Essential writing skills for creative and professional writers.
Getting published in a high authority publication can transform your career and massively boost your earnings. But with thousands of writers competing for the privilege, competition is fierce.
The Perfect Pitch is an easy to learn system for finding, formatting and pitching stories that will massively increase your chances of breaking into high authority publications
This course will give you an insider look at how to pitch and publish at high authority level, from a 15 year veteran with bylines including The Guardian, BBC, Wired, Independent, Buzzfeed, Aeon and many more high authority publications.
What’s the REAL business of high authority publications? Knowing this changes everything.
Learn the 3 pillars of making the perfect pitch: Community, Story and Angle.
Understand the key formats that high authority publications use to tell stories.
Mine online resources like Reddit to find killer angles.
Lever the power of social media to find editors and grow your network.
How to negotiate pay effectively, and turn a one off gig into a long-term job.
Know how to pitch & publish to High Authority publications.
19 Lectures
Damien Walter ( BA / MA / PGCHE / HEA) teaches good writers how to be great. His research and critical writing have been published in The Guardian, Wired, BBC, The Independent, Aeon and with Oxford University Press. He is a former director of creative writing at the University of Leicester, a member of the Higher Education Academy, and a...
yes it is good. this is exactly what i was looking for.
It is still early in the course to have an honest opinion. However, i am looking forward for the upcoming chapters.
So far so good
Pretty basic for now
The course included brief topics on how to pitch a basic writing gig. Overall, it was great. Got to know the importance of editors and negotiating the pay when it comes to pitching.
Exactly what I needed to gain a quick understanding of how to pitch ideas to authority publications - a field totally new to me. Covers all the basics in a pragmatic way. A little more on finding those editors might have been useful. Thanks, Damien!
unconventional short course that still maintains deliberate structure with an easy to follow process.
Very insightful course
Interesting course, a bit short but gives you a good overview of the thought process behind being an online (especially digital nomad-type) journalist.
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Christian M.
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