Story Ideas That Sell: How Freelance Journalists Generate Pitches

A live session on where great story ideas come from, and how to turn them into commissions.

Story Ideas That Sell: How Freelance Journalists Generate Pitches

Every freelance journalist has been through it. Sat, staring at a blank document, knowing you need to pitch something, but not quite sure where to start. Perhaps you even have plenty of ideas, but they never seem to land with editors the way you hoped.

In the Freelance Writing Network’s next live session with Sithara, we’ll be pulling back the curtain on how writers actually generate story ideas, and how these ideas turn into pitches that get accepted.

This is real, practical stuff that makes the difference between a pitch that sits in an editor’s inbox, and one that becomes a commission.

Here’s what the session will cover:

• The difference between a topic and a pitch, and why it matters more than you think

• How to find and generate ideas, and build the habit of doing it consistently

• Practical tricks and techniques for spotting pitch-worthy stories in everyday life

• How to get multiple pitches and stories out of a single idea

• How to identify the best outlet for your pitches, including how you can use the Freelance Writing Network to help you

Whether you’re just starting out with pitching or you’ve been doing it for years and want to sharpen your approach, this session will give you something to take away and use immediately.

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