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Chris Humphrey's avatar

Working with the media is a numbers and authority game…until you break in and then it’s game on.

It’s a lot like Substack.

You can’t publish once and hope they all come running.

Juliane Bergmann's avatar

Hope you can come, Ibrahim!

Kristina God's avatar

Would be great! Such an important topic

Ibrahim Khan's avatar

Master class 💕📚💕

Kristina God's avatar

Hi Ibrahim. would be wonderful for Juliane to meet and help you

Dr Donna Blevins's avatar

I'm coming!! Even though I was blessed with my first query letter -- what they called pitching editors way back when 😁 -- I got my first resounding, "Yes! We'll publish your query letter as your first article in your column. Send six more."

That was over two decades ago and after publishing more than 600 paid articles, it's time to refresh my skills and learn how to pitch the current way.

Juliane Bergmann's avatar

So looking forward to meeting you on Monday, Donna! 600 bylines is incredible! Congrats! Here's to starting a whole new wave!!

Dr Donna Blevins's avatar

I subscribed to you and Amber! I'm one of Kristina's founding members. I learn from the best, and I'm teachable 😎

Juliane Bergmann's avatar

Lovely! Amber is a treat and an excellent teacher so Monday will be work, but FUN work!

Kristina God's avatar

Our chat thread is open :)

Tell us about your byline dreams, what makes you stuck and where you need help or what tips you can share.

You can also link to a byline! We'd love to hear from you

https://substack.com/chat/443311/post/7960ee1a-3557-463f-8892-59c501a8988f