The most important actions you can take when waiting for a response to your pitch. I think I speak for everyone when I say waiting for a response to your pitch sucks. Waiting is not an uncommon experience for writers. If you’re not waiting for an editor to get back on a proposal, you’re waiting […]
4 Easy Fixes When Your Ideas Don’t Sell
What to do when a story comes back rejected and your ideas don’t sell. A writer emailed me the other day to ask what I do when my ideas don’t sell, when I get rejection after rejection. Do I give up? How do I keep believing? When do I know a story is a dud? […]
Psychological Barriers And Easy Wins, AKA How To Get Over Yourself And Get Work Done
The psychological tricks every writer needs. Writers, as a side effect of being creative folk, are masters of the art of the excuse. We create all kinds of psychological barriers for ourselves when it comes time to get work done. Time to pitch a story or an idea? Yeah, I’ll have a cup of tea […]
I Doubled My Response Rate With This Simple Pitching Technique
Was there a way I could get more responses, even rejections? I decided to experiment. Like most writers, I started my freelancing career fearing and hating pitching in equal parts. Then, I doubled my response rate. In the early days of my career, I sent out five query letters a day, 25 queries a week. […]
7 Reasons Editors Are Not Responding To Your Pitches
While most editors actually do respond to pitches sent their way, here are some good reasons why they don’t. A common complaint among writers is that editors are not responding to their pitches. If it’s not an acceptance, the least they can say is a simple “Not for us,” right? In fact, visit any writing […]