Crazy Offer!
This session only: Take Pitch Clinic, create 8 approved pitches during our Pitch Challenge Month — and get a full refund of your course fee!
Stop sending pitches that fail
Is it hard to get editors excited about your story ideas?
Are you stuck writing for peanuts on content mills or Upwork, because you don't know how to pitch and get your own (way better) clients?
If you slave writing query or pitch letters... only to hear nothing back... we've got good news for you:
It doesn't have to be this way.
Pitching is a peculiar art form — you can be a wonderful writer and still struggle with this. But once you master pitching, you can skyrocket your freelance writing income.
Learn to craft pitches that get you hired
Pitch Clinic gives you the fundamentals you need to write a compelling query or pitch letter — and the confidence to go for it!
Imagine the pride you’ll feel when you show your friends your byline, or mention the top-drawer business sites you're writing for. Gain the freedom of being a successful freelance writer who can set their own schedule.
Pitching is the skill that puts YOU in the driver's seat of your freelance business, enabling you to target the clients you want and earn more money.
Our Pitch Clinic webinars, transcripts, resource guides — and most importantly hands-on feedback from national-magazine and business-site editors — will give you the kick-start you need to start landing lucrative gigs. Learn how to create a salable story idea or blog-post pitch. Move forward to pitch major magazines and websites with confidence!
What's in Pitch Clinic?
3 Core Modules
Get the building blocks of success with these 3 core modules:
- Let's Make Your Story Idea Not Suck! LIVE - bring your idea and Linda and Carol will tell you how to make it better. Fast-paced and fun!
- Anatomy of a Killer Query - Learn the key elements editors look for that make them give YOU an article assignment.
- Anatomy of Kick-Butt LOI (Letter of Intrduction) - Discover what to say to get top business blogs and websites interested in hiring you.
PLUS: 10 Bonuses!
Pitch Clinic is also packed with bonuses, including 2 no-fail templates for writing queries and pitch letters that grab attention and get a 'yes.'
Additional bonus podcasts and handouts deliver pro tips on how to develop great story ideas, conduct sharp interviews, make your query irresistible, avoid query mistakes, break into lucrative trade publications — even our sneaky tips on how to get editors' email addresses.
MEGA-BONUS: Because it's a Freelance Writers Den course, you get full membership benefits and access to 300+ hours of other trainings!
Editor Feedback
This is a rare opportunity to get real-world feedback from working national magazine and business-site editors, on our homework forums, for all of November.
Submit up to 8 pitches, and pitch the editors all month!
PLUS: Linda Formichelli takes your questions live, hosting each of our editors in turn for a series of biweekly Q&As and a post-class exit call.
We’re offering these Pitch Clinic materials online, so there's nowhere you have to go. Each week, you'll take action with a new learning module and assignment.
Learn to write pitches that sell!
Freelance Writer's Pitch Clinic Just $297
You can download and keep all our Pitch Clinic materials. Enjoy vital feedback that grows your skills for earning well as a writer.
Student Success Stories
"I landed the gig... at 10X more than I ever dreamed!"
“When I decided to start taking freelancing more seriously, I joined the Den. I pitched a client that I thought was a real stretch for me, but I used Pitch Clinic for help. I suggested 3 topics in detail, complete with suggested interviews and sidebar statistics…and I landed the gig! Moreover, it pays $100 a post, which is 10x more than I thought I could ever get. Thank you so much to Carol and everyone else here who pushed me to stop taking peanuts and push myself for better gigs!” –Kat Tetrina. Orlando-based freelance writer
"First paid gig for one of my favorite magazines. Thanks!"
“As a direct result of taking Article Writing Masterclass and Pitch Clinic, Redbookmag.com has asked me to become one of their freelance relationship writers, and reprinted an essay of mine! Thank you for giving me the confidence and credibility to go after one of my favorite magazines!“ –Cortney Fries, Chicago freelance writer and Chicken Soup for the Soul contributor.
"Got great feedback--and a meeting with the CEO!"
“Thank you so much for your feedback on my LOI's. After Peggy reviewed it, I sent a pitch to a company called eyeQ, through a colleague of mine who's connected with the CEO. He sent it to the CEO — who emailed me about 20 minutes later, asking if I could meet him and a couple of the other execs in person next week!! So exciting!” –Amy Hardison White, Austin-based B2B/SaaS writer
Don't miss your chance!
