On Twitter today, New York Times Magazine culture editor Adam Sternbergh offered advice for freelance writers–an invaluable peek inside the mind of an editor.

To help all the freelance writers in the audience, we’ve collected his advice into a handy Storify post below…

If you want to see all the responses generated by his posts, you can check out the #BetterFreelancer hashtag on Twitter. For all the editors in the audience, Sternbergh also started a #BetterEditor hashtag. (Via The Awl)