You’re invited to join our private “club” fortravel writers.
Our goal: everybody sells 100 articles and takes a dozen press trips!
Dear Travel Writer,
Noreen Kompanik here.
Not long ago, I was a total travel writing “newbie.”
But today—in just a few years since becoming a travel writer—I’ve published more than 385 articles and traveled to Hawaii, Mexico, the Bahamas, The British Virgin Islands, and Alaska.
Not only am I seeing my name in print – which I love – but I’m also getting steady paychecks, free dinners out, exclusive tours of area attractions, “comped” nights at luxury hotels, and even invitations to go on all-expenses-paid press trips.
This transformation was no accident. I connected with the right travel programs and the right mentors at exactly the right time. . It was hard work, and I had to cross a few stumbling blocks along the way, but I got there!
Things I’d only dreamed about as a child were suddenly happening for me.
But I don’t say that to brag – I’m sharing for one specific reason:
It’s time for me to pay it forward. I’d like to help you follow in my footsteps…
Let me start at the beginning and explain…
Imagine if you knew how to give editors exactly what they want in every article you write…
When I first dreamed of life as a travel writer, I wasn’t sure how I would even get started, much less build a whole new life.
Lucky for me, I managed to connect with writers who’d gone before me who were willing to walk me through what I needed to do. They helped me make the leap from “dreamer” to “doer.”
And this made all the difference!
Thanks to their guidance, I discovered breaking in to travel writing can be shockingly easy once you get your feet wet and you get used to “the system.”
When you reach out to an editor with a proposal or finished piece they love, the time it takes to earn a byline, perk, or check drops down to mere minutes.
And, the more stories you get accepted, the more perks come your way.
There are small perks, like free gourmet meals, “comped” admission to local attractions, and private, no-fee local tours.
Here’s me and fellow member-turned-travel writer Theresa enjoying the fabulous food, and VIP treatment at the Discover San Diego Foodie Fest – on the house of course!
Then there are the bigger perks, too… weekend stays at beautiful winery properties with meals, wine tasting and massages all included… press trips where everything from flight to food to fun is covered…
From the stunning sunsets of Oahu, to Italy’s Amalfi coast, I never dreamt I’d see
so much of the world – but I have…
If you’d told me even three years ago I’d be jetting around the globe on someone else’s dime – spending a complimentary week in a high-end vacation rental in Tucson, lounging for free at a villa in Palm Springs others pay $650 per night to enjoy, exploring Italy’s Amalfi coast… even designing my own trips and having publishers clamoring to pay for them…
…I’d have said you were dreaming.
Back then, I didn’t even know this opportunity existed. I was just wrapping up my nursing career wondering what I was going to do with myself in retirement.
Yet here I am today with more than 300 articles accepted for publication and an in-box full of new opportunities I can take advantage of.
Now, when I sit down at the computer, I know exactly what to say to editors… how to pitch articles and exactly who to pitch them to, how to ask for perks… even how to negotiate the highest rates for my work!
I’m loving life!
And, since there are more travel writing opportunities out there than any one of us could hope to enjoy in a thousand lifetimes…
I feel comfortable and confident inviting you to share in this bounty… in a unique and joyful lifestyle that allows you to travel when you like… learn new things… experience new places… and turn your dreams of adventure into paid-for jaunts.
And here’s how we’re going to make that happen…
A private “club” of successful travel writers… Our goal: everybody sells 100 articles and takes a dozen press trips!
Here at Great Escape Publishing, we have created a truly unique space in the travel writing world.
For the last two years, a dream team of writers, editors, newbies, and long-time pros, have all been gathering every month, to support budding new writers on their path to success.
Our membership is 590 people strong, and the success rate is astounding.
It’s a group whose sole purpose is to get you from where you are now… to where I am… that is: getting paid to travel and see your name in print.
We’re setting an ambitious goal for members, but we know we can get you there: 100 articles sold and a dozen press trips taken.
And we’ve created a strong, supportive community of other writers and travelers to help you do it.
Because there is this one shared goal; to get every member published and traveling as a writer – this is 100% a collaboration space, not a competition space. Beginners are 100% Welcome!
Once you check those items off your to-do list… you can confidently call yourself a successful travel writer. And that’s what we want.
As part of this “club,” I can assure you: You’ll get there A LOT faster than you ever would on your own.
That’s because, together with a team of Great Escape’s top travel writing members and experts, I’m going to “meet” with you every month and guide you to your own travel writing success.
