Dear Travel Writer
How would you feel if I told you that a whole pack of your fellow readers (most never published before) are going to get articles written... edited... and out to an editor this week?
In fact, the aggressive ones are going to get not one, but two articles out this week... and 10 out by the end of the month.
And — not to sound immodest — but what if I told you it's thanks to me?
That's right. I gave them the story ideas... delivered a few headlines they could pick from... told them what to put in the first paragraph... outlined exactly what to include in the middle... and showed them how to wrap it up.
And then I turned around and suggested where they might get their articles published and gave them a list of resources to further guarantee their success — information on how, for example, to include photos with an article submission to increase the likelihood it will be accepted... and to get paid more, too.
And that's not all: I also offered to read the articles before any editor sees them.
That's right. I offered to give a meaty critique with useful edits and practical suggestions for improvement. In other words, I'd head off any "rookie blunders" to ensure that the stories were in publishable shape before they ever hit the street.
Pretty nice arrangement, right?
Well, that's precisely the deal I'd like to offer you.
Starting today, when you sign up for Accelerated Training Service’s newly reopened Unlimited Article Critiques Program, we'll send you a weekly Story Starter Guide by email. Inside it you'll find everything you need to get at least one story written and into an editor’s hands in the seven days that follow. You'll get...
And we'll be waiting eagerly to read anything you want to send us.
Whether you write just one of the articles we suggest each week... or you get on a roll and write three or five or even 10... we're happy to offer you feedback and guidance on all of them. (In fact, send us anything at all — whether it's an article we've suggested or not.)
We'll get a critique back to you within 48 hours.
That's right. One of our professional writers will read your piece, offer comments and suggestions, and tell you exactly what you need to do to get it into publishable shape... all within 48 hours of your submitting it.
That means that very quickly you'll be ready to shoot it off to an editor —
with confidence.
By Jennifer Stevens, Author,
AWAI's Ultimate Travel Writer's
Program
Back when I was in my mid-20's, I worked as an assistant editor at a glossy, 4-color international business magazine. It was a start-up, and the rest of the editors were well-pedigreed men in their forties and fifties who'd come from Business Week and elsewhere.
Because the magazine had a small staff, I was assigned all sorts of tasks and responsibilities I'd never have had the opportunity to try at a more established publication.
Assistant editors are typically charged with bringing their superiors coffee and sending out rejection letters.
But in that job, I wrote most of the "front of the book," covering beats like air cargo, power generation, and business travel. I assigned stories, helped pick the photos to illustrate them, wrote captions, and more...
In other words, I learned the magazine business. But best of all, I learned what editors want.
You see, my boss — an old-school journalist type, quirky and a bit gruff — had been an editor for longer than I'd been alive. He'd lived — and covered stories — all over the world. Spoke a handful of languages. And he didn't put up with novice mistakes.
But rather than just take a red pen to my copy and toss it back on my desk, he must have seen a kernel of promise in my work. Because he did a wonderful thing.
He called me into his office every time he opened up an article of mine to edit and had me stand over his shoulder and watch. And he didn't just change this or move that in silence... he explained why he was doing it.
That one-on-one attention, that careful consideration of my work made all the difference in my writing. It taught me lessons I never learned in all the years of writing and journalism classes I'd taken. He showed me what worked in the real world.
And that's exactly the kind of thoughtful and practical guidance you get with ATS's Unlimited Article Critiques Program.
To enroll now, click here.
Here's a proven formula I'm sure you already know:
More Published Articles = A Bigger Article Portfolio = More Press Trip Offers + More Success
What I'm getting at is this: Not only is our Unlimited Article Critiques Program geared to really accelerate the rate at which you get articles published... but it also gives you the inside track you need to land those coveted perks established travel writers enjoy.
...perks like complimentary concert tickets… or a gourmet meal on the house... a weekend getaway, no charge... or even a week on an exotic Asian island, all-expenses-paid...
The secret to cashing in on those sorts of perks lies in having a "track record" if you will — articles with your name on them that you can wave around in front of those P.R. officials who hold the invitations.
And that's exactly what our Unlimited Article Critiques Program is designed to get you — a portfolio of published articles — and fast.
