tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326341874458376487.post4094055755974296670..comments2023-08-23T05:03:05.091-05:00Comments on Ink Blots and Coffee Stains: How to Write a Pitch (for editors and for friends)Hannah Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730224134513484877noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326341874458376487.post-17518040303126176002017-03-16T11:52:08.989-05:002017-03-16T11:52:08.989-05:00THIS POST IS EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED EEEEP!! Thank y...THIS POST IS EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED EEEEP!! Thank you for this. I was recently thinking about pitches because woW THEY CONFUSE ME SO MUCH. But I'm totally bookmarking this post for reference because you did the math!! And IT SEEMS REALLY EASY NOW. (Well still challenging but...it makes sense to me now.) You explained it so well!! BRB WRITING PITCHES FOR ALL MY BOOKS. ;)<br /><br />rock on,<br /><a href="http://www.abbieemusicblog.com/" rel="nofollow">abbiee</a>Abbieehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08315835789865447678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326341874458376487.post-19535543504482189772017-03-14T20:26:09.992-05:002017-03-14T20:26:09.992-05:00Ahwwww, thank you so much!!! :D I might write a ne...Ahwwww, thank you so much!!! :D I might write a newer post on blurbs soon to refresh and share new brain thoughts. I'm so glad this helped you! <3 Hannah Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730224134513484877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326341874458376487.post-33943123587196167712017-03-14T20:13:48.148-05:002017-03-14T20:13:48.148-05:00You have no idea how much I need this. Pitches and...You have no idea how much I need this. Pitches and blurbs are two of my least favourite things to write. You make it look so easy I'm starting to think even I could write a pitch. Going to give it a try now. Also off to read your post on blurs because I need all the help I can get and you're so good at this. Also, may I just say, I LOVE the pitch for your book!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05746017057593508370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326341874458376487.post-89367122268526831652017-03-14T19:55:00.786-05:002017-03-14T19:55:00.786-05:00Nawww YOU ARE NOT A DUMB WRITER. It took me a long...Nawww YOU ARE NOT A DUMB WRITER. It took me a long time to really comprehend the beauty of inciting incidents. <br /><br />Eeeeee yesyes I will post all about it and SPAM YOU THE MUCHLY. <br /><br />And yes I am doing camp!!! I'm editing my nano book :D Hannah Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730224134513484877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326341874458376487.post-66647639450048841272017-03-11T14:49:09.700-06:002017-03-11T14:49:09.700-06:00I NEEDED THIS SO BAD, YOU HAVE NO IDEA. THANK YOU ...I NEEDED THIS SO BAD, YOU HAVE NO IDEA. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS xD. <br /><br />Oh, gracious - I've <i> tried</i> to think of pitches and one-sentence hooks for my stories, but they NEVER come out right. I was going to give it a shot with Killing Snow (my current WIP) and then realized WHAT ON EARTH is the inciting incident in my story? *feels like a very dumb writer* xD Oh well, I'll figure it out! <br /><br />ALSO - I'm SO jealous that you're going to that epic conference in Minneapolis again! *flops and flails because it's too far away from me* You'll have to tell us about it after you go ;). <br /><br />Ooh, also - are you doing Camp NaNo this April? <br /><br />~ Savannah <br />scattered-scribblings.blogspot.comSavannah Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16668452024211579085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326341874458376487.post-86160534854456673382017-03-11T14:37:58.435-06:002017-03-11T14:37:58.435-06:00Pshhhh *flops* I'm glad you like :D I do /like...Pshhhh *flops* I'm glad you like :D I do /like/ pitches ... I wouldn't say I'm good at them though! I'm not sure how a contest would go for me ... *sheepish grin* All your story ideas are so complex and unique though. Like, YOU'RE A BOSS. Hannah Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730224134513484877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326341874458376487.post-77439729009381791172017-03-11T14:36:24.301-06:002017-03-11T14:36:24.301-06:00DUDE YESSSSS *flails wildly* Sometimes writing a p...DUDE YESSSSS *flails wildly* Sometimes writing a pitch turns out to be a lot easier than you'd first think! (and also sometimes harder, but ...) XPHannah Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730224134513484877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326341874458376487.post-32956390395094681532017-03-11T14:35:17.682-06:002017-03-11T14:35:17.682-06:00Ahhh I can't wait to read it! :D THIS MAKES ME...Ahhh I can't wait to read it! :D THIS MAKES ME HAPPY *hugs*Hannah Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730224134513484877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326341874458376487.post-38737112541253836422017-03-11T14:33:58.197-06:002017-03-11T14:33:58.197-06:00Ah, yes. The "conversational pitch" part...Ah, yes. The "conversational pitch" part was the reason I wanted to write the post. XP It's so useful and lets you confidently tell other people what your book is about without risk of you going on a ramble and sounding like an illiterate XPHannah Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730224134513484877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326341874458376487.post-27895468093872653962017-03-11T14:29:57.802-06:002017-03-11T14:29:57.802-06:00Oh I admire you for liking pitches! I HATE PITCHES...Oh I admire you for liking pitches! I HATE PITCHES SO BAD.😂😂 I can't ever get my book condescend into a sentence that doesn't sound entirely cliche or done a hundred other times. *flings self into the void* I do better with blurbs. But ugh it's so subjective right?!? I think a pitch is good and then a critique partner will like it but the other critique partner will hate it and just nugnngh.😂 Luckily I only ever had to write one pitch for a contest and I didn't picked (I think we can assume my pitch writing skills are really the pits) and after that I just stuck to blurb/queries. hehe.<br /><br />But your tutorial is A+ about how to get that pitch!!! And it's so clear and makes it sound so simple. YOU GENIUS.CG @ Paper Furyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14954615708675952085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326341874458376487.post-37024893865869700512017-03-11T13:03:20.468-06:002017-03-11T13:03:20.468-06:00So reading this made me realize...I kinda already ...So reading this made me realize...I kinda already have a pitch? Ooooh I'm gonna message you so we can talk about this. I'm excited now.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09424407508467416142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326341874458376487.post-21522615948477150842017-03-11T11:38:33.509-06:002017-03-11T11:38:33.509-06:00THANK YOU. This was such an amazing post. I've...THANK YOU. This was such an amazing post. I've always been daunted by pitches and could never figure out how to write one (you know, to put on my Pinterest boards :P), and wow I just learned how. I was literally writing a pitch step by step as you were telling me how to do it. I haven't combined the sentences yet, but I'm thinking of adding them to my WIPs page on my blog soon.<br /><br />This was so awesome <3<br /><br /><a href="http://audreycaylin.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">audrey caylin</a> Audrey Caylinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113941859200338215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2326341874458376487.post-12077281800715314362017-03-11T06:27:29.701-06:002017-03-11T06:27:29.701-06:00I LOVE THE IDEA OF PITCHES! It's interesting t...I LOVE THE IDEA OF PITCHES! It's interesting that writers need to boil their entire novel down to a couple of words, not just for agents and editors, but when people randomly ask what our books are about.<br /><br />These tips are really interesting! My favorite is the 'conversational pitch' for obvious reasons. Thank you for them <3 I better start thinking about the pitch for my latest idea now haha :)<br /><br />- Andrea at <a href="https://asurgeofthunder.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow"> A Surge of Thunder </a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com