November 2020 celebrates Editor’s Choice’ 1st Anniversary. For the last year, TPM has featured interviews with travel publication editors and offered tips to travel writers. Editor’s Choice was the first new feature added to TPM in some time. Readers and editors are giving positive reviews.This month we walk down memory lane with three of our first editor interviews. Re-engage … [Read more...] about Editor’s Choice
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How Postcards Became My Favorite Habit
By Mary CharleboisIt had been 30-years since I’d mailed the postcard from Paris. Framed in black, it sat among my friend’s photos of family, friends, life events, and holidays. I asked, “How did my Arch de Triumph postcard make it to the rogue’s gallery?” How I got hooked She told me it was the best piece of mail she had ever received. She related how exciting it was to … [Read more...] about How Postcards Became My Favorite Habit
Editor’s Choice – September 2019
By Mary Charlebois ITWPA Member Is your story Editor-Ready? Proofread, check spelling, punctuation, and grammar. If you are using Microsoft Word, there’s a spelling and punctuation checker built in. Turn it on, so it’s an automatic function while you’re writing. I also use Grammarly. It’s more comprehensive than Word’s … [Read more...] about Editor’s Choice – September 2019
Editor’s Choice – August 2019
By Mary Charlebois ITWPA Member Over half of the manuscripts I receive have neither a title, byline, nor contact information. If the manuscript is separated from the pitch email, I can’t publish the piece, no matter how good it might be. That story will end up in the closed file. Identify your story and yourself. The first line … [Read more...] about Editor’s Choice – August 2019
Editor’s Choice – July 2019
By Mary Charlebois ITWPA Member Read Out Loud TIP 1: Read your draft aloud before submitting. This will help you catch odd sentence structure and silly typos that you missed by proofreading with just your internal voice. It’s certainly not my original tip. I got it somewhere. But it’s one that I follow both for my own work … [Read more...] about Editor’s Choice – July 2019