Your Passport to a Writing Life

FREE 5-Day Email Course for Aspiring Food, Wine & Travel Writers

Curious about travel writing? Spend five days exploring whether it might be right for you.

Maybe you've always loved to write.

Maybe you return from every trip with stories you can't wait to share.

Perhaps you're considering a second career, looking ahead to retirement, or simply wondering whether your interest in food, wine, travel, and storytelling could become something more.

But what does it actually mean to begin thinking like a travel writer?

Your Passport to a Writing Life is a free 5-day email course designed to help you start exploring that question.

Each day, you'll receive a short lesson and a simple action step that encourages you to look at travel—and your own experiences—from a writer's perspective.

No commitment to becoming a travel writer, and no expectation that you already know how to begin.

Just give yourself a few minutes each day to explore the possibilities.

What You'll Explore Over 5 Days

✔ Day 1: Sharpen Your Awareness

Start noticing what other travelers overlook.

Explore one fundamental habit of good travel writers and try a simple sensory exercise that encourages you to pay closer attention to the world around you.

✔ Day 2: Think Like a Writer

Turn curiosity into potential stories.

Use a short storytelling exercise to look beyond what happened and start asking questions that can lead to a more interesting story.

✔ Day 3: Unlock Your Perspective

Recognize what you already bring to the page.

Discover why your life experience, interests, expertise, and perspective can become valuable writing assets—and why you don't have to approach travel like everyone else.

✔ Day 4: Move Past the Fear

Identify what's making you hesitate.

Explore some of the doubts that can keep aspiring writers from beginning and consider whether those concerns are obstacles—or simply questions you haven't answered yet.

✔ Day 5: Map Your Next Step

Decide where you want to go from here.

Reflect on what you've discovered during the previous four days and consider whether you'd like to continue exploring food, wine, and travel writing.

Perfect For You If…

• You love travel and writing and wonder whether you could combine the two
• You're considering travel writing as a second career or retirement pursuit
• You have experiences and expertise you'd like to turn into stories
• You're looking for a new creative direction
• You're curious about professional travel writing but aren't ready for a full course
• You've wondered, “Could I really do this?”

How It Works

1. Sign up for free.
2. Receive your first lesson by email.
3. Get one short lesson and action step each day for five days.
4. Spend a few minutes completing each day's exercise.
5. At the end of five days, decide whether travel writing is something you'd like to explore further.

No deadlines. No pressure. Just five opportunities to look at travel writing from a different perspective.

What You'll Receive

• 5 short email lessons
• One practical action step with each lesson
• Exercises designed for aspiring food, wine, and travel writers
• A simple introduction to thinking and observing like a writer
• An opportunity to explore your interests, perspective, and goals
• Delivery directly to your inbox
• Price: FREE

Your writing life doesn't have to begin with a major decision. It can begin with curiosity.

Sign up for Your Passport to a Writing Life and spend the next five days discovering where that curiosity might lead.