Prompt #17 Travel and Adventure

April 2022

Hi Friends,

A few days ago, I sent out a (very long) letter about the differences between arm chair travel (what we’re doing here) and service writing, along with some advice on how to get travel writing published. One of the most important ways to find your audience is to know what kind of writer you are, meaning what are your obsessions, your interests, your curiosities, your specialties.

I am just going to go ahead and tell you that I hate the word “brand” when talking about a writer. Brands are types of toothpaste and vodka. People are not brands. But