Today we put the whole she-bang together and look at how to deliver your well-crafted, long sweated-over elevator pitch. The elevator pitch is a great foundation for a query letter and a handy tool for participating in #pitchmad and other contests. But its true function is QUERYING AGENTS/EDITORS IN PERSON. Are your palms sweating? Well... Continue Reading →
First of all, I attended a talk by Maggie Stiefvater, Tessa Gratton and Brenna Yovanoff. The three of them met each other on line and became critique partners. YOU CAN DO THE SAME THING, thanks to our Fearless Leader, Heather. On to your elevator pitch. Today's advice is short and simple, putting it into action... Continue Reading →
Okay, we've already started out with a lie. There isn't simply one master formula for writing elevator pitches, if you've surfed the internet highway I'm sure you're aware of that fact. But I have a method of getting to the bare bones of a story that makes the most sense to me. Let's see if... Continue Reading →
Alrighty, then. Now that you see the wisdom in creating an elevator pitch that you can whip out in a crisis, (such as serendipitously sharing a taxi ride to the airport with Arthur Levine), let's talk about what information your pitch needs to convey. Getting right to it... 8 THINGS EVERY ELEVATOR PITCH SHOULD CONVEY... Continue Reading →
You know what makes my life easy? Blogging a series. Which is why I'm announcing a five-part Sub It Club Manifesto: ELEVATOR PITCHES THAT GO TO THE TOP FLOOR. Catchy, huh? I've attended workshops, been advised by Famous Authors, written, critiqued and been critiqued--and still find it difficult to boil down 300 pages into two... Continue Reading →
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