure of a Travel Article Enter the Writer Close-ups Overview Wide View of Location Endings Creating a Structure The Writer as Character in the Story Unfolding the Story Placing the Facts Moving a Draft Version to Completion Telling What Happened Structural Gimmicks Using Clich¿s Words into Print or Web Sites Exercises Chapter 5: Style and Tone Crafting Stories With Style Grammatical Voice and Writer's Voice Original Voice False Voice Editing for Clarity; Edge and Attitude Diction and Clarity Discovering Fresh Images: Risk-taking in Language Use Moving Beyond Chronology Boring Writing Stylebooks Self-editing for Stylish Writing Gee Whiz Description The Right Word and the Laundry List Identify With the Reader Sidebars Selecting Words About Place Reader Discoveries Styles to Avoid Exercises Chapter 6: Fact Checking and Research Resources Get Organized! Building Reference Sources Pre-trip Research During the Trip Why Check Facts? Plagiarism Using Facts Avoiding Errors Timeliness of Facts Honesty and Facts; Recording Facts in Your Journal Generalizations and Facts Facts, Truth, and Writing Style Facts to Skip Balance and Personal Experience Clich¿s Are Not Facts Responsibilities of a Travel Writers Time and Honesty Exercises Chapter 7: Travel Photos What Kind of Camera? How to Take Photos for Travel Stories Other Sources of Travel Photos Stock Photo Services What Can Go Wrong Legal Issues Storing Photos The Mechanics of Submitting Photographs Quality Control Tips for Travel Photographers Exercises Chapter 8: Marketing Travel Articles What is Your Market level? Moving Up Networking to Meet Editors Approaching Editors With Your Ideas Tips on How to Write Queries Presenting Yourself on Paper or by E-mail Preparing the Manuscript for Submission Simultaneous Submissions Communicating With Editors Working Through Rejection Market Research and Travel Trends Niche Marketing What Do Editors Want? What the Editors Say Queries Protecting Your Ideas Networking for New Ideas; How to Enter the Guidebook Market Checklist for Marketing Exercises Chapter 9: The Professional Travel Writer Who Are You And What Do You Do? On the Road Financing the Freelance Life Networking in the Travel Industry Maximum Marketing Our Responsibilities as Travel Writers The Tools of the Trade: Morale Setting Up Your Workspace Time Management Contacts Reference Books Recorder Expense Records Free Trips Contracts Guidebooks Joining Organizations How to Recycle and Resell Books Travel Web Sites, Blogs, and E-Zines Self Promotion Sustaining Relationships With Editors Moving Up Dealing with Publication Errors Tangential Work; Lectures and Workshops Develop a Specialty The Future of Travel Ten Steps to Get Started Travel Like a Travel Writer Appendix A: Two Travel Writing Articles Appendix B: Resources Appendix C: Glossary Index
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Travel writing.
Authorship.