The Market For Outdoor Writing

By Kimberly Young


In this hyper competitive and demanding world, integrating ones job with ones preferred lifestyle is something thats close to impossible, like the proverbial castle in the air. And since its just close to impossible, its time you delve into the minute possibilities. If you have the talent, will, commitment, and adventurousness, then outdoor writing is your oyster.

This enterprise, as you may guess, is all on writing about the great outdoors. This type of genre is something that has always stoked the interest and demand of readers from various outlets. Its demand is therefore unceasing and continually at an all time high.

This one is a very versatile field, in that involves several subgenres. First off, you have adventure, nature, lifestyle, exploration, and many, innumerable others. Of course, there are many places, cultures, ways of living, and knowledge to glean all over the world. Moreover, there are also changes and trends to keep track of, and newer places and news stuff are discovered day after day. Is it to be wondered, then, how this is an extremely in demand enterprise.

In newspapers, there are sections that are dedicated to lifestyle and travel, and who knows, you might just find your niche there. Even magazines have these nifty sections. Or else, the whole magazine itself may be all about these outdoorsy stories, such that if they are travel, outdoors, or even womens magazines, which often publish materials with a family or lifestyle slant.

This field is literally about doing lots of exciting fun and activities. You have normal outdoorsy activities and also extreme sports. From climbing, hiking, sailing, and biking, you also get the other side of the spectrum, which is a composite of canyoneering, skydiving, paragliding, you get the drift. All in all, it is a collage of things that people would like to do if they have the time, freedom, and money.

This is the go to job for the readers and writers who are also adventurers. Its on a different plane from other genres because its something that requires an understandable and vivid narrative, and it has to be accurate, as well. It is a fun read because there are usually pictures provided. In this regard, it is observable that this does not only call for journalistic skills, but also photojournalistic ones.

Although it seems like the target market is selfsame, you will still actually have to mold your piece around the target audience. Read your considered website, magazine, or newspaper. Your narrative should be something that will fit snugly around its purpose and theme.

As you may probably be thinking right now, this is not something that just about anyone can do. This involves a merging of talent, skill, enterprise, people skills, and even a tad bit of recklessness. Grabbing the readers attention is a very humongous task. You would have to pitch in familiarity with novelty. Write about a topic that theyll want to read, and have some takeaway afterward.

There are many kinds of outdoor literature you can delve into. You have camping, hiking, mountain biking, and backpacking. Furthermore, theres fishing, and also hunting, river rafting, boating, kayaking, as well as rock climbing. Long story short, just about any recreational activity will do, and the market is also wide and extensive. From websites to magazines to some newspaper sections, you really will not run out of things to say and editors to submit to.




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