Alyssa
@thewriterlyz.bsky.social
𝑊𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑠. Content writer and ghostwriter for luxury brands. Traveler exploring the whole world, one culture at a time.
Chinese Universities Surge in Global Rankings as U.S. Schools Slip www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
Chinese Universities Surge in Global Rankings as U.S. Schools Slip
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January 16, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Chinese Universities Surge in Global Rankings as U.S. Schools Slip www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
Some weekend getaways are simply unforgettable.
📍Alwania Villas, Zambales
📍Alwania Villas, Zambales
January 8, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Some weekend getaways are simply unforgettable.
📍Alwania Villas, Zambales
📍Alwania Villas, Zambales
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I'm back at Slate next week after mat leave, and will be looking at pitches again! Particularly interested in health and science opinion and analysis, and/or with a first person angle, as well as features (2,500+ words, deeply reported) that turn a big idea on its head. [email protected]
December 29, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I'm back at Slate next week after mat leave, and will be looking at pitches again! Particularly interested in health and science opinion and analysis, and/or with a first person angle, as well as features (2,500+ words, deeply reported) that turn a big idea on its head. [email protected]
No, Grammarly, I want to keep the em dash. It is part of my writing cadence.
December 26, 2025 at 12:49 AM
No, Grammarly, I want to keep the em dash. It is part of my writing cadence.
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Deleted Saves is open for pitches for Issue #2 - Spring 2026! Send your ideas to deletedsaves at gmail dot com. We focus on critical analysis of games and are open to new and experienced writers alike! Pay is $275/piece.
December 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Deleted Saves is open for pitches for Issue #2 - Spring 2026! Send your ideas to deletedsaves at gmail dot com. We focus on critical analysis of games and are open to new and experienced writers alike! Pay is $275/piece.
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Back from tiny-human leave as of this morning. Please send me your climate/environment/ag/public health pitches! (And if you sent one in recent weeks and got an OOTO/silence but have not yet placed the piece elsewhere, feel free to re-send.)
October 27, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Back from tiny-human leave as of this morning. Please send me your climate/environment/ag/public health pitches! (And if you sent one in recent weeks and got an OOTO/silence but have not yet placed the piece elsewhere, feel free to re-send.)
Trying—a little—to be more present or lost in the moment. In short, not stuck in an endless loop of doomscrolling.
I talk about it more in my latest Substack article:
I talk about it more in my latest Substack article:
The dying art of daydreaming and noticing
A quest—and yearning—for quieter moments
thewriterlyz.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Trying—a little—to be more present or lost in the moment. In short, not stuck in an endless loop of doomscrolling.
I talk about it more in my latest Substack article:
I talk about it more in my latest Substack article:
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Being an introvert author means your research phase looks antisocial but is actually the most social thing you'll do—deep conversations with books, sources, and ideas.
November 8, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Being an introvert author means your research phase looks antisocial but is actually the most social thing you'll do—deep conversations with books, sources, and ideas.
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hi all, the awaited day has come: I'm looking for freelance writers to pitch Inverse Gaming for end-of-year coverage! namely, I'm looking for someone to contribute our best of RPGs this year list ($350), and pitch us on some year-end lookback essays ($500+). please pitch me: [email protected]
October 29, 2025 at 8:31 PM
hi all, the awaited day has come: I'm looking for freelance writers to pitch Inverse Gaming for end-of-year coverage! namely, I'm looking for someone to contribute our best of RPGs this year list ($350), and pitch us on some year-end lookback essays ($500+). please pitch me: [email protected]
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Here's a PITCH CALL for the #freelancewriters out there. I'm looking for Bay Area stories on venues, characters, trends and historical stories, TV/movies/music with SF ties. $250-$400+. Email me with an angle, not just a topic, and include a headline. cc @studyhall.bsky.social Here's examples... 🧵
October 15, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Here's a PITCH CALL for the #freelancewriters out there. I'm looking for Bay Area stories on venues, characters, trends and historical stories, TV/movies/music with SF ties. $250-$400+. Email me with an angle, not just a topic, and include a headline. cc @studyhall.bsky.social Here's examples... 🧵
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The monster is a friend, or so we @contingent-mag.bsky.social suggest in our CFP... a fiend to historians especially, though not exclusively.
Pitch us an essay about your historical monster, whatever form that monster takes, by October 20!
Pitch us an essay about your historical monster, whatever form that monster takes, by October 20!
It’s here! The call for pitches for our deluxe December issue, “A Time of Monsters,” supported by a grant from the Kitchings Family Foundation.
CFP: A Time of Monsters
The monster has been here all along. It is a historical constant that manifests in wildly different ways across time, place, and culture. Whatever form it takes, the monster claws at categories; it un...
contingentmagazine.org
October 1, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The monster is a friend, or so we @contingent-mag.bsky.social suggest in our CFP... a fiend to historians especially, though not exclusively.
Pitch us an essay about your historical monster, whatever form that monster takes, by October 20!
Pitch us an essay about your historical monster, whatever form that monster takes, by October 20!
They say to be bold about what you do and what you love and to put yourself out there, so this is me trying to do just that.
Hi, I'm Alyssa, a freelance content writer and ghostwriter. I write for travel, lifestyle, home decor/DIY, events, and more.
Hi, I'm Alyssa, a freelance content writer and ghostwriter. I write for travel, lifestyle, home decor/DIY, events, and more.
September 29, 2025 at 12:38 PM
They say to be bold about what you do and what you love and to put yourself out there, so this is me trying to do just that.
Hi, I'm Alyssa, a freelance content writer and ghostwriter. I write for travel, lifestyle, home decor/DIY, events, and more.
Hi, I'm Alyssa, a freelance content writer and ghostwriter. I write for travel, lifestyle, home decor/DIY, events, and more.
