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Interviews with seasoned freelancers about making it in the industry

The exact text of a pitch sold to Food & Wine

Aug 13, 2026

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4 min read

The exact text of a pitch sold to Food & Wine

One takeaway: Leaning on nonjournalistic experience can sometimes help land a byline.

Tim Herrera

How this 6-figure freelancer cracked the code to happiness

Aug 11, 2026

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8 min read

How this 6-figure freelancer cracked the code to happiness

And where she finds all of that work

Tim Herrera

Freelance Life

Find editors you like to work with, not publications

Aug 6, 2026

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3 min read

Find editors you like to work with, not publications

A great editor can be worth far more than a great byline.

Tim Herrera

Treadmills and ladders: An August check-in with yourself

Aug 4, 2026

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4 min read

Treadmills and ladders: An August check-in with yourself

Which have you been on, and which *should* you be on?

Tim Herrera

Jul 30, 2026

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3 min read

What's in your 'fuck yeah' folder?

Pardon my profanity, but it can be a welcome umbrella when you're in the middle of a shitstorm.

Tim Herrera

Jul 28, 2026

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4 min read

Stop letting 'rules' be roadblocks

Sometimes we have to get out of our heads to get out of our own way.

Tim Herrera

Jul 23, 2026

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5 min read

8 reasons your pitch was rejected

Odds are, it's probably not quite what you think.

Tim Herrera

The 3 questions you should end every interview with

Jul 21, 2026

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3 min read

The 3 questions you should end every interview with

A quick path to stronger sourcing and more story ideas.

Tim Herrera

$$$

Jul 14, 2026

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3 min read

Your 15-minute assignment for today

It just might get you paid!

Tim Herrera

#pitchesthatsold

The exact text of a pitch sold to STAT for $1,800

Jul 9, 2026

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5 min read

The exact text of a pitch sold to STAT for $1,800

Plus: Upcoming July workshops!

Tim Herrera

Q&A

Jul 7, 2026

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5 min read

An editor I work with regularly never assigns me stories. What gives?

Plus: The FWT Store is officially open!

Tim Herrera

Freelance Life

Jul 2, 2026

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4 min read

Freelance careers are built in the gaps

Step 1 is easy: File excellent stories. Step 2 is ... well, everything else.

Tim Herrera

A 4-step postmortem checklist for every assignment

Jun 30, 2026

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6 min read

A 4-step postmortem checklist for every assignment

A paycheck is a paycheck, sure, but what's the true cost to get it?

Tim Herrera

reporting

The only pitch format you'll (mostly) ever need

Jun 25, 2026

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7 min read

The only pitch format you'll (mostly) ever need

A simple template to memorize.

Tim Herrera

Pitching

Why you should pitch the editor, not the publication

Jun 23, 2026

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5 min read

Why you should pitch the editor, not the publication

One way to increase your pitching hit rate.

Tim Herrera

8 Questions With …Interviews with seasoned freelancers about making it in the industry

The exact text of a pitch sold to Food & Wine

How this 6-figure freelancer cracked the code to happiness

Find editors you like to work with, not publications

Treadmills and ladders: An August check-in with yourself

What's in your 'fuck yeah' folder?

Stop letting 'rules' be roadblocks

8 reasons your pitch was rejected

The 3 questions you should end every interview with

Your 15-minute assignment for today

The exact text of a pitch sold to STAT for $1,800

An editor I work with regularly never assigns me stories. What gives?

Freelance careers are built in the gaps

A 4-step postmortem checklist for every assignment

The only pitch format you'll (mostly) ever need

Why you should pitch the editor, not the publication

Freelancing With Tim

8 Questions With …
Interviews with seasoned freelancers about making it in the industry