If you're entirely unfamiliar with Pitch Wars, please read the info on the PW site first. If you're unaware how I became the 2019 Managing Director of Pitch Wars, there's a post about that here. Pitch Wars mentors are the heart and soul of PW. Without mentors freely giving their time to give a hand-up … Continue reading What We’re Looking for in #PitchWars Mentors
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Post #pitmad Thoughts
The #pitmad prep post I put up yesterday seemed to be well-received so I thought I'd do a post-#pitmad wrap-up while everything is fresh in my mind. General Thoughts JFC, read the guidelines! And follow them! (I'm probably preaching to the choir here though) While watching the tweets go by, there was a constant stream … Continue reading Post #pitmad Thoughts
Secrets to #pitmad Success
As the 2018 Pitch Wars Social Media director, I've overseen a year's worth of #pitmad events. (If you're unfamiliar with #pitmad, it's a quarterly pitch party on Twitter where writers tweet a 280-character pitch for their completed, polished, unpublished manuscripts. Agents and editors make requests by liking/favoriting the tweeted pitch. More info at the link … Continue reading Secrets to #pitmad Success
10 Tips for an Outstanding Query
People think I'm crazy when I say this, but I LOVE query letters. I love writing them, I love editing them, I love reading them. When I worked for a publisher, reading queries was my favorite part! With #pitchwars coming up and the workshop on query writing I just taught at my local library, I've … Continue reading 10 Tips for an Outstanding Query
Published Authors: Your Basic Media Kit
My day job is to plan events, mainly author events. I have emailed my manager the words "I just can't." twice today. Because I have spent the entire day dealing with authors who don't have the most basic materials they should have in order to promote their book, I thought I'd develop a short list … Continue reading Published Authors: Your Basic Media Kit
Faking a Professional Author Photo
At the dayjob, I work with a lot of authors and frequently ask for headshots to use in our marketing of their events. You would be floored by how many people send me shots like these: click to see what's really wrong with this one. (Note: These are all altered stock photo images, not actual … Continue reading Faking a Professional Author Photo
Ten Tips for Your Elevator Pitch
There is one thing writers at any point in their career need to have prepared: an elevator pitch. The last time I asked an author "what's your book about?" I got a fifteen minute rambling monologue. I know a lot about the guy's son (?) but still have no idea what his book is about. … Continue reading Ten Tips for Your Elevator Pitch
