http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/timely Questions tagged with 'timely' at Ask MetaFilter. Wed, 20 Sep 2006 12:01:52 -0800 Wed, 20 Sep 2006 12:01:52 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/46900/How%2DDo%2Dyou%2DMake%2Da%2DStory%2DTimely How do you make an idea timely? For you freelance writers out there, I wanted to know how you take a magazine/newspaper story idea of yours and make it timely. Do you investigate current events tie-ins and somehow smush the ideas together? Or wait to see if something arises that would make your idea more relevant?<br> <br> Or, do you only pitch ideas based on timely issues? (To me this seems like it would be less likely to result in assignments, i.e. "Gee how can I turn Nicole Richie's skinniness into a story?" vs. "Hmm I have this article about eating disorders, maybe I can mention Nicole Richie since that's in the news.) Or maybe I'm wrong, maybe that IS the better way to go!<br> <br> Anyway, just wondering if any writers out there have special little tricks on taking a good idea and making it irrisistable to editors looking for unique ideas on timely topics tag:ask.metafilter.com,2006:site.46900 Wed, 20 Sep 2006 12:01:52 -0800 freelance pitching reporting stories timely writing clairezulkey