Talking Travel Writing

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Tiny tweaks to make your words awards-worthy

Tiny tweaks to make your words awards-worthy

Award-winning travel writer Sarah Gillespie shares her secrets of the pen

Jul 09, 2024
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You’ve hit the main talking points, fixed your story structure, and are about to send off that fabulous new feature — but something’s not right. The words are all there, but they just don’t sing like they did in your head. You’re worried you haven’t done the destination justice.

This train of thought rattles through my brain every time I’m about to finis…

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A guest post by
Sarah Gillespie
Sarah Gillespie is an award-winning freelance travel writer with bylines in Travel + Leisure, The Guardian, The Times and Sunday Times and National Geographic Traveller UK. She lives in Glasgow, Scotland.
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