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• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Introduction
• Part 1: The Art of Good Travel Writing
• What Constitutes Good Travel Writing?
• The Goals of Good Travel Writing
• Finding & Focusing Your Story
• The Right Subject
• Travel Trends
• Objective Travel Trends
• Subjective Travel Trends
• Editorial Travel Trends
• Your Professional Niche
• Developing Your Story
• Pretrip Research
• Researching on the Road
• Finding Your Focus
• Crafting a Structure
• Compelling Beginnings
• The Middle Section
• Conclusions that Lead to New Directions
• Building Blocks
• Transitions
• Bringing Your Story to Life
• Dialogue
• Characters
• Illuminating Details & Anecdotes
• Accuracy
• Use All Your Senses
• Show, Don’t Tell
• Avoid Clichés
• Elements of Style
• Voice
• Pacing
• Attend to the Music of the Language
• Make Your Verbs Act & Your Words Count
• Consistent Verb Tense
• Rewriting & Self-Editing
• Examples of Good Travel Writing
• ‘Las Vegas’ by Simon Calder
• ‘New Dawn’ by Harriet O’Brien
• ‘The Wonderful Thing about Tigers’ by William Gray
• ‘Guitar Central’ by Christopher Reynolds
• ‘Just for Kicks’ by Stanley Stewart
• ‘A Night with the Ghosts of Greece’ by Don George
• ‘The Path to Sokkuran’ by Robert Hass
• Afterword
• Author Interviews
• Interview with Andrew Bain
• Interview with Tim Cahill
• Interview with Paul Clammer
• Interview with George Dunford
• Interview with Pico Iyer
• Interview with Rory MacLean
• Interview with Daisann MacLane
• Interview with Danny Palmerlee
• Interview with Margo Pfeiff
• Interview with Rolf Potts
• Interview with Alison Rice
• Interview with Anthony Sattin
• Interview with Stanley Stewart
• Interview with Mara Vorhees
• Part 2: The Craft of Travel Writing
• What to Do with Your Writing
• What it Takes to Be a Travel Writer
• The Quintessential Qualities
• Flexibility
• Adaptability
• Frugality
• An Understanding Family
• Curiosity
• Pluck
• Self-Motivation & Discipline
• Perseverance
• Passion
• The Glamour Versus the Hard Work
• Burnout
• Some Straight Talk about Earnings
• Earnings in the UK
• Earnings in the US
• Earnings in Australia
• Travel Literature
• Travel Guidebooks
• In-House Versus Freelancing
• Working as a Staff Writer
• Working as a Freelancer
• Part-Time Travel Writing
• Getting Published
• Newspapers & Magazines
• The UK Newspaper Scene
• The US Newspaper Scene
• The Australian Newspaper Scene
• Special Sections
• Pitching to Newspapers
• Press Trips & Freebies
• Rights & Syndicating Your Stories
• The Newspaper Production Process
• The Magazine Scene
• Pitching to Magazines
• After the Pitch
• The Magazine Production Process
• The Web
• Self-Publishing & Social Media
• Writing for Other Publications
• The Rise of the Internet Entrepreneur
• Anthologies
• Brochures, Catalogues & Newsletters
• Apps
• TV & Radio
• Book Publishing
• Guidebooks
• Travel Literature
• The Role of an Agent
• Dealing with Book Publishers
• The Book Publishing Process
• Self-Publishing
• The Tools of the Trade
• Journal
• Audio Recorder
• Interviews
• Too Much, Too Soon
• Replacing Written Notes
• Camera
• Adding Photography to Your Skills
• Photographic Rates
• Photographic Equipment
• Taking Shots
• Laptops, Netbooks and Tablets
• The Advantages
• The Disadvantages
• Video Recorder
• Career Maintenance
• Courses
• Writing Courses & Workshops
• Setting Up Your Home Office
• Basic Administration
• Taxes
• Record-Keeping
• Travel Insurance
• Legal Matters
• Copyright
• Electronic Rights
• Contracts
• Editor & Agent Interviews
• Interview with Keith Bellows
• Interview with Jim Benning
• Interview with Simon Calder
• Interview with Anthony Dennis
• Interview with Ed Grenby
• Interview with Catherine Hamm
• Interview with Lyn Hughes
• Interview with Lizzy Kremer
• Interview with Jonathan Lorie
• Interview with Sarah Miller
• Interview with Amy Rennert
• Interview with Robert Upe
• Part 3: Resources
• UK Resources
• General Guides to Publishers, Editors & Literary Agents
• Major Travel Publishers
• Travel Guidebooks
• Travel Literature
• Travel Magazines
• Newspapers
• Online
• Writers’ Groups & Associations
• Writers’ Websites & Tools
• Climate & the Environment
• Facts, Figures & Statistics
• Health
• World Events
• You on the Web
• Writing Courses
• Reference Purchases
• Library References
• Travel Literature Classics
• US Resources
• General Guides to Publishers, Editors & Literary Agents
• Major Travel Publishers
• Travel Guidebooks
• Travel Literature
• Travel Magazines
• Newspapers
• Online
• Writers’ Groups & Associations
• Writers’ Websites & Tools
• Climate & the Environment
• Facts, Figures & Statistics
• Health
• Maps
• World Events
• You on the Web
• Writing Courses
• Reference Purchases
• Library References
• Travel Literature Classics
• Australian Resources
• General Guides to Publishers, Editors & Literary Agents
• Major Travel Publishers
• Travel Guidebooks
• Travel Literature
• Travel Magazines
• Newspapers
• Online
• Writers’ Groups & Associations
• Writers’ Websites & Tools
• Climate & the Environment
• Facts, Figures & Statistics
• Health
• Maps
• World Events
• You on the Web
• Writing Courses
• Reference Purchases
• Library References
• Travel Literature Classics
• Sample Paperwork
• Los Angeles Times Travel Section
• National Geographic Traveler
• Wanderlust
• WildJunket magazine
• Sample Release Forms
• Glossary
• About the Author