The first step toward landing a freelance assignment is usually writing a query letter. It's also a step that can mystify otherwise capable writers. If so, they might find courage in some of the 50-plus successful queries collected by the Open Notebook site in its pitch database. Contributors include some of science writing's leading practitioners, including David Dobbs, Deborah Blum, Robin Marantz Henig, Robert Irion, and Maryn McKenna.
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