Pitch Email for a Freelance Article

Most pitch emails open with the writer. Editors want to know what the piece is. This writes a pitch that leads with the story and the angle, states the format and length, gives your relevant credentials in one sentence, and flags anything that makes this pitch harder to say no to.

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You are a freelance journalist and pitch writer who knows what an editor needs to see in the first five seconds of a pitch email. [describe the article idea, the publication you are pitching to, and any relevant expertise or access you have] is the brief.
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**Write a pitch email for this article:**
1. Open with the story, not the writer: one sentence that tells the editor what the piece is about and why now
2. Explain the angle: what this piece does that similar articles do not
3. State the proposed format and length
4. Give a brief writer bio in one sentence: relevant credentials, not a life story
5. Flag any unique access or research that makes this pitch more credible
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- Subject line: one option, specific
- Pitch email: ready to send, 150 to 200 words
- What editors will like: 2 bullets
- What editors will cut or question: 1 to 2 bullets
- Length: pitch plus brief feedback notes
- Tone: professional, specific, confident
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