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Pitching errors: How not to pitch
Writing a good pitch is really tough. Writing a bad one is easy. Editors see the same mistakes over and over again, even from good writers. A few weeks ago, seven editors from a variety of...
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Ask TON: Saving string
Welcome back for another installment of Ask TON. (Click here to see previous installments.) Today’s question: I’m a freelancer, and I want to move from doing straight news stories to features, but I...
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Sharpening ideas: From topic to story
George Johnson wanted to write about new developments in cancer research for the New York Times. But he needed to find a story that would let him to do it. So last year Johnson, a regular contributor...
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Ask TON: Repitching killed stories
Welcome back for another installment of Ask TON. (Click here to see previous installments.) Today’s question: I recently had a feature story killed just before publication. I retain the rights to it....
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Cramming for the Slam
Few tasks bring more stress and anxiety to freelancers than pitching a story, except coming face-to-face with an editor at a meeting and pitching a story on the spot — in front of an audience. With...
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Post-Slam Dunk
The great thing about a pitch slam is that everyone benefits from courageous writers who conquer their nerves enough to pitch an idea, at a microphone, in front of a room full of their peers and a...
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Serendipity Story: A pitch in sheep’s clothing
Science writer Jim Kling with Rodeo, one of his border collies, who is ignoring a sheep. I’ve been a freelance writer for nearly two decades, specializing in science and medicine. Most of my living...
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Ask TON: Breaking into science writing
Welcome back for another installment of Ask TON. (Click here to see previous installments.) Today’s question: I’m a new science writer and I have very few published clips. What types of stories, and...
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Pictures and Prose: When photographers and writers work together
Dominic Bracco photographs fishermen after a long day of work on the eastern Sea of Cortez. Modern journalism was built on teams of photographers and writers heading off together to report stories back...
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How to Prepare for the ScienceWriters2013 Power Pitch
The “power pitch” session at ScienceWriters2013 will give writers a chance to connect face-to-face with editors from 11 different publishers and publications. The session will be held Saturday morning...
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Ask TON: How soon to repitch the same editor?
Welcome back for another installment of Ask TON. (Click here to see previous installments.) Today’s question: I just received a nice rejection letter from an editor who encouraged me to try again. I’d...
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Track changes: Making the switch from writer to editor
Writers and editors don’t always see eye-to-eye. Sometimes those differences can make it feel like they simply don’t understand each other. But many editors come to their jobs after spending many...
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Writing for Women’s Magazines
When I tell other science writers that I write for women’s magazines, their reaction is typically something along the lines of “Whoa. What is that like?” Writing for magazines like Glamour and O: The...
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Pitching Errors: How Not to Pitch
Writing a good pitch is really tough. Writing a bad one is easy. Editors see the same mistakes over and over again, even from good writers. A few weeks ago, seven editors from a variety of...
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Ask TON: Saving String
Jody Roberts/Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) Welcome back for another installment of Ask TON. (Click here to see previous installments.) Today’s question: I’m a freelancer, and I want to move from doing...
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Sharpening Ideas: From Topic to Story
George Johnson wanted to write about new developments in cancer research for The New York Times. But he needed to find a story that would let him to do it. So last year Johnson, a regular contributor...
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Ask TON: Repitching Killed Stories
Welcome back for another installment of Ask TON. (Click here to see previous installments.) Today’s question: I recently had a feature story killed just before publication. I retain the rights to it....
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Cramming for the Slam
Nationaal Archief / Spaarnestad Photo, SFA002010354/Flickr Few tasks bring more stress and anxiety to freelancers than pitching a story, except coming face-to-face with an editor at a meeting and...
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Post-Slam Dunk
The great thing about a pitch slam is that everyone benefits from courageous writers who conquer their nerves enough to pitch an idea, at a microphone, in front of a room full of their peers and a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Serendipity Story: A Pitch in Sheep’s Clothing
Science writer Jim Kling with Rodeo, one of his border collies, who is ignoring a sheep. I’ve been a freelance writer for nearly two decades, specializing in science and medicine. Most of my living...
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