Freelancing and Journalism

Expert advice from an award-winning freelance journalist on how to write pitches that sell. I’ve always been a big fan of watching how other people do things in order to learn. Which is why I highly recommend that if you want to understand how to write saleable pitches, read as many as you can. (Here […]

I had the opportunity to sit down and chat with a senior editor at TIME magazine. Here’s what he told me. Early in my career, I had the opportunity to sit down and chat with a senior editor at TIME magazine. He’s written hundreds of articles and features, is profiled frequently, and has lived and reported from […]

An award-winning journalist breaks down the types of query letters at a freelance writer’s disposal and when to use each to land assignments. Sometimes—and this is usually after you’ve sent out the first dozen query letters and received a couple of acceptances—you won’t need to send out pitch after pitch to solicit assignments. You’ll still […]

A journalist who’s written for The New York Times and TIME on generating story ideas that will impress editors. Most freelance writers I know want ready-made assignments without having to send through any story ideas. They can’t wait to be established enough that editors find their websites and email them to offer work. And it’s […]

Use the following checklist to determine whether you have a winner or another stale idea that the editor’s been rejecting for years. How do you know whether your brilliant article idea will strike a chord and get you the assignment or land your carefully crafted pitch in the slush? Use the following checklist to determine […]