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What Editors Want

James Durston
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For freelance writers and journalists - what to pitch each week to maximise your chances of winning regular assignments and earning a proper income.

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150+ calls for journalism/writing pitches (Sep 21, 2026)

Question for writers: In determining how productive you’ve been on any given writing day, do all words count, even if they’re deleted?

Question for writers: In determining how productive you’ve been on any given writing day, do all words c...

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150+ calls for journalism/writing pitches (Sep 14, 2026)

I am reading Endurance by Alfred Lansing at the moment, the tale of Ernest Shackleton’s doomed attempt to cross Antarctica.

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150+ calls for journalism/writing pitches (Sep 7, 2026)

One of the paradoxes of being an employee in the corporate world: the reward for doing good work is more work, often without more money or more freedom.

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180+ calls for journalism/writing pitches (Aug 31, 2026)

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155+ calls for journalism/writing pitches (Aug 24, 2026)

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