"Wendy, Many thanks for your clear-eyed and inspiring critique of my article. Having read it, I could only agree with you on everything you wrote. Too bad it often takes someone else to open one's own eyes. You can bet that I will reread your comments each time I will be ready to submit another travel story.
You wrote in your corrections that the llama salt caravan I mention in the article could itself be an article. I wrote two stories on it, one that was published by International Wildlife magazine, and one that will soon be published by Highlights for Children. This time, having learned that Faces, another children's magazine, will publish a Bolivia issue at the end of the year, I decided to offer them a piece on the altiplano.
I will rewrite this piece to make it readable for Face's young readers. Using your comments, I will also rewrite it differently to offer it to one of the inflight magazines that cover South America.
If I take a long time in sending in my next assignment, please do not think that I gave up. I never give up, but I am an extremely busy photographer. Best wishes." — Victor Englebert, freelance writer and photographer
And right now, I'd like to offer you a special deal on this extraordinary service.
For one full year of Unlimited Article Critiques — that is, a substantive, thoughtful review of any articles you want to send in (and as many as you want to send) — plus three months of weekly story starters — the fee is just $199 (that's $100 off the regular price).
You know, you could hire an editor to give your stuff a once-over on a per-project basis. And for $4 or $5 a page, you'd get somebody who would fix your commas and catch your typos. (You'd probably end up paying, on average, about $20 an article for it.)
But that kind of editor doesn't provide an expert opinion about what you're doing right, what you could improve, and how, exactly, to do it.
That sort of editor won't tell you: "I just thought of a way you could slice this piece up for three different audiences and three different editors... and get three times the mileage out of it for almost no additional work."
Yet with our Unlimited Article Critiques Program, that's precisely the sort of advice we deliver. Not just academic grammar fixes, but thoughtful, helpful, expert guidance.
The kind of guidance that will help you elevate your writing so you can quickly build your portfolio and gain that bump up from small-market publications to bigger-market ones.
Plus, you don't just get your articles (as many as you want to submit) critiqued... but we'll also send you three full months of weekly story starters — everything you need to get at least one story written and into an editor’s hands every seven days.
Do that... and keep it up, and that's 52 articles in a year. Fifty-two articles critiqued — or even more than that if you want — for just $199. That's a mere $16 a month to see your writing improve enormously and to build for yourself a track record of success, incredibly fast. And with the story starters, we make it easy.
Plus there's no risk to you. Sign up now and test-drive this program for 30 days — that's a month of unlimited article critiques and our weekly Story Starter Guides.
Put those resources to use, and you'll surely and easily double... maybe even triple your success rate.
Even so, if, before the end of 30 days, you decide the travel writer's life just isn't for you, simply let us know and we'll send you a full refund. No questions asked.
"There's no substitute for having an astute pair of eyes look over your material. That's exactly what you're guaranteed with Wendy VanHatten at the helm of Accelerated Training Services' Unlimited Article Critiques program. Try it out. I'm willing to bet that after the first critique you'll be asking yourself how you ever got by without this service."
— Jen Stevens, Author,
AWAI's
Ultimate Travel Writer's Program
To reserve your place in our Unlimited Article Critiques Program, click below.
Seven days from now, you could see your travel-writing career taking off at a sprint. I can't wait to see your by-line!
Sincerely,
Wendy VanHatten,
Freelance Travel Writer
P.S. Up top I said that a pack of readers would get articles written and out to editors this week. I hope I'll be able to count you among those who find success in the next seven days...
But as the saying goes: That road is paved with good intentions. After all, how many times have you said, "I'm going to sit down this week and..."
The truth is: A little over-the-shoulder help and personal attention really does make all the difference. And that's why we created this Unlimited Article Critiques Program -- to give you the sort of individualized feedback we know can take you to the next level.
Plus we've included the weekly Story Starter Guides to give you just the push, just the momentum you need to get going. And with our professional writers at the ready to give your articles a once-over within 48 hours, your success is all but guaranteed.
Enroll today, and this time next week you could be well on your way to a by-line.
Click below to take advantage of this special, deeply discounted offer!