Comments on: Should beginning travel writers write for free? http://www.vagablogging.net/should-beginning-travel-writers-write-for-free.html Sun, 12 Feb 2012 07:10:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Austin Beeman http://www.vagablogging.net/should-beginning-travel-writers-write-for-free.html/comment-page-1#comment-35375 Austin Beeman Fri, 05 Feb 2010 02:25:28 +0000 http://qs1937.pair.com/users/bootlabs/vagablogging.net/_wp/should-beginning-travel-writers-write-for-free.html#comment-35375 The sad fact is that us travel writers are trying to get paid for something that most people would gladly do for free. There is a massive glut of good quality travel writer for free. What there isn't is a good 300 page travel narrative books for free. That you can sell. Either to a publisher or on the web. Sad but true. The sad fact is that us travel writers are trying to get paid for something that most people would gladly do for free. There is a massive glut of good quality travel writer for free. What there isn’t is a good 300 page travel narrative books for free. That you can sell. Either to a publisher or on the web. Sad but true.

]]> By: Adeel Khan Sherwani http://www.vagablogging.net/should-beginning-travel-writers-write-for-free.html/comment-page-1#comment-7047 Adeel Khan Sherwani Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:21:32 +0000 http://qs1937.pair.com/users/bootlabs/vagablogging.net/_wp/should-beginning-travel-writers-write-for-free.html#comment-7047 Thanx 4 shearinf with us.. Adeel Khan Sherwani from <a href="http://www.getatlantaonline.com" rel="nofollow">Atlanta</a> Thanx 4 shearinf with us..
Adeel Khan Sherwani from Atlanta

]]> By: jules older http://www.vagablogging.net/should-beginning-travel-writers-write-for-free.html/comment-page-1#comment-5929 jules older Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:01:43 +0000 http://qs1937.pair.com/users/bootlabs/vagablogging.net/_wp/should-beginning-travel-writers-write-for-free.html#comment-5929 I take your points; you make them well. But in the end, here's what it comes down to: If you write for free, you're competing with yourself six months later. jules I take your points; you make them well. But in the end, here’s what it comes down to:

If you write for free, you’re competing with yourself six months later.

jules

]]> By: Parisgirl http://www.vagablogging.net/should-beginning-travel-writers-write-for-free.html/comment-page-1#comment-1510 Parisgirl Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:16:39 +0000 http://qs1937.pair.com/users/bootlabs/vagablogging.net/_wp/should-beginning-travel-writers-write-for-free.html#comment-1510 Maybe the real question is, "Can you afford to write for free?" Once you've resolved that issue, receiving a paycheck is a delightful reminder that at least one person out there must think you've written something worth reading. Maybe the real question is, “Can you afford to write for free?” Once you’ve resolved that issue, receiving a paycheck is a delightful reminder that at least one person out there must think you’ve written something worth reading.

]]> By: Mark Hodson http://www.vagablogging.net/should-beginning-travel-writers-write-for-free.html/comment-page-1#comment-1509 Mark Hodson Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:11:26 +0000 http://qs1937.pair.com/users/bootlabs/vagablogging.net/_wp/should-beginning-travel-writers-write-for-free.html#comment-1509 Good points. But there's a wider question here, too. It may be expedient for the individual travel writer to work for free, but it doesn't do much good for the community of travel writers at large. The more writers who work for free, the harder it is to persuade publishers that they need to pay for copy. Also, once you've worked for an editor for free, it's difficult at a later date to persuade them to start paying you. If their budgets improve, they might start paying writers, but will they pay you? After all, they are well aware of the monetary value that you have placed on your own work (zero). Good points. But there’s a wider question here, too. It may be expedient for the individual travel writer to work for free, but it doesn’t do much good for the community of travel writers at large. The more writers who work for free, the harder it is to persuade publishers that they need to pay for copy.

Also, once you’ve worked for an editor for free, it’s difficult at a later date to persuade them to start paying you. If their budgets improve, they might start paying writers, but will they pay you? After all, they are well aware of the monetary value that you have placed on your own work (zero).

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