{"id":121909,"date":"2023-11-15T06:58:45","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T14:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelthefourcorners.com\/?p=121909"},"modified":"2025-06-04T09:31:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T16:31:02","slug":"lonely-planet-how-to-be-a-travel-writer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travelthefourcorners.com\/lonely-planet-how-to-be-a-travel-writer\/","title":{"rendered":"Lonely Planet: How to be a Travel Writer"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"121909\" class=\"elementor elementor-121909\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-59140264 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"59140264\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d177088\" data-id=\"3d177088\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e88f225 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e88f225\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I can&#8217;t think of a better book to kick off\u00a0Journeys in Travel Literature\u00a0than\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/How-Travel-Writer-Lonely-Planet\/dp\/1786578662\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>Lonely Planet: How to be a Travel Writer<\/strong><\/em><\/a> by Don George and Janine Eberle. If you love to travel, there&#8217;s a good chance you keep a travel journal, publish a blog, or are thinking of starting one. There are now over 30 million active travel blogs worldwide.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a32aecc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a32aecc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7da90ef2\" data-id=\"7da90ef2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2071c3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2071c3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Hard Can Writing A Travel Blog Be?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ab44529 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ab44529\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6022426e\" data-id=\"6022426e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47c3e2cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47c3e2cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I had an epiphany as I planned a two-week trip to Croatia late last year. My book project was dead in the water, so I figured I would start a travel blog instead. How hard could it be, right?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c7dad33 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c7dad33\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a65f61\" data-id=\"3a65f61\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3007ec37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3007ec37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How To Find Your Voice<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c29e7be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c29e7be\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3adce5ac\" data-id=\"3adce5ac\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-467bc86b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"467bc86b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-76c48719\" data-id=\"76c48719\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a65b4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a65b4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For years, I reported on defense and foreign affairs issues before transitioning into a better-paying but mind-numbing career, writing press releases and ghostwriting articles as a publicist. But not all writing is created equal. I quickly realized I needed to segue into the travel writing genre.<\/p><p>The problem was I had suppressed my writing voice all those years and now needed to find it.<\/p><p>&#8220;Be you,&#8221; implore authors George and Eberle in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/How-Travel-Writer-Lonely-Planet\/dp\/1786578662\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lonely Planet: How to be a Travel Writer<\/a>, the first book I read.<\/p><p>&#8220;Relatability, sincerity, and authenticity are the gold dust of blogs. Find your authentic voice.&#8221;<\/p><p>Geraldine DeRuiter\/<i>The Everywhereist\u00a0<\/i>weighed in with more invaluable advice. &#8220;Oddly, the more personal the content of the blog became, the more it resonated with people,&#8221; she wrote<i>.<\/i>\u00a0&#8220;I think we all inherently latch on to personal stories.&#8221;<\/p><p>Travel gems from noted travel writers and bloggers are generously scattered throughout the book, making it a handy resource for wanna-be travel writers.<\/p><p>The book was published in 2017 by Lonely Planet and is available as a paperback and on Kindle.<\/p><p>A few links no longer work; otherwise, it&#8217;s stood the test of time with a roundup of some of the most popular blogging platforms, examples of travel blogs &#8220;that hit the mark, monetizing your blog, and much, much more.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a39a3f5\" data-id=\"4a39a3f5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ecd8d39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4ecd8d39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"119053\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/travelthefourcorners.com\/?attachment_id=119053\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/travelthefourcorners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/dg-with-books-in-piedmont.jpeg?fit=3648%2C5472&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3648,5472\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Don George with books in piedmont\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Don George with books he has authored. 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Published by permission of Don George.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/travelthefourcorners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/dg-with-books-in-piedmont.jpeg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/travelthefourcorners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/dg-with-books-in-piedmont.jpeg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Don George with books he has authored. Published by permission of Don George.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-47631b42 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47631b42\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d02fdae\" data-id=\"1d02fdae\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e0669d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e0669d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">An Engaging Read<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3be8f19f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3be8f19f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-20c42fc3\" data-id=\"20c42fc3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7876d581 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7876d581\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/How-Travel-Writer-Lonely-Planet\/dp\/1786578662\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>Lonely Planet: How to be a Travel Writer<\/strong><\/em><\/a> is an engaging read. It&#8217;s very positive and motivating. I wouldn&#8217;t be surprised if the estimated 30 million travel bloggers climb to 40 million soon.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-94f6cb6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"94f6cb6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ff54d7\" data-id=\"5ff54d7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-608c5d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"608c5d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For recent writing tips from Don George, please read the post: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/travelthefourcorners.com\/rediscovering-the-soul-of-travel-writing-amp-photography\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rediscovering the Soul of Travel Writing &amp; Photography<\/a>.<\/em><\/p><p><em>Lonely Planet&#8217;s<\/em> book is available on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/How-Travel-Writer-Lonely-Planet\/dp\/1786578662\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a> as an eBook.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-176e70e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"176e70e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f1a3bb\" data-id=\"3f1a3bb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2469dad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2469dad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For more travel book reviews from <em>Travel The Four Corners<\/em>, please see \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/travelthefourcorners.com\/book-reviews\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Journeys in Travel Literature<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I can&#8217;t think of a better book to kick off\u00a0Journeys in Travel Literature\u00a0than\u00a0Lonely Planet: How to be a Travel Writer by Don George and Janine Eberle. 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