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Recording: Discussion with Nikki Vargas --Bestselling Author & Senior Editor at Fodor's Travel

Recording: Discussion with Nikki Vargas --Bestselling Author & Senior Editor at Fodor's Travel

Get Nikki's simple formula for writing a pitch that gets accepted. Learn her simple advice for building a career from scratch. Plus, get a clear (and concise) guide to getting a major book deal.

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"The most helpful thing was to just throw myself into the work and do it. And to stop waiting or somebody to give me the opportunity. To stop waiting for someone to offer me the idea job title or the ideal assignment. It was literally to just start writing."

Nikki Vargas has built a very successful career as a travel writer. Not only has she launched her own successful publication, she works as an editor at a major travel magazine, has also published a bestselling memoir.

Perhaps (just as impressive), she regularly gets paid to stay in hotels and resorts around the world.

I’ve interviewed many authors over the years, and I have to say that Nikki is incredibly impressive at answering questions. Her answers were very easy to understand, and incredibly thorough, and concise.

In short, this discussion with Nikki is jam-packed with so much valuable and interesting information.

If you want to learn exactly how to launch a successful travel writing career, then it’s hard to imagine not watching this interview.

Nikki shares, among many things:

  • The nuts and bolts of writing a pitch that can get your travel articles published

  • The types of article she’s most interested in publishing right now

  • A clear and straightforward way to build a sustainable career in travel writing

  • Exactly how to pitch literary agents for a nonfiction book

  • Her predictions on the future of AI in travel writing (her answer surprised me!)

  • Her email address, so you can send her a pitch directly

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