How to Pitch Travel Editors

Description

How do you get a travel editor to say yes?

It starts with knowing the language editors speak, researching the right publication before you write a single word, and sending a pitch letter that’s tight enough to read in under a minute — and compelling enough that they want to.

This guide is built on more than a decade of experience on both sides of the pitch: as a freelance travel writer published in Lonely Planet, Fodor’s, Southern Living, Saveur, and more, and as an editor who worked with freelance writers and watched the same avoidable mistakes arrive in her inbox week after week.

Inside, you’ll learn:

• The editorial vocabulary every serious writer needs to know — hed, deck, lede, nut graf, kill fee, and more
• How to research a publication so thoroughly that your pitch fits before you send it
• How to find the right editor — and why pitching the wrong person is one of the most common mistakes writers make
• The exact format and structure of a pitch letter that works, from subject line to closing
• The difference between pitching print and pitching digital — and why it matters
• How and when to follow up without burning a bridge
• A real pitch I sent that resulted in a published article, annotated line by line so you can see exactly what each element is doing and why

You’ll also get access to my one-on-one strategy sessions, where I’ll review your pitch and share the pitches from my own portfolio that got me published.

If you’ve been sending pitches that aren’t landing — or you haven’t sent one yet because you’re not sure where to start — this is where that changes.