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My boy Squiggle cooked up this beat for me. Deputy travel ed @Independent. Views expressed here are mine and mine alone. She/her. Comes bearing gifs.
Sep 14, 2022 8 tweets 2 min read
I've been sending a lot of similar feedback on travel copy recently, so I thought I'd openly share my top five most common, always-applicable, Mamma-Mia-here-we-go-again tips for strong features writing

#travelwriting #traveljournalists Short sentences, & make them ‘work hard’. Recommending or describing something? A) Make it crystal clear what it is/help the reader visualise it, & B) Make it super tempting (if you can, adding a tip element). Avoid waffle, ‘probablys’, ‘possiblys’, ‘arguablys’. Trim. The. Fat.