By Suzannah Freeman
Today’s post is written by Lisa Kilian, of What Not To Do as a Writer. Thanks, Lisa!
When I was younger and dumber than I am now, I decided to make some fast cash by pitching paying publications. I had never pitched before, but how hard could it be? People were doing it all the time!
So I came up with some fantastic ideas, looked up which publications were most likely to take my ideas, and then sat down at my computer to type up a pitch.
Nothing came out. I sat for hours trying to come up with witty phrases to match my soon-to-be witty headline (as soon as I thought of it) but it was no use. With a blank email open, the knowledge that the editor in question had seen tons of emails from better writers than me, and the fact that I just... More...