We're presenting this ONCE only, for 2 months beginning October 1! Click and begin your journey to better writing jobs...
Meet your instructors
We love earning a healthy living from writing, and we want to help more writers do the same!
Linda Formichelli
Since 1997, Linda Formichelli has written for well over 150 consumer and trade magazines like Redbook, Inc., Women's Health, Target Marketing, and QSR. She's also the co-author of The Renegade Writer: A Totally Unconventional Guide to Freelance Writing Success and From Pitch to Published: How to Sell Your Article Ideas to Magazines. Linda has worked on content campaigns for CVS, OnStar, the American Lung Association, Wells Fargo, and more, and has taught hundreds of freelancers in various online writing classes.
Carol Tice
Longtime freelance writer Carol Tice created the award-winning Make a Living Writing blog in 2008, and founded the Freelance Writers Den community. Her byline has appeared in Delta Sky, Forbes, Entrepreneur, Alaska Beyond, Seattle Magazine, Seattle Business, and many more. She's also created content for Costco, American Express, Deloitte, Dell, VisitSeattle, and more. Her first big retainer client earned her so much extra income, she took her family — including her parents — on an Alaska cruise.
Carol has coached hundreds of writers to higher earnings and success over the past 9 years. She's presented more than 25 online training courses.
Meet the editors for Pitch Clinic 2019
Get feedback on your pitch from working magazine and website editors!
Dana Raidt
Dana Raidt is a Minneapolis-based editor and writer. She has been in the magazine world—on consumer, trade and corporate titles—since 2010, interspersed with lots of digital content strategy and freelance editorial work. For 3 ½ years she has been the senior editor of Delta Air Lines’ inflight magazine, Sky, where she regularly contributes articles and oversees a network of freelancers who write content related to business, travel, education, health and technology. Her first book, The First Man in Black: Link Wray, will be published by Bazillion Points Books in late 2019.
Kaitlyn Pirie
As a member of the Hearst Health Newsroom, Kaitlyn pitches, reports, writes, and edits health content for the print and digital versions of Prevention, Good Housekeeping, and Woman’s Day. Before that, she spent two years as a health editor at Family Circle and six years in the research department at Real Simple. Her experience in fact-checking, writing, and editing gives her a unique perspective on content creation. Kaitlyn has also done freelance work for Food & Wine, InStyle, Vermont Magazine, and Whole Living.
Evan Jensen
Evan Jensen is the editor of the Make a Living Writing blog and reviews query letters and LOIs in the Freelance Writers Den. He's also the editor for an Australian fitness pro with more than a million followers, a supplement company, meal delivery service, health risk assessment software company, and other clients. He's the winner of multiple newspaper association and content marketing awards and has a master's degree in journalism.
Amelia Harnish
Amelia Harnish is a writer and editor based in New York City. In addition to her role as director of content at Life.io, a health and wellness engagement platform, Amelia also writes for a variety of brands and news outlets as a freelancer. She's held editorial positions at Refinery29, where she covered health, culture, and gender equality. Prior to Refinery29, Amelia was an editor at Health and Ladies' Home Journal magazines. Her writing has appeared various places including, The Daily Dot, Nautil.us, and The Hairpin. It has also been syndicated by Time.com and ABC News. She graduated from the University of Florida in 2010.
7-Day Satisfaction Guarantee!
You can try out your first week of Pitch Clinic risk-free. If you don't find our resources useful, we'll cheerfully refund your money.
Praise for Linda's classes:
"I landed my first big clients... and have been earning a living as a freelancer for two years."
"Linda's Volume Marketing Challenge changed my life. Although I had taken a lot of writing classes, going through the challenge helped me learn various types of marketing. From E-mail, direct mail, cold calling, or social media, I learned the techniques of each and what works for me.
I landed my first big clients via the challenge, and have been earning a living as a freelancer for 2 years. I can't recommend this course enough for serious writers who have the will to succeed and change their lives, their income, and their peace of mind by becoming their own boss." —Debbie Curtis, Palomino Hill Writing Services, Ithaca, NY
Get the skills you need to earn more!
You can learn how to craft a successful pitch the long, slow, trial-and-error way — or let a team of pros save you the time. Get the skills you need to earn more in Pitch Clinic!
This is the first time in years that we've offered our Pitch Clinic course with editor feedback, and it may never happen again. So if you need pro reporting, interviewing, and article-writing chops, join us for Pitch Clinic in October 2019:
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