Learn how to pitch an idea to the national press today at 1pm

And join our live features meeting - bring your ideas.

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At Heart Leap, I explore how to build a happy, creative, and simple life. At 9 a.m. on Tuesday and Thursday, I host ‘happy writing hours’ for paid subscribers. It’s for anyone who is trying to write a book, start a Substack, or just have a little accountability for their writing practice. We chat for 5 minutes or so, and then we write quietly together for the rest of the hour. It’s strangely comforting and motivational to have a cohort of writers to support you and write alongside you. I also run monthly master classes on motivation and inspiration. Today I am running a masterclass on writing for the national press and hosting a ‘features’ meeting live.

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I am freelancing for the national press at the moment - from The Guardian to The Telegraph. It can be a good way to earn income as we build our Substack universe and also bring new followers to our work.

I have been a journalist for nearly 30 years for national magazines and newspapers and have commissioned articles and written articles for others. Someone in our Heart Leap community asked me how I pitch so I thought it would be useful to create a ‘masterclass’ about how I do it and then have a live brainstorm and ‘features meeting’.

In this 60 minute masterclass, I will teach you everything I know about pitching an article and then we’ll have a freelance features meeting so bring any ideas.

In this masterclass we will discuss:

• What publication and slot to pitch to?

• Who is the audience?

• Who to pitch to and how to get your ideas to them

• What’s your idea?

• What’s the hook?

• How to present your pitch?

We will then have a live features meeting - so bring your ideas.

See you at 1pm.

Here’s the Zoom link: