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Pitching

A Refresher on Writer Conference Do’s and Don’ts

June 26, 2022 //  by Barb Roose//  10 Comments

I’m sitting at my gate waiting for my overnight flight to take off from the Seattle Airport back home to Ohio. This is a perfect time to get this post written!

For the past few days, I’ve proudly served on …

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Dos and Don’ts to Pitching Nonfiction

October 30, 2019 //  by Wendy Lawton//  2 Comments

By Wendy Lawton

Last time I blogged I wrote about what not to say when someone asks the novelist, “What is your novel about?” A couple of readers on Facebook asked if I’d tackle some dos and don’ts for nonfiction …

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So. . . what’s your novel about?

October 13, 2019 //  by Wendy Lawton//  29 Comments

By Wendy Lawton

Wanna see a writer stand frozen with that deer-in-the-headlights look? Just ask them this question: “So. . . what’s your novel about?”

Here’s a list of the WRONG things to answer:

  1. An issue— “My book is
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Pitching Your Novel

September 5, 2017 //  by Rachelle Gardner//  33 Comments

Blogger: Rachelle Gardner

Some of you will have the opportunity to pitch your novel in person to an editor or agent, or in writing via your query letter. So I want to make something clear about fiction pitches. One thing …

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Pitching Your Potential

July 25, 2017 //  by Rachelle Gardner//  20 Comments

Blogger: Rachelle Gardner

Writers pursuing publication usually come up against the question, “What have you published in the past?” If they haven’t previously published, they worry nobody will take them seriously; if they have published, they wonder if their books …

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