Lonely Planet: How to Be a Travel Writer

For years, I reported on defense and foreign affairs issues before moving to a better-paying but mind-numbing career, writing press releases and ghostcasting as a journalist. But not all writing is created equal. I quickly realized that I needed to get into the travel writing genre.

The problem was that I had suppressed my writing voice for all those years and now I needed to find it.

“Be you,” implore authors George and Eberle Lonely Planet: How to Be a Travel WriterThe first book I read.

“Relatability, sincerity, and authenticity are the golden dust of blogging. Find your authentic voice.”

Geraldine DeRuyter/everywhere Load it up with more invaluable tips. “Oddly enough, the more personal blog content becomes, the more it resonates with people,” she wrote.. “I think we all inherently hold on to personal stories.”

Travel gems from popular travel writers and bloggers are generously scattered throughout the book, making it a useful resource for would-be travel writers.

The book was published in 2017 by Lonely Planet and is available in paperback and on Kindle.

Some links no longer work; Otherwise, it’s stood the test of time with a roundup of some of the most popular blogging platforms, and examples of travel blogs that “hit the mark, monetized your blog, and more.”