Writers! Greetings from 2018… where things are just about as crazy/sad/absurd as 2017.

In happy news, though, Where to Pitch was featured as one of The Write Life’s 100 best sites for writers! Check out the list for tons of amazing writing resources.

Right now, I'm pitching, pitching, pitching. Since I took some time off in December, I’m still trying to build out my roster of assignments.

My goal for this year is to focus more on money and less on shiny bylines. So I’ve been pitching a lot of editors with whom I already have relationships. When it comes to cold pitches, I’ve gotten two yeses, one no, and three crickets so far. How about you?

Ooooh, and here's a tool I've recently become obsessed with: Assistant.To. (And no, they didn’t pay me to say that.) It syncs with Gmail and Google Calendar, making scheduling interviews SO easy. No more back-and-forth emails or calculating across time zones; now I just send my availability as soon as I make contact.

Ok, onto the good stuff... 
 

Freelance Writing Tips We Loved 

• How (and where!) to pitch your writing from Ann Friedman

• What Laura Oliver learned in her first year as a freelancer

• Jennifer Gregory’s smart strategy for brainstorming potential content marketing clients

• 11 pitching and writing strategies that editors love, from Carol Tice

• How Mridu Khullar Relph builds ongoing relationships with editors

• 7 expert tips for writers who want to work from anywhere -- by me, with insight from many smart colleagues

Freelance Pieces We Loved

I’ve read so much incredible, important writing by women this month. Disclaimer: Not all of them are from freelancers, but all of them must be read…

• We’re not done here, says Laurie Penny

• Katie Barasch reflects on a Tinder date gone horribly wrong

• The (ongoing) female price of male pleasure by Lili Loofbourow

• Moira Donegan started the shitty media men list

• Why Leslie Jamison is finally admitting she’s mad

• The ever-witty Geraldine Deruiter and those cinnamon rolls

• And, can’t forget, something for the men: The Rock Test (a hack for not being accused of sexual harassment from Anne Victoria Clark)