As part of this group, you’ll gain a roadmap that shows you what is, effectively, the biggest travel-writing shortcut ever created.
I say that because as a member you’ll benefit from—
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Monthly challenges designed to get you writing the kinds of travel stories that sell.
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Updates on which editors are buying—and what they’re looking for—so you can “work smart” to avoid wasting time and earn more bylines, faster.
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A forum where you can get your questions answered and gain the confidence you need to leap over those roadblocks that typically trip people up. It’s all about clearing a path to success…
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Feedback and help from fellow members who can bring their “in-the-trenches advice and perspective” to the table and share powerful, useful insights you won’t get anyplace else.
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A platform where all the members can exchange story ideas and notes… a mechanism for insight, encouragement, and support that will prove invaluable!
In other words: You’ll get all the help, vision, and connections you need to sell 100 articles and take a dozen press trips.
Now that might sound like a pie-in-the-sky goal right now. But I’m here to assure you: It’s completely do-able. I know. I’ve done it.
And frankly, I credit a good measure of my own success to the supportive partnerships I found as part of the Great Escape Publishing “family” so to speak. It has made a huge difference in keeping me motivated and in ramping up my efforts.
And that’s what this “club” can do for you, too.
You’re officially invited to join the Travel Writer’s Café…
We call this “club” the Travel Writer’s Café… and I’d like to invite you to join me as a new member today…
It’s the best way to put your travel writing dreams on fast-forward…
It’s low-stress, it provides consistent and regular guidance, and it’s proven to work.
Take me up on this offer to show you—step-by-baby-step how to get from where you are now to 100 articles sold and 12 press trips enjoyed—and I promise: You’ll be setting yourself up for success.
Because let’s face it, there’s A LOT of trial-and-error you’ll have to endure if you go it alone. You probably already know this because you’ve tried it. Or maybe you haven’t tried it because taking that first step is hard without someone there to spell it all out for you.
So that’s what we’re trying to overcome here.
You might think about getting a private coach. But I have to say: That is expensive. And, to be honest, it’s hard to find today. Most folks don't want to deal with the intensity of working with somebody one-on-one. They don’t want to answer all your little questions and be at your beck and call all week while you cut your teeth on something they figured out how to do years ago.
But all that makes the Travel Writer’s Café unique… and effective. Because you essentially gain all the benefits of having a coach… without the expense of engaging one.
And, you could argue… what you gain as a member of the Travel Writer’s Café is actually even better. Because in addition to the personalized guidance, you get the genuine benefit of being part of a supportive crowd who will all be there to share what they’re learning, share their recommendations and lessons… and their support as well.
If you like the idea of getting paid to travel… if you long to see your name in print and get invited on all-expenses-paid jaunts to exotic locales where you can enjoy a brand new adventure…
Then what you’ll find in the Travel Writer’s Café isn’t just a roadmap to that life… but you’ll find your “tribe,” too.
First, let me introduce you to a few of the experts Great Escape Publishing already has on board to contribute to our “café”…
Terri Marshall
Tax accountant turned full-time travel writer and editor notorious for writing about chocolate, spirits and multi-generational adventures. This Globetrotting Grandmom has traveled all over the world from north of the Arctic Circle in Norway to Antarctica and has over 300 bylines in numerous publications.
Jennifer Stevens
Executive Editor of International Living and the expert behind our own Ultimate Travel Writer’s Program. Jen brings almost three decades of experience to you… both as a writer and editor. She is great at sharing practical tips for crafting winning articles that have you standing out from the crowd (in a good way)!
Ian Aldrich
Magazine editor for Yankee Magazine, a publication with a long proud history of publishing first-time writers.
Theresa St. John
Successful member turned travel writer and photographer. She also has more than 100 bylines to her name with trips to Ireland, Fiji, and Paris under her belt.
Plus dozens more who will drop in and say hello!
We’ll show you the same shortcuts I used to land my first byline, and keep them coming…we’ll arm you with all the skills and support every travel writer needs to find success.
Joining us at the Travel Writer’s Café is an incredibly fun, yet powerful way to fast-track your writing career.
Each month we’ll focus - as a group - on building up one specific travel-writing skill, until you’re out there landing bylines and adventures… and until you, too, can say you’ve found the lifestyle you’ve always wanted to live.
