I’m closing out the last open invoice I have as a freelancer, after four years of trying to make it work. They promised payment on Monday. We’ll see. Here’s why I’ll never do it again. It takes me so much time and effort to chase down payment that it’s not worth it. The rates are low, the work is fast turn-arounds and...
Read MoreAn Unintended Writing Guide for Travel Bloggers
I’m reading Robin Hemley’s A Field Guide for Immersion Writing: Memoir, Journalism, and Travel, and it’s great. I laughed in the first chapter, which isn’t something you’d expect from this kind of book, but it’s really snappy and fun to read. I’m writing a book that’s largely participatory journalism, so I...
Read MoreThings you have to decide as a travel writer
Things to decide as a travel writer: do I want to write an article that will scare people or one about a popular destination that has been covered a million times with a one week lead time? Hmmm. I also love that they just sort of gave up after Barcelona and just started naming cities. Scam cities month weeee!! How soon until I’m dropped from this...
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