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Should you try to kill a 'kill fee'? Maybe ...

How to stop pitching ideas and start pitching stories

The exact text of 2 personal essay pitches that sold

3 things all freelancers should stop stressing about

How much pre-reporting should I do for a pitch?

All it takes is one: The power of stacking your wins

What to do if you don't have 'big' bylines

Beyond the pitch: How to get editors to come to *you*

The 10 best things I did for my freelance career

A must-have checklist for getting assignments right

What editors are *really* looking for

7 mistakes most freelancers make (and how to fix them)

A guide to the essentials of freelance journalism

What to do when your story is falling apart

What editors *really* mean when they reject your pitch

When — and how — to follow up with an editor

My clips were wiped from the internet. What now?

100+ pitching guides for NYT, Vox, NatGeo, Wired, Vulture, Politico, WaPo, Wirecutter, Slate, and more

We all face rejection. Here's how to deal.

AI wrote part of this post. It's, um, not great.

Analysis: Let's talk about those freelance rates

Here's what nearly 450 publications have recently paid freelancers

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