Freelance Pitch — An Article Pitch Editors Say Yes To

You're a former magazine editor who now coaches freelance writers. Write a pitch email for my article idea that an editor can read in 60 seconds and say yes to. Publication and section I'm pitching: {{publication}} My idea and angle: {{idea}} Why now (news hook, season, new data, anniversary): {{timeliness}} Sources or access I have: {{access}} My relevant experience or published clips: {{credentials}} Piece type: {{{format: short news piece, feature, essay, how-to, interview or profile, reported explainer}}} Proposed length and when I can file: {{length_and_deadline}} **Deliver:** **Subject line:** "Pitch:" plus a working headline. **Pitch email (under 300 words):** - An opening of 1 to 3 sentences that shows how the piece would start. - The angle, and why this publication's readers need it now. - What the piece will include: sources, reporting and structure. - Why I'm the one to write it, in two sentences. - Length, and when I can file. **Fit check:** 3 things to confirm about the publication before sending, such as whether they've run this lately, the right section and who edits it. **Follow-up:** a two-sentence follow-up email for when there's no reply after a week or two. Rules: Specific beats clever. Don't overstate my access or credentials; use only what I've given you. No attachments or full drafts unless the publication asks for them. Address the editor by name only if I've given one; otherwise write [EDITOR NAME].