Keeping Your Magazine Pitches Organized
Breaking into magazine writing can be highly rewarding. Not only is it more lucrative than many other types of writing, but it may also allow you to explore your own interests, such as health,...
Should You Write an Article Before You Pitch It?
Part of being a freelance writer is pitching your ideas to editors and hoping they want you to run with the stories. The entire pitch process can feel a little chicken-and-egg. After all, editors...
Tips for Following Up on Freelance Project Pitches
You’ve finally done it: You’ve sent out your first pitch for a freelance writing project. As soon as you send the email off, the tension begins. You find yourself constantly checking to see if...
What Not to Include in a Pitch
When you read through a magazine, you might imagine that the articles in it were written by full-time writers who do nothing other than research and churn out new content each day. However, many...
Choosing the Right Magazine to Query
Have you ever read a riveting article in the Smithsonian, National Geographic, or Health and thought, “I could do this.”? Welcome to the wonderful world of magazine markets, where the competition is fierce, but...
How to Pitch Your Guest Blog Post Idea
A guest blog is a post written by a guest contributor and published on someone else’s website. Guest blogs are useful for the contributor because they establish the individual as an authority, build the...
Preparing a Pitch for a Magazine Article
Though most magazines and other publications will employ a team of staff writers, they almost always rely on additional content from freelance writers, who make themselves known by writing pitches for articles they want...