Just Pitch It!

Thursday, July 11, 2013


ABC 33/40 - Birmingham News, Weather, Sports

Tuesday morning I had the honor and privilege to be a guest on a local ABC daytime talk show called Talk of Alabama. The show focuses on entertainment news and features local events, organizations and various businesses in and around the state. I was on discussing See Jane Write Magazine and our upcoming launch party

If you think I got this opportunity because I'm pals with one of the hosts or I have connections at the station you're wrong. I got this opportunity simply because I asked for it. 

Yes, of course, having connections will help you get the publicity you need or the writing gig you want. But don't forget about the value of a good pitch. 

For weeks I sat around trying to think of someone I knew connected to Talk of Alabama and came up with no one. So last week I threw caution to the wind and just typed up a brief email about See Jane Write Magazine. I sent it to the hosts of the show and got a reply within a couple of hours essentially saying, "How about next week?"

The takeaway is this: if you have an idea, just pitch it! Don't talk yourself out of it by saying the person to whom you're writing will never listen to you because you aren't in some special inner circle. Just polish your idea and then pitch it. And even if you don't get the answer you were hoping for, it's still better than doing nothing and forever wondering "what if?" 




5 comments:

  1. Awesomely Inspirational!! Congrats again!!

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    1. Thanks so much. I'm so glad you found this post useful!

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  2. Congrats! Wishing you much success with see jane write!

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    1. Thank you! And thanks for all the Facebook follows. I really appreciate it.

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