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Episode Synopsis
A tweet led to a blog post about how quickly editors dismiss most queries, and here I’m examining this breakdown in the context of journalists pitching freelance article ideas. The vast majority of freelance pitches can be rejected well before the first paragraph. The ones that get assigned instantly show a different kind of understanding of the pub’s wants and needs, and each subsequent sentence and paragraph reinforces this. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE In the Blink of an Eye on the Brevity blog DOWNLOAD MY FREE GUIDE ON HOW TO PITCH Follow the 5 proven steps I use to break into CNN, the New York Times, Dwell, and many other publications with a cold pitch: www.rebeccalweber.com/howtopitch FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM Did you enjoy this episode? Follow Rebecca to get notified next time she goes live on Instagram and tag her when you share the Writing Coach Podcast with your writer friends: @freelancewriterbootcamp
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