25 Pitch Calls Paying up to $3,000 and $1.75/word
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The article's spy metaphor about writers 'wearing a new disguise each day' connects to the long tradition of writers adopting different personas and pen names throughout literary history
25 Pitch Calls Paying up to $3,000 and $1.75/word
Hi friends,
I think the feeling of getting the green light on a writing assignment after answering a pitch call might be a lot like what being a spy would feel like (like the movie kind, not the ruining the world kind). You get an email that says: “Your assignment, should you choose to accept it, is to write about the best ice cream you’ve ever had. You have three weeks to complete this contract or it will self-destruct.” After all, being a writer is a lot like wearing a new disguise each day, except that each one is also authentically you.
This week, I present 25 potential writing assignments—should you choose to accept them.
Everything from writing about classical music to the ecological crisis to writing about freelance writing. Go ahead and play yourself some theme music in the background as you send off those pitches. And please note that one of these calls self-destructs today.
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