{"podcast":{"title":"Inside travel writing","slug":"inside-travel-writing-7841307","podcast_index_feed_id":7841307,"rss_url":"https://podcasts.helloaudio.fm/podcast/9ae65d56-9f53-41ef-b53e-3349fa2965ac/m3wq4dhmq3","website_url":"https://thefreelancersyear.com","image_url":"https://d32kcwy5dai345.cloudfront.net/277a2490-c09b-416e-801d-cd4a5b8661b8.jpg","author":"Melinda Alexander","episode_count":13,"summary":"Inside Travel Writing is the podcast for writers who want to travel the world and get paid to write about it. Whether you're just starting out or already you're already published and ready to land more commissions, I pull back the curtain on how travel writing actually works - from coming up with ideas editors want, to pitching, press trips and building a writing career you love. New episodes every week.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T06:20:01.770565+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-travel-writing-7841307"},"episode":{"title":"EP 1: The 3 Pitching Mistakes Good Travel Writers Make (and How to Fix Them)","slug":"ep-1-the-3-pitching-mistakes-good-travel-writers-make-and-how-to-fix-them","published_at":"2026-04-09T01:59:35+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-travel-writing-7841307/ep-1-the-3-pitching-mistakes-good-travel-writers-make-and-how-to-fix-them","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-travel-writing-7841307","url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/podcasts.helloaudio.fm/download/m3wq4dhmq3/b179c70b-5313-4cab-ba58-df7ca0d92de3.mp3","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/podcasts.helloaudio.fm/download/m3wq4dhmq3/b179c70b-5313-4cab-ba58-df7ca0d92de3.mp3","summary":"This week’s episode of Inside Travel Writing breaks down three pitching mistakes even good writers make and how to fix them: including irrelevant information, not giving enough attention to the headline/subject line, and sending pitches that are too vague. If your travel pitches are being met with silence or rejections, one of these three issues is often the cause, and diagnosing it is the first step to improving. Love the show? Share it with a fellow writer or leave a review! For more resources, visit www.thefreelancersyear.com Let's connect! Come say hi on Instagram: @thefreelancersyear Happy writing + travelling! - Lindy","meta_description":"This week’s episode of Inside Travel Writing breaks down three pitching mistakes even good writers make and how to fix them: including irrelevant informat…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":974,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/inside-travel-writing-7841307/episodes/ep-1-the-3-pitching-mistakes-good-travel-writers-make-and-how-to-fix-them/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/inside-travel-writing-7841307/ep-1-the-3-pitching-mistakes-good-travel-writers-make-and-how-to-fix-them.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}