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    ALL ABOUT THE PITCH

    Feb 15, 2021 5 minutes
    BY ESTELLE ERASMUS

    Whether you are a budding, intermediate, or advanced writer, a good pitch letter with a great spin on a topic, timely element, newsy connection, or unusual personal experience is a great first step toward getting that assignment and building that relationship.

    Welcome to All About the Pitch! This new column offers editor interviews, pitching advice, and annotated pitches that unlock the mystery of why pitches work (and what needs to be enhanced). In each issue, you can look forward to advice from the award-winning writing coach, magazine editor, and New York University and Writer’s Digest instructor, Estelle Erasmus.

    Editors are looking for content, so why not you?

    Rich Eisenberg is the managing editor of Next Avenue (NextAvenue.org).

    CAN YOU?

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