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If you have had pitches accepted or published, based on my column, please email me at estellesedge2022@gmail.com with “WD Story” in the subject line, and you may be in an upcoming issue. Speaking of pitching editors, my Estelle’s Edge is to put the title of your submission in the email subject line, such as “Freelance pitch: [Compelling title].” For example, I sent a pitch that got accepted to The New York Times titled, “Freelance Pitch: How to Bullyproof Your Child.”

For this issue, I spoke with (subscribe at . The Reverend Norman Vincent Peale, author of , and his wife founded the magazine and the nonprofit foundation that publishes it in 1945. Peale’s ideas were once considered revolutionary, such as the now accepted theory that your thoughts are connected to your body. publishes six times a year (bi-monthly), and assigns 10 freelance pieces per issue, plus shorter features. All print content is also published online.

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