Comments on: Why I’m Not a Full Time Travel Writer http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/2011/05/28/full-time-travel-writer/ a camera, a passport, a ukulele Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:18:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Best travel blogs | Roaming Tales http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/2011/05/28/full-time-travel-writer/comment-page-2/#comment-90522 Best travel blogs | Roaming Tales Sat, 07 Jan 2012 12:41:12 +0000 http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/?p=4730#comment-90522 [...] to pay off. We had a conversation last year – in the comments section of this post on why she is not a full-time travel writer – where I told her that I thought she was on the verge of breaking into some big markets. She [...] [...] to pay off. We had a conversation last year – in the comments section of this post on why she is not a full-time travel writer – where I told her that I thought she was on the verge of breaking into some big markets. She [...]

]]> By: Linda http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/2011/05/28/full-time-travel-writer/comment-page-2/#comment-87014 Linda Wed, 24 Aug 2011 07:32:03 +0000 http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/?p=4730#comment-87014 Thank God to see someone talking sense for once! Years ago I too thought becoming a travel writer was the be all and end all... then I looked more into it (before selling up and hitting the road) and realised it paid next to nothing. I still gave it a go, just to see, then when I was offered a total of $3000 (about 1700 pounds at the time) to write a guidebook for London that included 200 restaurant reviews all to be paid by me (including 30 high-end joints) I decided to take a different tack... and asked them were they having a laugh. So, instead I've put the effort into finding sites that pay really well - even though I've sold my soul and sometimes write about topics that would make watching paint dry unbelievably appealing - but that's the trade. It means I can get to write about what I want - travel - but am financed by the other writing. Means I probably won't ever be a full time travel writer, but that's ok... all these years later I don't want to be a full time anything! Thank God to see someone talking sense for once! Years ago I too thought becoming a travel writer was the be all and end all… then I looked more into it (before selling up and hitting the road) and realised it paid next to nothing. I still gave it a go, just to see, then when I was offered a total of $3000 (about 1700 pounds at the time) to write a guidebook for London that included 200 restaurant reviews all to be paid by me (including 30 high-end joints) I decided to take a different tack… and asked them were they having a laugh.

So, instead I’ve put the effort into finding sites that pay really well – even though I’ve sold my soul and sometimes write about topics that would make watching paint dry unbelievably appealing – but that’s the trade. It means I can get to write about what I want – travel – but am financed by the other writing. Means I probably won’t ever be a full time travel writer, but that’s ok… all these years later I don’t want to be a full time anything!

]]> By: reuben http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/2011/05/28/full-time-travel-writer/comment-page-2/#comment-86260 reuben Mon, 13 Jun 2011 20:27:35 +0000 http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/?p=4730#comment-86260 Aah...dreams mixed with a perception of reality in this post. Always makes for interesting reading. It seems that you already have the writing skills necessary to get paid handsomely. You've even identified the need for specific knowledge which is easier to acquire than the skills youve already developed. Would always be encouraging to see people "just go for it". I guess we'll see. Thank you for the insight nonetheless. Aah…dreams mixed with a perception of reality in this post. Always makes for interesting reading. It seems that you already have the writing skills necessary to get paid handsomely. You’ve even identified the need for specific knowledge which is easier to acquire than the skills youve already developed. Would always be encouraging to see people “just go for it”. I guess we’ll see. Thank you for the insight nonetheless.

]]> By: Freelance Writing: What I Did Wrong | Fevered Mutterings http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/2011/05/28/full-time-travel-writer/comment-page-2/#comment-86232 Freelance Writing: What I Did Wrong | Fevered Mutterings Thu, 09 Jun 2011 23:17:25 +0000 http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/?p=4730#comment-86232 [...] But travel-writing is far shakier a prospect as a source of income. Better writers than I have decided against it, and the intrepid few that do it are very honest about its shortcomings as a profession. Sometimes [...] [...] But travel-writing is far shakier a prospect as a source of income. Better writers than I have decided against it, and the intrepid few that do it are very honest about its shortcomings as a profession. Sometimes [...]

]]> By: Get Paid to See the World: 12 of the Best Jobs that Combine Work and Travel « Featured Articles « Extreme Traveling http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/2011/05/28/full-time-travel-writer/comment-page-2/#comment-86218 Get Paid to See the World: 12 of the Best Jobs that Combine Work and Travel « Featured Articles « Extreme Traveling Wed, 08 Jun 2011 19:25:49 +0000 http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/?p=4730#comment-86218 [...] the case for writers of certain publications, the reality of the situation is that most aspiring travel writers work way really hard for little pay.  For every Rolf Potts or Leif Peterson, there are hundreds of freelancers making the equivalent [...] [...] the case for writers of certain publications, the reality of the situation is that most aspiring travel writers work way really hard for little pay.  For every Rolf Potts or Leif Peterson, there are hundreds of freelancers making the equivalent [...]

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