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Pitching Your Story to an Editor? Avoid These 3 Phrases.

Send a pitch that editors will actually read.
Jason Feifer

At a conference recently, a group of entrepreneurs asked me how to get an editor’s attention by email. They wanted coverage for their business, and, in true entrepreneurial style, they demanded specifics. How long are effective emails? They But here’s the problem: There’s no one way to succeed. There are, however, many specific ways to fail -- and by understanding how things go wrong, you can better understand how to make them right.

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