As an introvert, yes.
My hobbies include going home, wishing I was at home, and being at home.
September 21, 2025 at 12:37 AM
As an introvert, yes.
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Want sharp analysis and hard news on accessibility and style, and how the media industry gets it right — or wrong? You got it. Our new Style and Accessibility Guide will have a magazine dedicated to just that.
And we're accepting pitches now.
And we're accepting pitches now.
Pitching
A guide to pitching articles, commentary, and analysis to The Word.
f.mtr.cool
September 11, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Want sharp analysis and hard news on accessibility and style, and how the media industry gets it right — or wrong? You got it. Our new Style and Accessibility Guide will have a magazine dedicated to just that.
And we're accepting pitches now.
And we're accepting pitches now.
Yay for bookmarks!
September 12, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Yay for bookmarks!
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I'm looking for pitches for @MotherJones' print culture section, Mixed Media! These are ~2,000-word essays that combine reporting, cultural criticism, historical research, and/or personal narrative. More details in our pitch guidelines here: www.motherjones.com/contribute/w...
Freelance Writer Guidelines
www.motherjones.com
September 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I'm looking for pitches for @MotherJones' print culture section, Mixed Media! These are ~2,000-word essays that combine reporting, cultural criticism, historical research, and/or personal narrative. More details in our pitch guidelines here: www.motherjones.com/contribute/w...
Writing is thinking you have a pretty solid idea of what you want to write about and where you want to pitch it and then taking a shower and getting a bunch of brilliant ideas and then jotting them down and then waking up the next morning not knowing which of those you should do.
September 6, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Writing is thinking you have a pretty solid idea of what you want to write about and where you want to pitch it and then taking a shower and getting a bunch of brilliant ideas and then jotting them down and then waking up the next morning not knowing which of those you should do.
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At MENT, we believe that adoration carries agency, and fandom can function as critique. If that resonates, join our conversation.
Pitch us for Issue 003 by 9/30. See detailed pitch guidelines here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Pitch us for Issue 003 by 9/30. See detailed pitch guidelines here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
August 28, 2025 at 8:59 PM
At MENT, we believe that adoration carries agency, and fandom can function as critique. If that resonates, join our conversation.
Pitch us for Issue 003 by 9/30. See detailed pitch guidelines here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Pitch us for Issue 003 by 9/30. See detailed pitch guidelines here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
This could be me. 🤣
Shout out to everyone who can remember every word to some random 80s song but can't remember the password they created yesterday
August 21, 2025 at 12:35 AM
This could be me. 🤣
Highlights from my recent Thailand trip:
1. Train to and from Kanchanaburi
2. The historical River Kwai
3. Khao soi and som tam
4. Connecting with the locals
5. Stationery/office supply stores and all the stickers they have!
1. Train to and from Kanchanaburi
2. The historical River Kwai
3. Khao soi and som tam
4. Connecting with the locals
5. Stationery/office supply stores and all the stickers they have!
August 20, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Highlights from my recent Thailand trip:
1. Train to and from Kanchanaburi
2. The historical River Kwai
3. Khao soi and som tam
4. Connecting with the locals
5. Stationery/office supply stores and all the stickers they have!
1. Train to and from Kanchanaburi
2. The historical River Kwai
3. Khao soi and som tam
4. Connecting with the locals
5. Stationery/office supply stores and all the stickers they have!
And what are you doing to create your happiness?
August 19, 2025 at 2:28 AM
And what are you doing to create your happiness?
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Hey, writers! We're commissioning guest essays at HEAT DEATH. We want to showcase your weird deep dives into history, ecology and culture, and intersections between them. We pay a $75 honorarium per piece, edit carefully, and you keep all rights.
Pitch me at aelbein@gmail!
Pitch me at aelbein@gmail!
Heat Death
A newsletter about yesterday, tomorrow, and all the crises in between.
heat-death.ghost.io
July 29, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Hey, writers! We're commissioning guest essays at HEAT DEATH. We want to showcase your weird deep dives into history, ecology and culture, and intersections between them. We pay a $75 honorarium per piece, edit carefully, and you keep all rights.
Pitch me at aelbein@gmail!
Pitch me at aelbein@gmail!
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So I’ve kind of quietly stepped into a new role at GameSpot over the last couple weeks heading up our op-ed section and it’s maybe the most gratifying work I’ve ever done. Sounds cheesy but working with freelancers and bringing their ideas to life has quickly become one of the best parts of my job 🤍
July 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
So I’ve kind of quietly stepped into a new role at GameSpot over the last couple weeks heading up our op-ed section and it’s maybe the most gratifying work I’ve ever done. Sounds cheesy but working with freelancers and bringing their ideas to life has quickly become one of the best parts of my job 🤍
"Man, sometimes it takes you a long time to sound like yourself."
—Miles Davis
Can anyone relate to this? I do! And that's why I'm on this road to discovering my voice. Especially my writing voice in the form of storytelling. ✨
—Miles Davis
Can anyone relate to this? I do! And that's why I'm on this road to discovering my voice. Especially my writing voice in the form of storytelling. ✨
July 14, 2025 at 7:43 AM
"Man, sometimes it takes you a long time to sound like yourself."
—Miles Davis
Can anyone relate to this? I do! And that's why I'm on this road to discovering my voice. Especially my writing voice in the form of storytelling. ✨
—Miles Davis
Can anyone relate to this? I do! And that's why I'm on this road to discovering my voice. Especially my writing voice in the form of storytelling. ✨
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I’m always looking for new writers & ideas at [email protected]! Tell me your timely tales about rare books and ephemera
July 9, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I’m always looking for new writers & ideas at [email protected]! Tell me your timely tales about rare books and ephemera