S2 Bonus 02: Tips for Thriving When Pitching

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We are taking some time off here at the Genius Womxn podcast and we will be returning with new Season 3 episodes for you in June. Until then, I'm sharing with you a few conversations that we regularly have in The Circle, our membership for womxn on the creative path.

In this week's bonus episode, I'm sharing with you an insightful conversation we recently had in The Circle with our Circle member, now published photographer and writer, Vanessa Dewson. We discussed the intricacies of pitching to publications, holding on or letting go of your ideas, and the motivation that will allow us to stay on this creative path. 

Enrollment in our membership is ongoing and this June we are putting together our first ever Genius Womxn virtual one-day retreat for our Circle members.

In this one-day virtual retreat, we’ll focus on strategies to help us craft our dream creative life (like reimagining our impostor syndrome and creating focus and intention in our work). We’ll have an amazing guest speaker, a New York Times, Conde Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure travel journalist Michaela Trimble join us who’ll run a session on tapping into our divine femininity. We’ll also work in small groups in breakout sessions and brainstorm ideas to support each other’s work. The retreat is happening on Saturday, Jun 5 and it’s open to our Circle members only. Get more info about the retreat here.

So if you’ve been thinking about joining us, now would be a really good time to do that so you can participate in the retreat! Get more information about our membership and how to join here.

“I’m reading my pitch from two or three years ago and going, “Ah, that’s rusty, I could’ve done it better.” But it’s also exciting to see this evolution of your work.”

What you’ll learn in this episode:

  • [03:02] A practical tip for consistent pitching and tracking ideas

  • [05:27] How to pitch until you find the right placement

  • [08:32] Managing the highs and the lows of the pitching process

  • [11:53] The value of focusing on internal motivation versus external recognition  

  • [14:48] Vanessa’s approach to dealing with rejection

  • [18:55] More information about our upcoming Genius Womxn Retreat

Featured on the show:

  1. Follow Vanessa on Instagram | @vanessadewson

  2. Check out Vanessa’s website at vanessadewson.com

  3. Check out our membership community, The Circle, the place where brilliant womxn creators in travel media go to claim their dreams, get support, take action, and build their dream creative lives. Join us now to be part of our Jun 5 creative retreat!

  4. Come join us in the Genius Womxn Facebook Group

  5. Interested in travel writing or photography? Join the waitlist for our travel journalism masterclass, Storytellers In Action, in which we help womxn creators get a footing in the travel media space, dream big, work through our fears, and take action

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