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Practical, writer-first resources on pitching, submitting, building samples and getting paid. Each guide connects to the relevant writing opportunities.
How to write a magazine pitch
The structure, subject line and clips that get a publication to say yes.
Open the guide →GUIDEHow to pitch an essay
Adapt a pitch for personal essay and nonfiction markets.
Open the guide →GUIDEHow to find publications that pay writers
Where to look, how to judge legitimacy, and how to read a guidelines page.
Open the guide →GUIDEHow to submit a freelance article
From reading the guidelines to sending the finished piece the right way.
Open the guide →GUIDEHow to build writing samples
Create a small portfolio that gets editors to say yes.
Open the guide →GUIDEHow to write a strong query letter
A concise query that gets attention for nonfiction and journalism.
Open the guide →GUIDEHow to find international writing opportunities
Find paid markets beyond your home country without falling for scams.
Open the guide →GUIDEHow African writers find paid publications
Find paid, legitimate markets that welcome African and diaspora writers.
Open the guide →GUIDEHow to follow up on a writing pitch
When to wait, what to say, and how to treat silence.
Open the guide →GUIDEHow long should you wait for an editor?
A realistic approach to editor response times and silence.
Open the guide →GUIDEHow to find remote writing work
Legitimate remote and freelance writing opportunities you can do from anywhere.
Open the guide →GUIDEYour first paid writing gig: a five-step starting path
Five concrete steps from your first sample to a pitch an editor will actually read.
Open the guide →GUIDEHow much to charge for an article
Per-word, per-hour or flat fee: how to land on a number you can say out loud.
Open the guide →GUIDEThe tax set-aside habit for freelance writers
Freelance income arrives gross. This is the simple habit that keeps tax money out of your spending.
Open the guide →GUIDETrack your writing income like a business
What to log, why the pending column matters, and the client-concentration warning.
Open the guide →GUIDEHow to check a freelance writing contract
Rights, payment terms, revisions and kill fees - what to read before you sign.
Open the guide →GUIDEHow retainers work for freelance writers
Monthly client agreements: what to include, how to price them, and the traps.
Open the guide →GUIDEWhen to follow up on a pitch (and when to stop)
Timing rules for the follow-up: how long to wait, what to send, how many times, and when to walk.
Open the guide →GUIDEHow to price ghostwriting jobs
Ghost rates sit above bylined rates: the invisibility premium, per-project quoting, and the three clauses that protect you.
Open the guide →GUIDEWhere the money is in writing: an honest map of the pay
Articles, copy, technical docs, ghostwriting, staff jobs, screenwriting: how the work differs and where the pay actually sits.
Open the guide →GUIDEScreenplay format basics: the rules that make a script readable
Sluglines, action, dialogue, parentheticals: industry format explained in one pass - and why every rule exists.
Open the guide →GUIDEWhere to start with a screenplay: the beat sheet, explained honestly
The fifteen beats behind most produced films, credited to Blake Snyder - how to use the map without letting it use you.
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