Live Online Workshop with Special Guest Tim Leffel. Get Discovered. Get Published. Get Paid.
Intrepid Times is thrilled to partner with Tim Leffel, a giant of the travel writing world, to help emerging writers in our community get published and earn more from their travel stories. Join us for an intimate, live online workshop where you’ll be able to ask your burning questions and get an unvarnished, practical guide to (realistically) making an income as a travel writer next year including…
- The truth about money in travel writing today: How much do travel writers earn, really, and what sets the big earners apart from the rest?
- Define your niche to get published & paid more: Carve out your own corner of the travel writing world and build a brand behind your name.
- Pitching like a pro to get paid before you travel: Learn how to move beyond ‘on spec’ pitches and get commissioned before you even step out the door
- Get discovered and have editors reaching out to you: Use simple techniques to increase your name recognition in your niche and be the ‘go to’ person for your topic
Why freelancers should build their own following: Go beyond trading time for money and own your audience through a blog, newsletter, or specialized website. - Other income options for travel writers: Develop multiple income streams and leverage your skill and expertise to go where the money is, from ghostwriting to self-publishing.
Meet Your Hosts
Your Instructor: Tim Leffel
Your Instructor: Tim Leffel
Tim Leffel has been supporting his family as a full-time travel writer since 2006. He is the author of five books, including Travel Writing 2.0, and has won multiple writing awards from the Society of American Travel Writers, the North American Travel Journalists Association, and the Solas Awards sponsored by Travelers’ Tales Publishing. He has contributed to more than 50 publications, including Travel + Leisure, CNN, Outside, Global Traveler, Westways, USA Today, and Lonely Planet. See links and more at TimLeffel.com
Your Host: Nathan James Thomas
Your Host: Nathan James Thomas
Nathan James Thomas is the founder of Intrepid Times (2014) and author of “Travel Your Way” (2022) and “Untethered” (2023). An experienced publisher, editor, and published author, his work has been covered in The Times, The Australian, and the New Zealand Herald, and his travel writing has been published in the Lonely Planet, Roads & Kingdoms, Outpost Magazine, and, of course, Intrepid Times.
Secure Your Space
Sunday, November 3, 12 PM new York, 5 PM London
REGISTRATION CLOSED
We’ll meet on Zoom and welcome writers from around the world. The event will be recorded and the recording shared with registered attendees. Allow at least 90 minutes for the event including time for your questions.
Spaces are strictly limited. We keep the group small to allow you to ask your questions and to provide a comfortable platform where we can tell real truths and share techniques that won’t be diluted through overuse. The event will be recorded and the recording and notes will be shared exclusively with attendees who register in advance.
This could be the single biggest decision you make to establish yourself as a professional, financially independent travel writer next year. Your investment in attending including access to the recording & notes is $75 USD.
You’re about to gain access to the wisdom of one of the most experienced travel writers working today and a respected authority on the business and financial side of travel writing. We can teach you what we know, putting it into practice is up to you. Your success will depend on a range of factors, some you can control, some you cannot, and we make no guarantees of any kind whatsoever regarding the results you may experience after the seminar and when putting these techniques and strategies into practice. Like all worthwhile journeys, venturing out into the world as a travel writer is a risky undertaking, please keep this in mind before registering above.
