WCP Bonus My 3-step pitching process

The Writing Coach Podcast with Rebecca L. Weber

When editors start saying YES YES YES to the ideas you send them, your freelance writing life becomes your own AND it becomes more collaborative.

Apply now to master the art of the pitch at www.FreelanceWriterBootcamp.com

I teach a 3-step pitching process in my group coaching program, Freelance Writer Bootcamp, that will make you and your future editors fall in love with your story ideas:

1. Learn what your dream pubs want and need before you pitch.

Studying the publication before you start to pitch is totally counterintuitive to what most freelancers do. But it will be one of the most powerful shifts you can make once you do it.

In this step of the process you’ll nail how to:

• Identify the criteria of what YOU are looking for in an ideal clients so you can spot them
• Analyze (not just read) what they’re publishing so you can tailor your pitches to their audience like a staff writer would, instead of using a generic spray-and-pray approach
• Reframe a cold pitch as the first meeting in a mutually beneficial long-term relationship

2. Show editors that you get them.

This step is the difference between another mediocre pitch and one that gets assigned straight away.

You’ll discover exactly how to:

• Find/combine a couple of story elements already on hand to develop an angle they haven’t seen–and will find intriguing
• Create a movie trailer pitch so the editor knows exactly what the reader will experience
• Support it with a brief plan of how you’ll do the reporting

3. Nurture relationships with editors, readers, sources, and yourself.

Strong relationships and co-collaboration will create lasting momentum in your writing career.

In this part of the process you’ll:

• Put systems in place to follow up on silence, rejections, and assignments
• Complete the learning cycle with regular pitch evaluations to spur momentum and growth
• Build your confidence through increasing your capabilities rather than relying on excitement or other people’s validation

This is the simple, powerful 3-step process you’ll follow throughout Freelance Writer Bootcamp.

And as a result, you’ll learn how to generate nonstop ideas, know exactly where to pitch them, start breaking into more and more prestigious publications (Hello, sweet bylines!), get repeat assignments, and become irresistible to editors.

Bootcamp alumni have used this process to break into the Guardian, the New York Times, BBC Travel, Harper’s, Fodor’s, the Atlantic, Atlas Obscura, Al Jazeera, Travel + Leisure, etc.

Freelance Writer Bootcamp alumni have used these methods to break into the next level of their career and build long-term editorial relationships.

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Real writers get real results with this program. Apply now at www.FreelanceWriterBootcamp.com