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Before I finished my time in Breakthrough, I landed two commissions with Escape!

Before Breakthrough I was incredibly nervous about the prospect of pitching, and worried my pitches weren’t cohesive enough. My goal was simply to get to the point where I could pitch a publication.

I am thrilled to have pitched a bunch of publications AND had two commissions!

The practical advice from Lindy gave me the confidence to press forward with ideas. When I heard back from an editor it was so reassuring to know that Lindy was there to offer advice and encouragement.

I’m so incredibly happy I signed up for Breakthrough.

I really can’t thank you enough Lindy!

- SANTANA SANDOW, freelance writer and photographer. Madrid, Spain

Hi I’m Lindy…

I’m the founder of The Freelancer’s Year and award-winning freelance writer.

In 2012, I was dreaming about being a writer and wanting to write for my favourite magazines.

But I had no idea how.

Then I learnt how to analyse publications, pitch editors my ideas, interview people and write feature articles.

Suddenly, I was getting published in national and international magazines, newspapers and websites.

I was living my dream. Except it wasn’t a dream. It was reality.

I’m now an award-winning freelance writer who helps people get their articles published in magazines, newspapers and online outlets.

It's time to stop being a pitching procrastinator

Because when you combine…

Do you know what you get?

You get a Breakthrough💥

Over 12 weeks, get the tailored, personalised support you need to land commissions with your dream publications.

Weekly 1:1 coaching and support

Weekly critiques of your pitches

Your dream writing community

We have so much we want to tell you about this program and how it can give you accountability, confidence and the know-how to send out stellar pitches and get commissioned regularly

But to join you have to tell us a bit about you and your feature writing goals (this is how we know if we can truly help you hit your goals and keep our community full of wonderful people)

If we think we can help you hit your feature writing goals, we'll send over all the information you need

Here's what you'll get to help you decide if Breakthrough is right for you...

My first pitch was picked up by The Guardian!

Working with Lindy in Breakthrough has been a revelation.

Despite working at a magazine years ago and having a grasp of how it works behind the curtain, I was out of practice and the prospect of crafting, let alone sending, a pitch was scary. I had grand notions of pitching important big-wig pubs, but my ideas felt massive and muddled, and my confidence was in the gutter.

Enter: Breakthrough.

The benefits of having Lindy’s expertise on hand to help navigate this process cannot be overstated. Being able to drop a voice note to brainstorm ideas and discuss prospective pitches at any time, knowing Lindy would return during her office hours with considered, encouraging and validating observations was a salve on my fragile mindset.

Her guidance and practical advice, from pitch to publication, helped me edge out the angst to pursue the stories I dreamt about writing.

Needless to say, it worked – my first pitch was commissioned by Guardian Australia – and I was over the moon about it!

What I appreciate most about Lindy’s teaching and mentoring is her profound care.

So much of writing is about overcoming our own inner critic, and Lindy’s position was unequivocal: no fear was too outlandish, no idea too broad it couldn’t be distilled and sharpened into a clear, defined angle (or, in many instances, several).

I’m so glad I signed up for Breakthrough, it’s been the best investment in my writing I’ve made.

Thank you, Lindy!

- Samantha Kodila, Freelance writer

Just some of the wonderful outlets my students have been published in...

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I know many editors like me would love to see more writers pitch like Lindy!

Lindy knows exactly what it takes to craft a successful pitch and is the ideal, experienced writer to teach others her story-winning techniques.

As the Travel Editor of delicious, I was always genuinely delighted to receive story pitches from Lindy. Not only were her pitches perfectly tailored to our publications (you could always tell she’d done her research!), but they were easy to follow and answered all my questions, which meant they never created extra work for me.

You’d be surprised how rare that is in a pitch. And I would receive more than 50 pitches a week at times!

I know many editors like myself who would love to see more writers pitch like Lindy does!

- Sonya Gellert, former travel editor of delicious, current editor Taste.com.au

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