Welcome to
TRAVEL WRITE EARN
I’m James Durston (say hello over in the video) and I’m here to help you become a successful travel writer.
I’ve sold hundreds of articles myself as a freelance writer for many high profile publications including CNN, Travel + Leisure, Condé Nast, Discovery, VICE, SCMP, The Independent and The Daily Mail. More importantly I’ve spent nearly US$750,000 buying thousands of articles as a commissioning editor.
Travel Write Earn is designed to show you exactly what I’m thinking and how I work when I sell and buy travel articles, so you can maximise your own chances of similar success.
Sample lesson from the TWE Pitching Workshop video course. More details here.
STEP 1: FREE STUFF
Check out all the free stuff on the site, from informative blog posts to mini tutorials to free ebooks with places to pitch
STEP 2: VIDEO WORKSHOP
Fine-tune your pitching with this live recorded 90-minute workshop, detailing exactly how to approach editors with structured queries that sell
STEP 3: 1-2-1 COACHING
Level-up with my private coaching program that will answer all your questions, formulate story ideas, help you write them and more
EXTRA: EBOOK INSIGHTS
The only pitching and travel writing guides written by an editor. These (low-priced and well-reviewed) insights into the travel publishing world are a steal
Your travel writing
JOURNEY
Grab your first freebie
127 travel publications to pitch
Get your travel writing career off to a flyer with this list of 127 magazines, websites and newspapers that accept freelance travel queries. Enter your email address below and I’ll send it immediately.
Plus: Check out the TWE Blog! Dozens of highly useful, useable articles about pitching stories to busy editors.
Learn to pitch like a pro
Online travel writing video workshop
Your ebook above tells you where to pitch, now learn how. To win assignments, you need to know how to write and structure emails that editors like to receive. This 90-minute workshop deconstructs the process.
Advance to mastery
1-2-1 private coaching program
There’s much more to becoming a travel writer editors love to work with. But you don’t need to spend weeks in a classroom to learn it all. My specially designed coaching program will rapidly equip you with everything you need to earn a regular income as a travel writer.
Meet your
MENTOR
20 years experience
As a writer and an editor
Past clients include CNN, VICE, Travel + Leisure, GQ (and many more). Past roles include reporter, commissioning editor and managing editor. I know both sides of the travel publishing market – selling and buying stories – which means you get the full picture on Travel Write Earn.
