| Many people aspire to write novels. It's not an | | | | as a down payment on the coming articles, |
| easy market and it takes time for researching, | | | | promotional pieces, etc. that he expects. |
| outlining and writing a first novel. So how do you | | | | Being a travel writer can be a great job for |
| support yourself while you are writing? It could | | | | visiting exotic places, gathering materials and |
| take months and few can afford to spend that | | | | knowledge, doing research and everything |
| much time on anything that doesn't produce | | | | required for writing a first novel. And you get paid |
| immediate revenue. | | | | for it, while you learn how to speak and write |
| You have to be independently wealthy, find a rich | | | | authoritatively about the places you've been! |
| patron or be gainfully employed at some other | | | | Working as an Internet freelancer, where you |
| work to be able to afford the time. Later, after | | | | make money writing for the Web, is great for |
| you are published and a success you can ask for | | | | managing both mobility and hours. You can work |
| advances from publishers, but that comes later. | | | | whenever it is convenient for you... there are no |
| We are talking about writing a first novel here... | | | | fixed hours. Almost all work is done on a a |
| But much writing requires travel to visit places | | | | short-term contract basis. So you can go into and |
| you are writing about. Or it takes a special | | | | out of the Internet "workforce" at will. |
| schedule or research more conveniently done | | | | And you can work from anyplace in the whole |
| during the day, when it would conflict with a day | | | | world! Take your laptop with you and work |
| job. So how do you get around those problems? | | | | anywhere. All you need is periodic access to the |
| Why not take advantage of some freelance | | | | Net to communicate with clients, upload finished |
| writing opportunities and be a freelance writer? | | | | work, negotiate your next contract, etc. You can |
| There are two good possibilities: freelancing as a | | | | work just enough to make the money you need |
| travel writer and getting paid to write for the | | | | for the moment while you are writing a first |
| Internet. | | | | novel. |
| As a freelance travel writer you can travel free | | | | If you are interested in writing a first novel, those |
| or for very reduced rates while you visit places | | | | are things that would bear looking into... |
| for which you are writing articles for travel | | | | For more information on being a travel writer, |
| magazines. Oftentimes the publisher will give the | | | | making money writing for the Web or writing a |
| writer the front end costs of going and returning | | | | first novel, follow the links below... |