Comments on: Marketing Language and Youth: 2 Thoughts on Travel Writing Style http://thetravelersnotebook.com/photography-q-a/marketing-language-and-youth-2-thoughts-on-travel-writing-style/ Featuring insider destination guides and how-to articles from the matador travel community. Our focus is sustainable travel, cultural immersion, plus work, study, and volunteer opportunities worldwide. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:23:27 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Divya http://thetravelersnotebook.com/photography-q-a/marketing-language-and-youth-2-thoughts-on-travel-writing-style/comment-page-1/#comment-2146 Divya Fri, 01 May 2009 11:56:03 +0000 http://thetravelersnotebook.com/?p=352#comment-2146 . I realise now that i too imitate my favorites when i write. Will work through it. thanks! . I realise now that i too imitate my favorites when i write. Will work through it. thanks!

]]> By: David Miller http://thetravelersnotebook.com/photography-q-a/marketing-language-and-youth-2-thoughts-on-travel-writing-style/comment-page-1/#comment-2052 David Miller Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:08:40 +0000 http://thetravelersnotebook.com/?p=352#comment-2052 Thanks for the comment Bea. I hear you on short reviews. My only advice is to just 'be who you are.' Remix the PR things you need to say into a similar voice you'd use when telling a friend about a hotel you stayed at or a restaurant you liked. Usually when you get into this kind of 'mindset' you'll find that your reviews get better. They'll invariably go for specifics that the reader can 'latch onto' rather than PR language which most smart people meet with an automatic / subconscious filter. Thanks for the comment Bea. I hear you on short reviews. My only advice is to just ‘be who you are.’ Remix the PR things you need to say into a similar voice you’d use when telling a friend about a hotel you stayed at or a restaurant you liked. Usually when you get into this kind of ‘mindset’ you’ll find that your reviews get better. They’ll invariably go for specifics that the reader can ‘latch onto’ rather than PR language which most smart people meet with an automatic / subconscious filter.

]]> By: Bea http://thetravelersnotebook.com/photography-q-a/marketing-language-and-youth-2-thoughts-on-travel-writing-style/comment-page-1/#comment-2045 Bea Thu, 23 Apr 2009 06:37:38 +0000 http://thetravelersnotebook.com/?p=352#comment-2045 This is very good advice, thanks. It's hard to apply when writing short reviews though, especially hotel reviews, when you can't really get in your groove with the tight word count, and there's so many PR-type facts to get in. Any advice here?? This is very good advice, thanks. It’s hard to apply when writing short reviews though, especially hotel reviews, when you can’t really get in your groove with the tight word count, and there’s so many PR-type facts to get in. Any advice here??

]]> By: David Miller http://thetravelersnotebook.com/photography-q-a/marketing-language-and-youth-2-thoughts-on-travel-writing-style/comment-page-1/#comment-1989 David Miller Sat, 18 Apr 2009 19:27:45 +0000 http://thetravelersnotebook.com/?p=352#comment-1989 @ Turner: i'm with you on the one sitting--just blasting away--that's when it seems to come out better. but i dunno if i'd consider this 'Kerouacan' @ Turner: i’m with you on the one sitting–just blasting away–that’s when it seems to come out better. but i dunno if i’d consider this ‘Kerouacan’

]]> By: Turner http://thetravelersnotebook.com/photography-q-a/marketing-language-and-youth-2-thoughts-on-travel-writing-style/comment-page-1/#comment-1976 Turner Fri, 17 Apr 2009 20:30:42 +0000 http://thetravelersnotebook.com/?p=352#comment-1976 Noted. On the other hand, I really do my best writing all in one sitting, like Kerouac Noted. On the other hand, I really do my best writing all in one sitting, like Kerouac

]]> By: David Miller http://thetravelersnotebook.com/photography-q-a/marketing-language-and-youth-2-thoughts-on-travel-writing-style/comment-page-1/#comment-1975 David Miller Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:56:34 +0000 http://thetravelersnotebook.com/?p=352#comment-1975 @ twe: you're welcome. @ twe: you’re welcome.

]]> By: Travel-Writers-Exchange.com http://thetravelersnotebook.com/photography-q-a/marketing-language-and-youth-2-thoughts-on-travel-writing-style/comment-page-1/#comment-1971 Travel-Writers-Exchange.com Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:53:56 +0000 http://thetravelersnotebook.com/?p=352#comment-1971 Thanks for the writing advice. My writing style has gone through changes since 2008 -- this is when I got back into writing. I was very shaky at first, but I'm getting better at it. I like to challenge myself. I'm reviewing the AP & Chicago Manual of Style writing references. Thanks for the reminder about advertising and marketing language. I'll keep this in mind when I write. Thanks for the writing advice. My writing style has gone through changes since 2008 — this is when I got back into writing. I was very shaky at first, but I’m getting better at it. I like to challenge myself.

I’m reviewing the AP & Chicago Manual of Style writing references. Thanks for the reminder about advertising and marketing language. I’ll keep this in mind when I write.

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