Pitch a story
We take pitches from working independents, working writers, and people who've seen something up close.
What we're looking for
- Stories — how a specific person built a practice, pivoted, broke through, or failed honestly. Concrete numbers and real names preferred.
- Best practices — a tactic you've actually used, with the math, the scripts, and the failure modes. No platitudes.
- Tool reviews — you've used the thing on real client work for at least three months and have opinions.
- News — something happened that matters to independent providers and you can explain why in a paragraph.
What we don't run
- Thought-leadership without specifics.
- Pieces that are really just ads for your business.
- Anything written by an AI that nobody fact-checked. If you used AI for a draft, tell us — we don't mind the tool, we mind the shortcut.
How to pitch
Email pitch@thebookedbrief.com with:
- A one-paragraph pitch — what the piece is about and why now.
- Who the reader is and what they'll do differently after reading.
- A sentence about who you are and why you can write this.
- One or two links to things you've written, if you're a working writer.
We read everything and reply within a week. If you don't hear back in ten days, bump the thread.
Payment
We pay for accepted pieces. Rates depend on length and category; we share the specific number before you start writing.