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The essential elements of a winning pitch: Pitch Better, Part 2
What should you include in your pitch to catch and keep an editor’s eye? I dissect a successful query.
21 hrs ago
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Elaine Appleton Grant
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The essential elements of a winning pitch: Pitch Better, Part 2
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February 2025
Update: Get paid what you're worth
And fantastic story pitching insights from bestselling authors Michael Lewis and Susan Orlean.
Feb 23
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Elaine Appleton Grant
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Update: Get paid what you're worth
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January 2025
Reporting on impact: What we need to do now
It's the right time to double down on producing great journalism — and why your north star must be the people and communities you serve.
Jan 29
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Elaine Appleton Grant
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What changes in an instant
The L.A. fires, moments of change, and how the economic system works for storytellers. And doesn't.
Jan 15
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Elaine Appleton Grant
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What changes in an instant
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Are you really on the right creative path?
What you think you know about storytelling success may be all wrong. Re-introducing my test for clarifying your creative direction and taking more…
Jan 6
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Elaine Appleton Grant
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Are you really on the right creative path?
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December 2024
Happy holidays! A Christmas story about perfect storytelling
Learn almost everything you need to know about narrative storytelling from The Night Before Christmas.
Dec 21, 2024
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Elaine Appleton Grant
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Happy holidays! A Christmas story about perfect storytelling
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How to interview people who don’t want to talk, Part 2
An award-winning investigative reporter shares his tips and tricks on finding evidence and questioning sources with information to hide.
Dec 15, 2024
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Elaine Appleton Grant
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How to interview people who don’t want to talk, Part 2
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November 2024
Don’t get stonewalled: How to interview people who don’t want to talk
It’s one thing to interview friendly sources and guests. But what about those who don’t trust you? Part 1 of a two-part issue on interviewing the…
Nov 25, 2024
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Elaine Appleton Grant
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Don’t get stonewalled: How to interview people who don’t want to talk
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Why storytelling matters now more than ever
There is an unexpected, meaningful, transformational moment to be found in the story of every person's life. We just have to look for it.
Nov 10, 2024
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Elaine Appleton Grant
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Why storytelling matters now more than ever
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October 2024
13 lessons for storytellers from Resonate
I spent the weekend at the Resonate Podcast Festival and came away with 13 pieces of wisdom on storytelling, sound design, performance and community.
Oct 27, 2024
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Elaine Appleton Grant
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13 lessons for storytellers from Resonate
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The Mastermind Edition
Many creative brains working together are often far better than one.
Oct 14, 2024
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Elaine Appleton Grant
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The Mastermind Edition
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Oct 3, 2024
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