WCP Bonus: Deeper dive on putting yourself out there
Have you ever held back from turning your camera on Zoom? Sent a pitch via an anonymous form (the modern day slush pile) instead of the assigning editor? Imagined somebody saying that you were posting too much–or too repetitively–on social media? These are all slightly less obvious ways of holding yourself back. You may be aware of some ways that you’re already doing this, and less attuned to others. Holding yourself back may feel safe, comfortable, or familiar in the short term. When you hold back with the small things, it’s harder to be ready for stepping up for the big things that matter most. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE WCP 164: Putting yourself out there Follow me on Instagram: @FreelanceWriterBootcamp WORK WITH ME Breaking into your dream publications includes building your capacity to put yourself out there in multiple ways: showing up uninvited in editors’ inboxes, asking sources for interviews, publishing pieces with your byline on larger platforms, promoting your work on social media, etc. We address handling these mindset issues that can hold you back in my small group coaching program, Freelance Writer Bootcamp. Bootcamp alumni have used these proven pitching processes to break into the New York Times, the Guardian, Bustle, Fodor’s, Condé Nast Traveler, Al Jazeera, the BBC, and many more. Writers on the Freelance Writer Bootcamp waitlist will be first to hear when applications open for the next session, and get access to a special early bird offer only for those on the Bootcamp waitlist. Join the waitlist: www.FreelanceWriterBootcamp.com