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How to Pitch with Kill Your Darlings

Introduction

Introduction (1:23)

Section 1: Pitching

What is a pitch?
What makes a good pitch? (2:41)
What sort of pitches does KYD look for?
Exercise: What do you want to write about?
How do you distil your ideas to create a strong pitch?
Why is a hook important? (0:53)
Exercise: Use your words
Know your publication
Example: A good pitch
What this pitch does well
Exercise: Another really good pitch
Example 2: A bad pitch
Reflection 2: What this pitch does poorly
Exercise: How do you structure and write a pitch?
How KYD approaches pitches (1:57)
Do’s and don’ts of pitching (1:00)
Ready to pitch
Why was my pitch rejected?
Pitch etiquette

Section 2: Writing

What happens when a pitch is accepted? (0:51)
Planning is crucial
How do you turn your pitch into a piece of writing?
Exercise
Sources
Language (0:42)
Writing do’s and don’ts

Section 3: Etiquette

Emails
What to do if your article changes as you’re writing it
What if you can’t meet your deadline? (1:49)
Checklist before submission

Conclusion

Thank you (1:10)
Enjoy your $50 discount
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