Here’s your first look at our monthly “menu” of activities and special resources
Our skill-by-skill, month-by-month menu is designed to keep everything bite-sized and easy, so that your journey to become a successful travel writer is genuinely fun, engaging, and above all else: effective.
We’ll cover topics like:
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The insider tricks for getting your first 10 bylines…
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The step-by-proven-step guidelines for landing your first complimentary press trip…
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What to do on that press trip… so you get invited back, sure… but also so you get the material you need for not just one story, but three or four. We’re all about “working smart” and one of the best ways to do that is to turn a free trip into multiple paid-for articles!
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How to ensure your stories get published…
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How I got a brand new camera and luggage to review because I’m a travel writer… and other free stuff you might qualify for…
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What to do when two editors want the same story…
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How to get into those coveted airline inflight magazines… they pay well and give you first-class exposure, which you can parlay into better-paying gigs…
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Where the money is in foreign publications that publish stories in English… what you need to know, how to talk to those editors, and where to find the best-paying opportunities…
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How to take photos you can sell with your stories… even if you don’t have high-end equipment or even consider yourself a “photographer.”
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Details on multigenerational trips where you’re actually paid to bring kids and grandkids with you on your adventures… and then get paid to tell people how and why they should follow in your footsteps…
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And more.
The Travel Writer’s Café is a place designed to help you take action.
But I want to be clear: This isn’t a book. It’s not a “webinar” or a conference. This really is an interactive resource—and it’s a real, live, growing, supportive community—designed to “hold your hand” and help you get from where you are to 100 articles sold and 12 press trips taken.
As a member of the Travel Writer’s Café, you’ll receive a fresh writing prompt or article challenge each month, tied into a particular skill travel writers need. You’ll also get a “How-To Roadmap” related to that month’s skill—designed to educate you and equip you with a clear step-by-step action plan to help you complete the challenge.
You’ll build your travel-writing skills in a very practical, success-focused manner. And you’ll grow your portfolio at the same time. You’ll be submitting articles with record speed.
Please understand: This is not some “go-it-alone” guide. That’s not really what you need.
Instead, as a member of the Travel Writer’s Café, you are part of a community of people with shared goals, all working toward them… together. It’s going to be fun, engaging, and eye-opening.
And it’s going to be exactly the boost you need to get from where you are (no matter how “newbie” that may be) to the status of an accomplished travel writer.
“Published!!! I am beyond excited. This is my first story for VRT, Vacation Rental Travels, a beautifully-done online magazine.” – Café Member, Susan Maria Pichini
“Hello everybody! Just getting my Travel Writer's Café fix for the day... Lots of awesome and exciting stuff here! Congrats to everyone on your progress and welcome to our new friends. Just wanted to let you all know that I just found out I got my second byline since joining this group. This one also came out of Noreen Kompanik's amazing first challenge. Thank you Great Escape Publishing for showing me not only that this is possible but how to do it!” – Café Member, Engrid Barnett
“Excited about a first acceptance. Ice is broken! Break out the glasses. Thanks GEP!” – Café Member, Deborah Greenhut
“Every writer needs a tribe of their peers, and the Travel Writer’s Café is my tribe. It’s a place to learn through the roadmaps and shared knowledge of others. A place to share wins with a group of peers cheering you on and a place to be encouraged when you want to give up”. – Café Member, Betsi Turner Hill
“The support I have received has been immeasurable. I have posted questions and received advice that has saved me hours of work and has helped clarify many new concepts for someone like me just starting out on this career. The Travel Writer’s Café has become an integral part of my travel writing tool kit. I now have 3 published articles and 2 more assignments”! – Café Member, Lori Sweet
“I had an assignment for my article #6. In the assignment, the editor asked me to submit additional topics for consideration. I completed the assignment and wrote five additional articles. I pitched the new topics and the editor wants all of them! This will move me to 11 articles when they are all published. This is so exciting! SO, SO, SO glad that I joined the Café”! – Café Member, Gwyn Guthrie Goodrow
As I’ve said before—this is the biggest shortcut to success as a travel writer that you’ve ever seen!
Gain the new skills you need and turn them into published articles and paid-for adventures
Café members will have a lot of fun, there’s no question… but the key focus of our group is to teach you new skills and then help you turn them into published articles, well-paid adventures, and unforgettable experiences.
All of that in a warm, welcoming, supporting environment where you can feel comfortable asking questions, sharing your concerns, getting feedback on your story drafts… (and bragging about your successes, too).
So you’re getting not just the resources and personalized guidance you need to get your articles published and get your name on the invite lists for those valuable press-trips seasoned travel writers can enjoy… but you’re gaining membership in what is, really, a “club” of supportive fellow writers who share with you a common goal.
Beginners are finding fast success… with the help of this tribe
And that’s not all…
Complimentary access to a proprietary library of travel writing resources worth over $2,500 (and being added to each month).
When you join me as a member of the Travel Writer’s Café today, you’ll also gain access to a hand-picked selection of my favorite, and most useful, travel-writing resources – how-to guides, special reports on niche markets, and even “cheat sheets” for specific travel-writing tasks that will have you writing and submitting quality work faster than ever.
As I find new resources I love, I’ll add them to the library. Plus, of course, if any of our travel pros or our guest experts has a fresh resource to share, you can expect to find that stocked on the virtual shelves of the Café Library, too.
Over time, we’ll also add interviews with some of our experts, writers, and fellow members.
So this is a living—and growing— membership, and any new resources added are yours AT NO EXTRA CHARGE each month when you join our community as a member of the Travel Writer’s Café.
Currently—and remember, this is just what’s in the Resource Library right now—members have unfettered and free access to—
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Trending Travel News: Interviews with editors on our most recent Editor Panel at The Ultimate Travel Writer’s Workshop. Discover what they’re clamoring to buy this year.
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Downloadable templates and “cheat sheets” for travel writers: Timesavers So You Don’t Leave Anything Out
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101 Story Starters for Instant Success: The Ultimate Swipe File
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How to Bag the Best Freebies: A Shortcut Guide
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How to Take Photos Travel Editors Will Love
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More than 80 featured publications that are open to working with first-time travel writers
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All the roadmaps, challenges, and bonus materials we’ve shared with members since our launch back in July 2016. That’s more than 36 months-worth of bonus content (a $2,844 value, all yours at no additional cost.)
These are the same roadmaps, Café Members Engrid, Maria, and Lori used to land their bylines in just weeks.
And remember, this Resource Library is something we’ll continue to grow, month on month and year on year. And as long as you maintain your membership in good standing in the Travel Writer’s Café, you enjoy free access!
Claim your place in this special club now—and you can do so at a massive 38% discount!
As a member of the Travel Writer’s Café, you gain an incredible amount of support and guidance and resources. All aimed to taking you from exactly where you are… to having great success. It’ll be fun, and seamless. And all the while, you’ll be gaining skills and confidence.
Remember—our ambitious goal for members is this: 100 articles sold and 12 press trips enjoyed. If that sounds good to you… then you need to be part of this group. Because we’ll help you make that happen… and way faster than it ever would if you were figuring it out on your own.
As a member, you gain…
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Monthly “hand holding” in the form of specifics on what to write first, second and third (and who to send it to) to get you towards your 100 published articles goal… a service I’m sure you’d gladly pay a coach $1,200 or more for.
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A community of like-minded people you can go to with questions and for motivation. Workshop attendees at our live events get this but they pay an upwards of $1,997 before they’re allowed in. Your access to the Travel Writer’s Café tribe is part of your membership.
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Full access to my favorite Resource Library, which I’ll be adding to all the time and now also includes more than 36 months-worth of Roadmaps, challenges, and bonus materials. Great Escape Publishing already charges more than the $2,500 for these guides. But as a member, this virtual Resource Library is FREE.
In other words, as a member you’re getting more than $5,697 worth of guidance, resources, and help… only you won’t pay anything near that much to join today.
You can join today for just $79 $49 a month and as you work towards your first 100 articles, you’ll use what you earn from them to pay for your membership.
It’s easy when articles pay anywhere from $50- $1,500 each. And certainly, you’ll earn that fee back with all the free perks travel writers receive.
Talk about a smart return on your investment.
Frankly, I wish this had been available to me when I started…
And that’s part of the reason we created this unique club.
