Comments on: Pitching

By: Carrie

Carrie — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:06:22 +0000

I took that workshop at Romance Divas and thought it was awesome. And you’re right — boiling down the work is important way beyond pitch sessions. I’m still trying to figure out how to tell people about my book!

By: vicki

vicki — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:36:54 +0000

Thanks for the links and the post Diana. With Nationals a few short days away, I’m in pitch writing crazy mode.

I’m so not a shy person and yet this is the one thing where I’m worried about forgetting something, talking to fast, (which is easy for me) or just plain screwing up.

Thank goodness for TARA and my pubbed friends who have taught me a no to a pitch isn’t the end of your career but still no one really likes to hear the word.

By: Cindy Procter-King

Cindy Procter-King — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:27:31 +0000

I don’t like pitching in any form. Talking about my book in an informal setting still feels like pitching to me. I’d way rather write up a one-page blurb and email it off.

BTW, editors do say no to pitches. I had a Warner editor say no to my pitch last year while I was a GH finalist. I wasn’t pitching her the GH book (that one was a category), but the story line didn’t engage her and, while she was very nice and we hit it off, my sales and the finalist status did not move her one iota.

Hey, maybe I’m unique. I got rejected during an editor appointment! Yay, me.

By: JenWriter

JenWriter — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:49:20 +0000

I got Poe again as a word. Your website knows who I love…and the er, shower scene.

Thanks for the link love. Pitching was a great experience even though a couple of the agents did give me the impression they were requesting everything. Still, it got my pages in front of them so hopefully something good will come of it.