Today’s interview with Travel Writer Betsi Hill focuses on what travel writers and travel bloggers can expect when working with editors & website owners. Besti also shares her 5-step process to editing an article and great tips for how to pitch an editor.
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How to Pitch an Editor with Travel Writer Betsi Hill
Click here to listen to the full episode to hear what travel writers and travel bloggers can expect when working with editors & website owners. This is “BITW 137: How to Pitch an Editor with Travel Writer Betsi Hill”.
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Top Takeaways:
- Betsi’s TravelCon Overview
- Brands are working for storytellers
- What to expect when working with editors & website owners
- The anatomy of a pitch letter
- How to write a persuasive pitch letter
- What research needs to be done before you pitch an editor
- How to determine the voice of a publication
- How to tailor your pitch to the voice of a publication
- The biggest mistakes travel writers and bloggers make when pitching
- Why you shouldn’t switch your tense from past to present tense in an article
- Tips for self-editing
- Betsi’s 5-step process for editing an article
- When an article goes from your article to a byline when writing for another publication
- What types of changes an editor might ask of a writer
- How to learn the voice & style of a magazine or publication
- Why you have to find a niche (unless you want to be a small fish in a big pond)
- The process of a pitch
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Lots of great tips – thanks for sharing Betsi and Alexa!