Writing a pitch for magazines.

 

How to Craft a Winning Pitch for a Magazine: Ultimate Guide

by William Opar

"Creating a captivating pitch for a magazine is an art form  requires a combination of research, creativity, and persistence. In this ultimate guide, we will cover everything you need to know about crafting a winning pitch for a magazine, from understanding your target audience to following up with editors. So, let's dive in and learn the secrets to successful magazine pitching.

What is a Pitch?

The first step in crafting a winning pitch is to understand what a pitch is. A pitch is a brief summary of your story idea that you send to the magazine's editor with the goal of convincing them to publish your work.

Before you start dancing your fingers on the keyboard, it's important to keep in mind that editors receive dozens, if not hundreds, of pitches every day. So, for your pitch to be accepted, it must stand out from the rest."

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5 minutes to midnight on Friday 13th!

I've been working on my 'Writing for Magazines (nonfiction)' presentation throughout the evening. It's still Friday the 13th but nothing happened yet!

While working I've been listening to Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells 50th Anniversary Tour. I'm going to see it in the Hexagon Theatre in Reading on Sunday October 6th. Can't wait!

See the Berlin show by clicking here (Link opens in a new window).

Friday 13th!

It's Friday folks! But it's Friday 13th! So far, so good! I haven't done much so far today, yet. I planned to make out the 'cue cards' for when I give talks (especially when I give my 'Writing for Magazines' talk to the 'Slough Writers Group' in a couple of weeks) but haven't got round to it yet. Last night (or rather the early hours of this morning),

Also this morning, I registered with 'SpeakerNet' hoping to get some bookings to give talks to groups/clubs/organizations etc.

This afternoon, we watched the 'Chelsea Detective' on catchup television. I thought that the first two episodes were brilliant.

Over the last couple of days, I received 'testimonials' to add to my website:

"Richard was one of my most dedicated and enthusiastic creative writing students, with a varied and fascinating supply of stories to tell."
Edward Parnell. Tutor, National Centre for Writing (Creative Non-fiction)

"We love including Richard's diverse features. He always takes such tremendous care and is a pleasure to deal with."
Beverley Cuddy. Editor, Dogs Today Magazine

I'm so pleased with these and wish to thank the authors.

Now it's back to designing and writing these 'cue cards'. Watch this space...

Thursday Talk

I'm feeling a little better today and even got some writing done.

I'd like to hear from anyone who has any ideas that they think I should tackle. If you have, or anyone you know has, please drop me a line at sloughwriter@gmail.com. I look forward to hear from you.

Evening: Designed an anonymous evaluation form to be filled out by participants at the end of my presentation/talk/workshop.

I hope to give talks/presentations/workshops to clubs/groups/societies around the West London, Berkshire area and tonight registered my details with SpeakerNet.

Weepy Wednesday.

Not very happy this morning. Yesterday afternoon, I had to have my lovely dog Lottie put to sleep. Fortunately, it was very peaceful. May she rest in peace.

R.I.P. Lottie. xx

Tuesday

 It's 03:10 and I can't sleep, hence posting this at such a ridiculous hour. I've been 'googling' for information about what was the Cadbury chocolate crumb processing alongside the Shropshire Union Canal at Knighton.

(Image courtesy of Cadbury)

Recycling!

Today I've been researching facts and images for an article that I intend to submit to 'Waterways World' magazine. I wrote such an article for 'Canal and Riverboat' magazine in 1996. But this article will include more facts and figures that I've come across nowadays. 'Canal and Riverboat' magazine is no longer in print, hence my submission to 'Waterways World' magazine. My original article can be viewed here: http://richardhill.co.uk/shroppie.pdf.

Or Pets even!

I found this US magazine and have submitted 'Does your dog make you happy?' to them this afternoon.

Not only dog magazines!

I've decided to spread out! I've written a lot about dogs, but no other pets. So, it's time to do something about that. I've recently had an article in Dogs Today magazine about 'Does your dog make you happy?' Well, I've realized that this article can act as a template for an article 'Does your pet make you happy?' All it needs is some more research into what the 'experts' and pet owners have to say. Below is my 'pitch' to the editor of Pet magazine...

Breathe again!

I finished and submitted my article on the 'Cinnamon Trust' today. I also began to research material for my article about 'Dogs in Flight'.

This evening I edited and submitted my article 'Does your dog make you happy?' to Breathe magazine.

Dogs in Flight

Hi folks,

I'm now researching material for an article on dogs being carried in aeroplanes. There are some real horror stories out there. If you have any bad or sad stories to tell, please email me at sloughwriter@gmail.com Thanks.

Early Monday Morning.

It's 04.49 and time to get some writing done. But there's a snag. In order to write my feature on 'The Cinnamon Trust', I have to wait for some of the volunteers to email me. I have a full interview transcribed from the PR officer of CT. More on that later.

I'm sneaking around the net for some inspiration. More later...

BTW: Ignore the time on the postings on this blog software. It's US time.

 

Sunday

The week's gone so quickly! I've produced 'mini' websites and uploaded them. I may have already posted these links before, but here they are in case I haven't:

• Talks & Presentations: http://richardhill.co.uk/talks/
• Information & Resources: http://richardhill.co.uk/respect/
• I've also written and formatted a 4-page handout. It will soon be uploaded to: http://richardhill.co.uk/handout01.pdf

I'm trying to prepare carefully to make my 'Writing for Magazines' workshop for Slough Writers group as entertaining and educational as possible.

Wish me luck!