I wanted to pass along this great opportunity! :) I’ll be working on my pitches for the next few weeks, trying to get them in under the 200 word limit. This has always been a really big struggle for me. I have no idea why. I know the book inside and out. I’ve read the thing a million times. Added and cut scenes. Changed chapters around several times. It should be a piece of cake! LOL
Anyone else have this problem with pitches? Is there a secret I should know about?
http://musetracks.wordpress.com/agent-shop/
~~~~~Permission To Forward Granted~~~~~ Hello fellow romance writers.
Musetrackers would like to invite you all to participate in our newest venture. ‘Agent Shop’
What’s ‘Agent Shop’?
Well, how many of us wish we could pitch to an agent? That is, without the frills? No parties, no travel, no conference costs, no hectic schedules? Don’t get me wrong, the conferences, promos, signings and parties have their place and time, but what about in between?
Here’s what we’re going to do.
This isn’t a contest… there aren’t any winners… just a chance to put your pitch in front of agents who are interested in shopping a bit. They’ll read them and request more – IF – your pitch grabs their attention. What they request is up to them. We’ll host 3 or more agents for each session and a few agents who couldn’t commit mentioned stopping by from time to time.
If you’re interested in pitching, visit the link below to read the rules. First date to submit is May 30th, and only the first thirty e-mails get in!
Thanks for visiting us at Musetracks.
Pass the word, and good luck.
Candi
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Melissa, I just heard about this last night! It’s a very cool idea. Glad you posted info about it today.
bla…too early. Secret to pitches? Not really. I try to think of, “If I took out part D out of the story, will the story hold up?”
If the answer is yes, then I move on, if the answer is no, then that’s something I need to work into my pitch. Picked up from Kristin Nelson to pitch only the first 30 or so pages because THAT’S your hook. Go read the back of some of your book, and that’s what you mostly see on them. Pitches of the opening.
Cool, Keri! I’ve never heard about only pitching the first 30 pages. That would make it so much easier! I think. LOL
Pitching the fist thirty pages – I guess that’s got to have the conflict in it which means it must hold the heart of the book.
I hate pitching via query. I like to just talk and talk about my book until they finally throw up their hands and say, “Fine, I’ll look at it if you just shut up”
LOL Amy! Now there’s an idea. I never thought about using that approach.
I don’t like it either. I just don’t see how they can tell a thing about your work by looking at only a few sentences.
I did Nathan Bransford’s be an agent for a day. those few sentences really are that important. Doing that showed me just how they can tell about a whole story by so few words.
Interesting, interesting. I don’t know if the 200 word bit paralyzes me or intrigues me. Picture me trying it tomorrow and see if I can come up with something that hopefully makes sense, stirs interest and curiosity, and encourages the reader to read more!
Thanks, Melissa, for the details.
Thanks for sharing this. I just peaked at the site and love it. I’m going to bookmark it for later.
Aw Shucks, Missy.
Thanks so much for posting our MuseTracks Agent Shop event. We MuseTrackers are truly excited to offer the experience.
Good luck to all who give us a try!
Jenn!
The biggest tip I can give you, Melissa, is always provide the long-term and short-term conflicts. That is what grabs the agent’s attention.