Of all the pitches and submissions we receive at The Toast every week, I'd guess that about eighty-five percent or so are from women. Of those, I'd guess about half are from first-time writers. Of those, I'd guess about half begin with an apology for not pitching properly or having a half-formed idea or for existing in the first place. Which means that every week, a lot of women apologize to me for wanting to…

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