Travel Writing
Posted on 15. Jan, 2010 by MairaS in Being a writer, Travelogue Writing, Writing tacts
Travel writing is fast becoming one of the most popular fields of modern research writing, both for short work (articles, etc.) and for novelists. Since travel is a subject that fascinates most readers, the writer endeavoring to enter the travel writing market, needs to be aware of their market audience. The travel reader is usually [...]
Say It with Pictures
Posted on 02. May, 2009 by MairaS in Being a writer, Travelogue Writing
A Picture, it is said, is worth a thousand words. So, add a picture to your narrative, to produce the maximum impact. It can be a simple stock photograph that shows any aspect of life or historical importance for the place. A Festival celebration or some comic scene in the midst of solemn celebrations, etc. [...]
Making the Travel Article Memorable
Posted on 02. May, 2009 by MairaS in Being a writer, Travelogue Writing
How can we make an article memorable from the point of view of the reader? Any work of creative nature touches a reader through the emotions it generates. When a reader browses through the article, he will get fascinated if he finds some references in it to what he had felt about the place or [...]
Getting ready to become a Travel Writer
Posted on 02. May, 2009 by MairaS in Being a writer, Travelogue Writing
There is a rustic tale of an innocent villager who was told to get ready to go to the city the next morning. Come next morning, and every one was searching for him, but to no avail. By evening the poor chap was back, exhausted from walking back all the way from the city. When [...]
Opportunities in Travel Writing for Beginners
Posted on 30. Apr, 2009 by MairaS in Being a writer, Travelogue Writing
A beginner in the field of writing is faced with the question: why am I writing? To be simple, it is because I need to say something. Grannies used to tell the kids in the olden days: ‘don’t open your mouth unless you are really hungry or you have something urgent to tell.’ The threat [...]