“Nights in my favorite Caribbean islands go for $2,000 or more. Last time I stayed on Anguilla, it was in an incredible five-bedroom villa, just a few barefoot steps across from a slice of private, white-sand beachfront … - and like so many of my trips, it didn’t cost me a cent.” – Tim Cotroneo
“On a trip to the Mall of America, not only did I get comped three nights free lodging… but I also received a standing invitation for free accommodations any time myself and my wife return.” – John Bechtel
“I’ve had 36 articles published but even more my husband and I have been able to experience lodging and food in stratospheres that we rarely allowed ourselves before!” – Connie Pearson
“Thanks to three article assignments in Mazatlan, next week I’ll be staying at the luxurious El Cid Marino Resort, all-inclusive. Playing a round on the championship golf course, and Marlin Fishing in the billfish capital of the world. Should be a blast!” – Jed Vaughn
“Going on an overnight press trip to Iowa next week. I was just sitting here wondering what I was going to do next week, when a message popped up on my screen inviting me!” – Karen Padilla
As I said earlier—even at the full price, this is an investment that can pay for itself easily, month after month.
After all, if you sell a single story… or enjoy one free meal, one free museum entrance, one free show, you’ll easily cover the cost of membership…
and then some…
It’s guaranteed!
Plus, you can cancel at any time.
Stick around for just one year if you want. Two years. Or even three.
When you reckon you’ve mastered the art of selling more travel articles… when you’re landing bylines and paychecks all the time… or whenever you want… you can simply let us know you no longer want to maintain your membership, and we’ll take you off the roster. You won’t pay a single cent more.
No questions. No worries. It’s that simple. You’re very much in the driver’s seat.
And, of course, you pay as you go with the monthly fee. So you can cancel at any time after those initial 30 days. And if you do, then that’s it. You won’t pay another dime.
You have nothing to lose… and quite a bit to gain… as these travel writers and editors put it…
From wandering the Louvre in Paris, river rafting in Montana, to sleigh rides in Norway, our travel writers are sure enjoying a lifetime of adventures!
I encourage you to simply give the Travel Writer’s Café a try… test it out for a month or two… see if it’s everything I’ve promised.
I believe you’ll be impressed… and excited for more…
The easiest path from where you are now to a rewarding travel writer’s life full of perks, adventures… and freedom
Soon, I’ll be jetting off on another fresh adventure. I’ve got trips planned to Mexico, Canada, England, Norway, Germany, and Denmark this year as well as several U.S. destinations. And I'm currently working with tourism representatives in Italy, Greece, and Germany.
I’ll be using luggage I received as a sample from a company eager for my opinion, charge up a camera I was gifted by another firm angling for a review from me, and head to a destination where someone else will once again be footing the bill for me in exchange for my attention and written words.
It’s so different from how my life was as a hospital nurse, when I only hoped to be able to afford vacations to a couple of places a year—or juggle to get the time off!!
Travel writing has changed my life, giving me new direction down a path I never knew existed.
I’ve made wonderful friends and created unforgettable memories.
I get to see my name in print and know millions of people are reading my columns and articles.
I’m excited for life, and the next chapter, because now I know how to make it all fun (and profitable) as I go.
But here’s the thing…
You can get there even faster, and with less effort than I did!
There wasn’t anything like the Travel Writer’s Café when I got started.
If I got stuck or stalled out for a month or two, I didn’t have this kind of support network to fall back on.
No planned menu of activities to keep me writing and submitting, no expert full of new insights to reach out to, no library of cutting-edge resources to tap into for help 24/7.
But as a member of the Travel Writer’s Café, you do have all those things.
And that’s why I know it’s a reasonable goal for you as a member: 100 articles published and a dozen press trips taken.
That’s what we’re aiming for… and I’d like to help you get there… starting now…
Take us up on this offer today, and you can become a member for just $79 $49 a month. That’s an investment we’ll show you how to earn back almost instantly. And it’s a modest price to pay for a life filled with travel, adventure, and your name in print…
I hope you’ll give it a try now. Simply click below to put your name on the Travel Writer’s Café roster.
Looking forward to meeting you!
Noreen Kompanik
Travel Writer and Travel Writer’s Café Pioneer
P.S. Remember, you’ll want to be sure to claim your seat in the Café before this invitation along with your 38% discount disappears.
Our members are landing bylines and paid travel perks in record number, and can proudly call themselves travel writers. Join them today, and lock in your discount for as long as you’re a member.
There’s nothing to lose. If you join the Travel Writer’s Café and decide it’s not for you, just let Great Escape know and they’ll end your membership immediately. No questions, no further obligation.
But I think you’ll be quite pleased with what’s waiting for you in the Café… all the expert support, the writing prompts, how-to guides, and travel-writing roadmaps certainly make launching a successful career a heck of a lot easier!
Plus, there’s no denying a community of fellow writers, all supporting you in your success, is a rare and precious asset in this business.
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