Comments on: Answers To Questions On Pitching http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/07/14/answers-to-questions-on-pitching/ America's Mad Professor of Fiction Writing Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:17:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: Karri http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/07/14/answers-to-questions-on-pitching/#comment-6116 Karri Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:08:15 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/07/14/answers-to-questions-on-pitching/#comment-6116 Randy, I read somewhere recently that editors don't read manuscripts, they read proposals. Isn't it possible for an editor to be interested in a novel that is not yet completed, but that has a solid proposal? Randy, I read somewhere recently that editors don’t read manuscripts, they read proposals. Isn’t it possible for an editor to be interested in a novel that is not yet completed, but that has a solid proposal?

]]> By: Hannah D. http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/07/14/answers-to-questions-on-pitching/#comment-6117 Hannah D. Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:48:28 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/07/14/answers-to-questions-on-pitching/#comment-6117 Thank you for your excellent answer Randy! I think now I won't worry so much about pitching, and more about writing well. My goal will be to write well, then to get an editor to recognize it. A one-sheet might be good for me to write, because it will make it clear in my mind what I want the agent or editor to know, which will make me less nervous, which is good. I also figure it is good to know your own skill - if you know what you are good at, you feel more confident when pitching yourself! Thank you for your excellent answer Randy! I think now I won’t worry so much about pitching, and more about writing well. My goal will be to write well, then to get an editor to recognize it. A one-sheet might be good for me to write, because it will make it clear in my mind what I want the agent or editor to know, which will make me less nervous, which is good.

I also figure it is good to know your own skill - if you know what you are good at, you feel more confident when pitching yourself!

]]> By: Kristi Holl http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/07/14/answers-to-questions-on-pitching/#comment-6118 Kristi Holl Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:58:16 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/07/14/answers-to-questions-on-pitching/#comment-6118 Actually I had never heard of (nor prepared) a one-sheet until Mt. Hermon this year. I didn't use it when there, but it WAS helpful in clarifying my own thinking about something. Thanks for sharing your babbling story. 8-) Actually I had never heard of (nor prepared) a one-sheet until Mt. Hermon this year. I didn’t use it when there, but it WAS helpful in clarifying my own thinking about something. Thanks for sharing your babbling story. 8-)

]]> By: Pam Halter http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/07/14/answers-to-questions-on-pitching/#comment-6119 Pam Halter Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:54:18 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/07/14/answers-to-questions-on-pitching/#comment-6119 I think we need a balance of writing well and pitching ourselves. I met with an agent at Mt. Hermon and she was considering saying no to something I had sent her before the conference UNTIL we met face to face. She asked me to simply tell her the story. And I did. After that, she said, well, that made all the difference. Send me 3 more chapters and a more detailed outline. I'm still waiting to hear from her, but at least I had a second chance, and that was because I could tell my story. On a happier note, I was asked for the full manuscript of the same story 3 months ago! Still waiting to hear on that, too. I think we need a balance of writing well and pitching ourselves. I met with an agent at Mt. Hermon and she was considering saying no to something I had sent her before the conference UNTIL we met face to face. She asked me to simply tell her the story. And I did. After that, she said, well, that made all the difference. Send me 3 more chapters and a more detailed outline.

I’m still waiting to hear from her, but at least I had a second chance, and that was because I could tell my story.

On a happier note, I was asked for the full manuscript of the same story 3 months ago! Still waiting to hear on that, too.

]]> By: Barbara http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/07/14/answers-to-questions-on-pitching/#comment-6120 Barbara Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:38:56 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/07/14/answers-to-questions-on-pitching/#comment-6120 Hi Randy: I have a general question about pitching myself. I've mentioned before that I'm blind. For some of my WIPs I have blind characters. One is a police detective who has been moved to Public Relations -- though she manages to keep getting involved in open cases. And some of my stories involve aspects of horror. For these types of stories, I think mentioning I'm blind might help sell the story. But, what about stories that have nothing to do with either blindness or horror; should I mention the fact I'm blind in my pitch? For instance, one story I've started is about SAR dogs -- my husband had one so I know quite a bit about them. Should I mention my blindness in a case like this? Or simply ignore it? Hi Randy: I have a general question about pitching myself. I’ve mentioned before that I’m blind. For some of my WIPs I have blind characters. One is a police detective who has been moved to Public Relations — though she manages to keep getting involved in open cases. And some of my stories involve aspects of horror. For these types of stories, I think mentioning I’m blind might help sell the story. But, what about stories that have nothing to do with either blindness or horror; should I mention the fact I’m blind in my pitch? For instance, one story I’ve started is about SAR dogs — my husband had one so I know quite a bit about them. Should I mention my blindness in a case like this? Or simply ignore it?

]]> By: Susan http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/07/14/answers-to-questions-on-pitching/#comment-6123 Susan Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:44:40 +0000 http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/blog/2008/07/14/answers-to-questions-on-pitching/#comment-6123 Question: Is the one-sheet usually written in first or third person? Question: Is the one-sheet usually written in first or third person?

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