Pitch Fail Club: Guest Post from @markffisher.bsky.social Mark warm-pitched an editor and shares the full pitch, the feedback, and what he learned. pitchfailclub.substack.com/p/the-post-m... Got a failed pitch? Email [email protected] for a shot at a free annual sub.

New from PFC “I want to write about...” is not a pitch. It’s a crumb. No editor sits down for a crumb. 🔗 pitchfailclub.substack.com/p/the-craft-... 👀 On Thursday: A Post Mortem from a national broadsheet theatre critic, and a reply that came too late. #FreelanceJournalism #Pitching #WritingTips

1/5 🚨 LAUNCH DAY: Pitch Fail Club is live! 🚨 Freelance Journalists: Your freelance pitch gets rejected. Again. No feedback. No explanation. Just a 'We’ll pass on this,' or more likely, silence. Sound familiar? 😫 #PitchFailClub #FreelanceJournalism pitchfailclub.substack.com

Freelancers, ever feel like your pitches are loading... and then stalling? 😫 Coming soon...a new community to help you get past the error messages. Pitch Fail Club is Launching May 29th, 2025 with very special guests. #PitchFailClub #FreelanceJournalism #Pitching #Substack #WritingCommunity

btw, at VAN, we have updated our pitching guidelines! welcoming submissions from freelancers and new friends of the magazine van-magazine.com/contact-us/s...

Hey, I wrote this! So pleased to be making by debut in VAN Magazine. Thanks so much to @mbetteridge.bsky.social for his time last week.

We're bringing our event 'Travel, flying and the climate crisis' to Exeter! Hear from @jamesgyke.bsky.social, @vipulpatel.bsky.social, @sarahfinch.bsky.social & more about campaigning, justice, offsetting, travel... Register to attend in person or online: www.tickettailor.com/events/fligh...

Quirk's Christmas show at the Exeter Phoenix is stunning, and hilarious. Review up now! www.theprsd.co.uk/2024/12/16/d...

Great to meet the guys from Wandering Tiger today - Ben, Luke and Charlie - as they prepare for this year's production of Humbug at St Nicholas Priory Starting with a small @exetercouncil.bsky.social arts grant in 2017, they’ve grown into a key fixture in the region’s culture.

1/ Cashless payments are everywhere. In Exeter, the Labour council-run leisure centres, like St Sidwell’s Point, don’t accept cash. Who cares? Most people pay digitally now. A 🧵 about why the council should accept cash.

👂Our survey asking local residents for ideas on the former bus station site in #Exeter found no appetite for Labour's temporary car park plan. 💚 Over 280 responses brought forward many creative ideas for the site. 🥳 This has prompted the Council to consult on possible alternatives to a car park.

We're busy writing our newsletter today ✉️ Sign up to "Letters from Lightbear Lane" to read all about our news and what we get up to lightbearlane.us10.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=... Pls repost @exeterlibrary.bsky.social @bostse1.bsky.social @lalawrighty.bsky.social @jamesbanyardwriter.bsky.social

Hardworking St David's Green councillors in Haldon Road, Exeter on Saturday. @dianafmoore.bsky.social and me - and a group of residents - cleared weeds, picked up litter, and chatted over tea and biscuits afterwards!

Supporting and understanding Exeter's Muslim population at the weekend with Lib Dem councillor Tammy Palmer and Labour's Jakir Hussein. Such a privilege to see afternoon prayers at Exeter Mosque. @gingernutfox.bsky.social

Behind the scenes with Quirk - I was a fly on the wall during an open rehearsal with a room full of primary school children last week - what could possibly go wrong? www.theprsd.co.uk/2024/11/18/m...