“i would like to be one of your writers. how can i start?”

This is an actual email pitch submitted to an online publication. Needless to say, this person didn’t get added to the publication’s roster. By some estimates, bad writing costs U.S. businesses about $400 billion per year. It certainly cost this writer a potentially lucrative gig.

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“i would like to be one of your writers. how can i start?”

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