I learnt this weekend while at TravelBloggersUnite that the PR term for people who are journalists and bloggers is 'joggers'! Which is me, apparently. Which of course has nothing to do with getting red-faced and breaking my ankles trying to do a marathon.
I write on business, health, young people's issues and other topics, but I'm focusing more than ever on travel writing - and in this instance, it's the two worlds of travel journalism and travel blogging that collide to make me a 'jogger'.
I love my travel journalist work, and have every intention of keeping that up, but with my Travelling Wren blog I'm creating my own audience, rather than relying on pitching out to editors and getting commissions to get my travel writing read and published.
Being a travel blogger as opposed to a travel writer (though I suppose you could debate at length as to what the similarities and differences are) is a relatively new area for me, and one that I can see will be wonderfully enjoyable.
I really like my journey reporter work, and have every objective of maintaining that up, but with my Traveling Wren weblog I'm developing my own viewers, rather than counting on throwing out to publishers and getting income to get my journey composing study and released.
Posted by: mightystudent.com | 11 December 2012 at 06:20