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The Lowdown On Using Hyphens Correctly In Writing

Good grammar and proper punctuation usage is becoming rarer and rarer these days, but for those who work at it, the reward is often the attention of editors who are always on the lookout for good writers. Here’s the final installment in this three-part series that I promise will improve your writing, as well as your chances of getting noticed.

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Understanding Comma Rules In Writing (Part 2 Of Our Grammar Series)

Writing without a rudimentary understanding of basic grammar is like cooking a meal without knowing how to use a knife: You might get the job done, but the result could be hard to digest. In this two-part series, we’ll explore the three most common grammatical errors from novice writers, and what to do about them.

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3 Common Grammatical Errors And How To Fix Them—Part 1

Writing without a rudimentary understanding of basic grammar is like cooking a meal without knowing how to use a knife: You might get the job done, but the result could be hard to digest. In this two-part series, we’ll explore the three most common grammatical errors from novice writers, and what to do about them.

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Here’s How To Get Paid For Your Travel Stories

Quite a few professional writers have gotten their start from writing intricately detailed and well-worded reviews on websites such as Yelp. However, if you want your travel story to be published by a newspaper or magazine, you need to understand the differences between writing for a crowdsourcing site and a paying publication.

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4 Simple Tips For Improving Your Food Writing

This is Part II on food writing — let’s delve a little deeper into ways that you can present a piece about one or more restaurants that will establish you as a confident food writer who is comfortable with sharing your thoughts about the places you eat at when you travel.

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The Do’s And Don’ts Of Writing About Food

As a former restaurant critic and food writer, I know all too well how appealing and rewarding talking about food for a living can be, but for novice writers, this genre can feel awkward, especially when you long to explore restaurants in foreign countries. In the first of this two-part offering, I will start to share some of the things I’ve learned over the past few decades about writing a food-based piece.

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To Become A Travel Writer, You Need To Understand Your Real Motivation

Sometimes we don’t actually know why we do what we do, and sometimes our true why is buried beneath a lot of other why reasons that get in the way of our real purpose. Here are some thoughts about drilling down to your “why,” because it turns out that’s probably one of the keys to success as a travel writer.

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What To Write About In 2018—So You Can Snag More Bylines

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It’s that time of year when freelance travel writers turn their thoughts to what’s trending around the world to try to align the upcoming year’s trips with the needs of the industry. Here are a few things to think about as you ponder your dream trips…

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