The Writing Coach Podcast with Rebecca L. Weber

The pitching triad focuses on three interconnected areas: trust in yourself, in your publication, and in your pitch. Today we’re focusing on the believing in your pitch. When you know pitching is one…

Are you currently working on a pitch or assignment for your dream publication?

Do you know that your ideal clients see you as an ideal freelancer for them?

Are you confident that they’ll pay you well…

The writers I coach ask me all the time what they should be doing. Whether they are trying to figure out a news hook for a seemingly evergreen story pitch or planning their annual financial goal, the…

It's been longer than I would've liked since the last episode. I've had coronavirus, and although my symptoms have been squarely in the mild category--I can breathe and take pills to keep my fever in…

How do you prepare for your next task? Next project? Next month? Next year?

Sometimes we give it no more thought than opening a new browser tab, and we’re absorbed from minute one.

But sometimes we r…

You’ve had English teachers and editors ask you to use the active voice rather than the passive voice when writing. When presented with two sentences, one passive and one active, we almost always cho…

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Perfectionism is a gateway to procrastination. If you're holding yourself and your story ideas to an imp…

If you decide to take on the complaint-free challenge, you’re guaranteed to learn something about yourself.

It’s simple: No complaining to anybody you know IRL. No complaining to virtual strangers on…

Judith Gaton, style coach, author, and podcast host, joins us today to talk about the impact of how the way we get dressed impacts our sense of well being.

This isn’t about getting dressed to the nin…

Habits can become so ingrained that we believe that they’re the way things are rather than a pattern we’ve started and that we can also end.

Sometimes when it’s nearly time to turn in a piece, we’ll …

I don’t mean that editors don’t want your pitch because the story angle isn’t clear, that there’s no news hook, and that you don’t have a string of impressive clips in your bio. You can learn how to …

When it comes to pitching, a surprising number of mid-career freelancers really aren’t sure what to do. They may have a basic, intermediary, or theoretical understanding of pitching that doesn’t yiel…

Freelance writers often spend a lot of time trying to decide when to pitch. Learn when the very best time to pitch is, plus what you can do with the time you used to spend asking this question.

Follo…

Should you follow up on the story you pitched more quickly than you used to pre-pandemic?

Yes, if the story itself must be told urgently. No, if you personally have a sense of urgency about knowing w…

Today we’re looking at the challenges and opportunities for multilingual writers. We speak with freelancers from Brazil, Poland, and South Africa, who have all used their locations and language skill…

The way we think about and prepare questions shapes our conversations, our stories, and our own learning.

Today I’m teaching a thinking technique that will redirect you back to yourself and your own …

When an editor posts a call for pitches, freelancers sometimes respond the way they would to the siren’s call.

The writers retweet them, share them, subscribe to newsletters with them. After weeks of…

Are you telling yourself you’re all in and willing to do anything … unless it involves anxiety, doubt, boredom, or frustration?

Deciding to do things when you’re not in the mood (especially if you’re…

Usually when we talk about mindset work, we’re focusing on what you’re thinking and how it impacts you. It sort of has to be that way, since the only thoughts you have control over are your own. ;)

A…

The way I teach writers to set and achieve their goals since I shared my method back in episode 20 has evolved. This is an important update for writers who reach their goals but don’t feel as good ab…