# Freelancing With Tim > Offering weekly tips, advice, and guidance from a seasoned editor to help freelance journalists navigate the industry. This file provides information about Freelancing With Tim to help large language models understand and reference this publication's content. ## Posts - [Find editors you like to work with, not publications](https://www.freelancingwithtim.com/p/find-editors-you-like-to-work-with-not-publications): A great editor can be worth far more than a great byline. - [Treadmills and ladders: An August check-in with yourself](https://www.freelancingwithtim.com/p/treadmills-and-ladders-an-august-check-in-with-yourself): Which have you been on, and which *should* you be on? - [What's in your 'fuck yeah' folder?](https://www.freelancingwithtim.com/p/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. - [Stop letting 'rules' be roadblocks](https://www.freelancingwithtim.com/p/stop-letting-rules-be-roadblocks): Sometimes we have to get out of our heads to get out of our own way. - [8 reasons your pitch was rejected](https://www.freelancingwithtim.com/p/8-reasons-your-pitch-was-rejected): Odds are, it's probably not quite what you think. - [The 3 questions you should end every interview with ](https://www.freelancingwithtim.com/p/the-3-questions-you-should-end-every-interview-with): A quick path to stronger sourcing and more story ideas. - [Your 15-minute assignment for today](https://www.freelancingwithtim.com/p/your-15-minute-assignment-for-today-17f8): It just might get you paid! - [The exact text of a pitch sold to STAT for $1,800](https://www.freelancingwithtim.com/p/how-to-pitch-stat-news-freelance-story): Plus: Upcoming July workshops! - [An editor I work with regularly never assigns me stories. What gives?](https://www.freelancingwithtim.com/p/freelance-journalism-editors-assignments): Plus: The FWT Store is officially open! - [Freelance careers are built in the gaps](https://www.freelancingwithtim.com/p/freelance-journalism-careers-networking-pitching-rates): Step 1 is easy: File excellent stories. Step 2 is ... well, everything else. - [A 4-step postmortem checklist for every assignment](https://www.freelancingwithtim.com/p/freelance-journalism-pitch-rates-editors): A paycheck is a paycheck, sure, but what's the true cost to get it? - [The only pitch format you'll (mostly) ever need](https://www.freelancingwithtim.com/p/freelance-how-to-pitch-story-format): A simple template to memorize. - [Why you should pitch the editor, not the publication](https://www.freelancingwithtim.com/p/how-to-pitch-an-editor-freelance-journalism): One way to increase your pitching hit rate. - [A handy guide to sorting out your sources for a pitch](https://www.freelancingwithtim.com/p/freelance-journalism-pitch-story-pre-reporting-sources): It's probably both less and more work than you'd think. - [An editor wants me to write on spec. Should I do it?](https://www.freelancingwithtim.com/p/freelance-journalism-write-on-spec-what-is): That and more in today's Q&A. - [3 things freelancers should stop stressing about](https://www.freelancingwithtim.com/p/3-things-freelancers-should-stop-stressing-about): Never sweat the little stuff — no one else is. - [Want to get into Travel writing? Here's how.](https://www.freelancingwithtim.com/p/how-to-pitch-travel-story-freelance): Advice from a top editor in the Travel writing world. - [Was your last assignment worth it? Let's see.](https://www.freelancingwithtim.com/p/freelance-journalism-story-cost-rate-pay): A paycheck is a paycheck, sure, but what's the true cost to get it? - [A messy pitch is a pitch that won't sell](https://www.freelancingwithtim.com/p/freelance-writer-how-to-pitch-stories): Just apply the golden rule of writing to your pitches: all killer, no filler. - [The exact text of a pitch sold to NPR for $1,150](https://www.freelancingwithtim.com/p/how-to-pitch-story-npr-freelance-jouralism): Plus: An update to paid subscriber benefits - [Fail more, and fail often](https://www.freelancingwithtim.com/p/fail-more-and-fail-often): If you're batting .1000, you're not aiming high enough - [How to keep rejected pitches alive](https://www.freelancingwithtim.com/p/freelance-journalism-pitching-pitch-rejected-story-ideas): Sure, know when to cut your losses, but some ideas are just too good to drop. - [3 tips for 🌸Spring cleaning🌸 your freelance life](https://www.freelancingwithtim.com/p/organizing-freelance-life-work-career): Plus: Upcoming Zoom workshops, and discounts for one-on-one coaching! - [How to pitch multiple outlets the same idea at the same time](https://www.freelancingwithtim.com/p/freelance-journalism-how-to-pitch-multiple-outlets-at-the-same-time): In a word: gracefully. - [What's on your 'Shit List'?](https://www.freelancingwithtim.com/p/how-to-come-up-with-story-ideas-freelance-journalism): A novel, genuinely effective way of coming up with story ideas. - [Should you be a generalist or a specialist?](https://www.freelancingwithtim.com/p/freelance-journalism-generalist-specialist-editors-reporting-portolfio): Plus: Lots of upcoming Zoom workshops, and discounts for one-on-one coaching! - [How to write better personal essays](https://www.freelancingwithtim.com/p/how-to-write-better-personal-essays-cc6): Personal essays can be one of the most difficult, intimidating forms of storytelling. Here's some help from a top-notch editor. - [How to write better first drafts of your stories](https://www.freelancingwithtim.com/p/how-to-write-better-first-drafts-freelance-journalist-pitch-editors): Better first drafts come from alignment, not perfection. - [The exact text of a pitch sold to Slate for $600](https://www.freelancingwithtim.com/p/how-to-write-freelance-pitch-slate): Plus: 3 free workshops and 33% off one-on-one coaching sessions for paid subscribers!