tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post2604280688981737877..comments2023-12-26T09:58:45.306-06:00Comments on Writer Musings: Pitching Your HeartTabithahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17420910182752981979noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-29257381995170218292011-04-16T17:16:01.549-05:002011-04-16T17:16:01.549-05:00Pitches are agony for me because I'm essential...Pitches are agony for me because I'm essentially long-winded. I know I need to learn how to distil loads of information in a short, pithy sentence, but my pitch always ends up being a little too long.Mary Witzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-25366613718109992092011-04-13T11:24:11.036-05:002011-04-13T11:24:11.036-05:00The pitch is the hardest part of the whole process...The pitch is the hardest part of the whole process. To take that 65 - 100,000 word book and compress it to 140 words or less. It's seems evil. But it's necessary. Great post!Author Dawn Brazilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17266576901266161844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-52488065220859953562011-04-12T14:51:41.193-05:002011-04-12T14:51:41.193-05:00I like the idea of finding the heart of the story....I like the idea of finding the heart of the story. It's kind of like finding the theme, only said much better.Charles Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03137681950055077429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-59226641839986512382011-04-12T13:19:29.736-05:002011-04-12T13:19:29.736-05:00Hmm, yeah, that would've helpful... You know, ...Hmm, yeah, that would've helpful... You know, I'll take some published works and see if I can write a pitch for them. I'll post them next Monday. I'm going to try to focus on books that don't have a huge, obvious hook, so maybe the heart will come through clearer...<br /><br />Any requests?Tabithahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420910182752981979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-49327675241049487132011-04-12T13:11:44.688-05:002011-04-12T13:11:44.688-05:00you know what I'd love to see are some example...you know what I'd love to see are some examples?! This sounds like amazing advice, but I'm not exactly sure how to impliment it... feeling a bit slow.Jessie Harrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11581727105030086814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-34419885916881214532011-04-11T22:12:11.295-05:002011-04-11T22:12:11.295-05:00Thanks, all. :) The pitch is incredibly difficult ...Thanks, all. :) The pitch is incredibly difficult to figure out, but if you've figured out the heart of your story already, then you're in good shape when it comes time to write your query. :)Tabithahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420910182752981979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-73608359113751399532011-04-11T20:39:55.401-05:002011-04-11T20:39:55.401-05:00Great post. I so struggle with the pitch. It's...Great post. I so struggle with the pitch. It's hard to narrow it down to the hook or the heart sometimes.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-89358593157046090532011-04-11T15:24:31.993-05:002011-04-11T15:24:31.993-05:00Good advice--Usually if you can write the 2-senten...Good advice--Usually if you can write the 2-sentence pitch, you've found the heart/core.Catherine Stinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08131569196977321229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-86380599772725189022011-04-11T12:01:03.465-05:002011-04-11T12:01:03.465-05:00That's so true. I even find that when I read q...That's so true. I even find that when I read queries writers focus on plot and forget that their book has a heart.cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-22603717965498708752011-04-11T11:07:45.393-05:002011-04-11T11:07:45.393-05:00Awesome post, Tabitha! Especially the part about h...Awesome post, Tabitha! Especially the part about how writers sometimes focus on finding the hook so much that they leave the heart of the story out. Very wise words. :)Danyelle L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10366276085080565870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-44979475887573863882011-04-11T10:41:26.031-05:002011-04-11T10:41:26.031-05:00Stina - it's always good to be prepared. :)
C...Stina - it's always good to be prepared. :)<br /><br />Christy - I hope you'll share if you make progress!Tabithahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420910182752981979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-72700870004570716982011-04-11T09:40:48.085-05:002011-04-11T09:40:48.085-05:00great post! A good pitch is so hard to master, bu...great post! A good pitch is so hard to master, but remembering the heart of the story might help. Maybe I'll go back and try working on my pitch again.C.R. Evershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09034891037873664976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401296522737471037.post-34327551296896991572011-04-11T08:02:44.953-05:002011-04-11T08:02:44.953-05:00Eek, you've reminded me that I have to work on...Eek, you've reminded me that I have to work on my pitch for an upcoming conference. Not that I'm doing the pitch session. But I better create one just in case I save an agent from a burning building and she wants to know what my book's about. ;)Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.com