Hando - Be a travel writer, live your dreams, sell your features : travel writing step by step

An upbeat, practical and no nonsense guide to the competitive world of travel writing. In a compact succinct format, it covers every aspect of feature writing, from finding the right angle to selling your story.

Packed full of tips to help you get started and succeed in the best job in the world.

Hilary Bradt MBE, co-founder of Bradt Travel Guides, award-winning writer, broadcaster, lecturer and photographer

In her upbeat and encouraging style, Solange Hando takes you through the process of creating and selling travel articles and shows you how to think like a pro.

This inspiring book is packed with sound practical advice and helpful tips from a seasoned travel writer.

Donna Dailey, award-winning travel writer, photographer, editor, guide books, US and international publications, websites and television

Solange Hando has skilfully fed her passion and excitement for travel into the pages of this invaluable book. It is absorbing and inspirational, contains amusing anecdotes and is crammed with useful information and ideas.

This is a must-have book for aspiring travel writers and will be of immense help in getting their feet firmly on the first rung of the travel writing ladder.

Linda Jackson, freelance travel writer-photographer, worldwide publications, managing editor of www.activecaribbean.com

An inspirational and motivational journey through the world of travel writing.

Be a Travel Writer is your transportation of choice to your destination of published travel writer. It draws upon Solanges expert knowledge as she shares tips and tricks learned in the course of her career.

Climb aboard, for a whole new world of discovery awaits you. Simon Whaley, best selling author, feature writer and photographer, member of the Outdoor Writers and Photographers Guild

If anyone knows how to write and sell travel features, it is Solange Hando. She is so right that the rewards are tremendous and as she says, every experience is packed with article ideas.

This great little book brims with her valuable advice, encouragement and insiders knowledge, from travel basics to professional expertise.

Andrew Sanger, award-winning travel writer, editor and guide book author

First published by Compass Books, 2014
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Text copyright: Solange Hando 2013

ISBN: 978 1 78099 944 9

All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in critical articles or reviews, no part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without prior written permission from the publishers.

The rights of Solange Hando as author have been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

Design: Lee Nash

Printed and bound by CPI Group (UK) Ltd, Croydon, CR0 4YY

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I would like to thank Cherry Cuckoo, Della Galton and Pamela Spencer for their feedback, Kathryn Burrington, Stuart Forster, Ashley Gibbins, Lynne Hackles, Linda Jackson and Mari Nicholson for their contributions and all the tutors, editors, colleagues and family members who have encouraged me over the years.