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Somewhere, you read a travel article you loved, or one you felt you could write better. Heard a story or had an idea that needed to be published. Or, read a book by one of your favorite travel writers. All leading you to one conclusion: you want to be a travel writer.

There are many questions and frustrations associated with becoming a travel writer. How do I begin? What are the components of a great query letter? How do I make a name for myself? Which publications are open to new/beginning writers? Do I have what it takes to make it? As I travel writer, I've asked those same questions. However, those questions are not easily answered. I looked for support within the travel writing community, but grew frustrated when I found that nothing catered to beginners. Co-founder and fellow travel writer, Denene Brox and I wanted to create a community where all travel writers --- especially beginners --- could feel welcome, ask questions, vent their frustrations, and communicate with others in their same predicament, without being made to feel inferior, untalented or unwanted. So we created Traveler's Pen.

Denene and I are both on the beginning side of our travel writing careers. We understand how it feels to receive rejections, watch queries go unnoticed, and try to succeed in a career many attempt, but most fail. Traveler's Pen will be a much needed umbrella in an unexpected down pour of rain, a place to get answers to the simple questions, share in other travel writers successes and rejections, and more importantly, a place to grow their ambitions into a career. Traveler's Pen will offer readers an inside look at the start of noted travel writers, market leads that cater to new writers, an open forum to discuss travel writing, interviews with other new travel writers, a first success column, and much more.

We invite you to check out our blog, vent your frustrations, inform us of your sucesses, post a comment, and join our positive discussion forum.

Terah: I already enjoy your personal blog and stumbled onto Denene's born 2 travel from there. Just checked out traveler's pen and like the idea behind the site. I'm wishing you all the best and maybe i can be your travel photographer one day!

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For some arcane reason, the link in the above post didn't work. Try this:

http://www.travelerspen.blogspot.com/

And yeah, I like the site!

Have you checked out Traveler's Pen? We're a online writing community and forum for beginning travel writers. We update the blog daily with insider information. We're looking for beginning travel writers to contribute a story for our First Success column. We're also looking to interview beginning and established travel writers.