Write Pitch Emails to Editors

Natasha Tynes

Build an idea generation machine and pitch email templates that tell editors and marketing managers why they should hire you.

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By the end of this playbook

Natasha walks you step by step on how to write a pitch email that communicates the story you want to tell, highlights who you’ll interview, and why you’re the best person to write it. You’ll leave this playbook with multiple templates for pitch emails and the know-how to source and successfully pitch to editors, marketing managers, and more.

Steps

Understand the five main components of a golden pitch

Build yourself an idea-generating machine

Include a short greeting to set the right tone

Introduce yourself and share who you are

Summarize your idea

Showcase your bylines to boost credibility

Make the ask and wrap up

Different ways to find prospects

Send those pitches and don’t be afraid of rejection

Pitching Dos and Don'ts

Author

Natasha Tynes is a Jordanian-American author based in Washington, DC. She regularly contributes to several publications and her work has appeared in The Washington Post, Esquire, Aljazeera, among others. She hosts the podcast “Read and Write with Natasha,” where she discusses the art of writing and publishing, and is the author of the novel They Called Me Wyatt.

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