For the first podcast on What Editors Want I spoke with travel photographer and writer Lola Akinmade, who has one of the most impressive resumes in the business. She explains how she got into the big publications, what qualities she thinks helped her succeed, how she gets commissioned for 60% of the pitches she makes, as well as one shamefully embarrass…
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Interviews with working editors and writers, discussing the business of freelance journalism and writing. How to pitch and win assignments, anecdotes about life as a freelancer and editor, who pays what and more.
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