https://rachellegardner.com/secrets-of-a-great-pitch/ Literary Agent Tue, 13 May 2025 22:20:38 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://rachellegardner.com/secrets-of-a-great-pitch/#comment-418379 Sat, 15 Sep 2012 22:10:26 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/?p=13378#comment-418379 Thank you so much for sharing this, I’ve been stewing over a pitch for my book for months but didn’t even know what it was called I was trying to form. I’m so new to everything right now and the more I learn the more I don’t know. Now I have something to guide me.

]]> https://rachellegardner.com/secrets-of-a-great-pitch/#comment-418181 Fri, 14 Sep 2012 01:38:56 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/?p=13378#comment-418181 Great advice! I learned a bunch about pitching at the conference a couple of years ago when you and Sandra Bishop held a workshop. Sometimes what I put on paper, reads pretty, but then when I say it, it sounds so forced and not the way I talk at all! It’s probably because I write historical romance with a ton of drama. 🙂 I like the idea of being more conversational. I had a terrible experience trying to explain my book to an editor last year…luckily she gave me grace for being nervous and requested anyway. Hoping to be more prepared and comfortable this year!

]]> https://rachellegardner.com/secrets-of-a-great-pitch/#comment-418171 Thu, 13 Sep 2012 20:24:43 +0000 http://rachellegardner.flywheelsites.com/?p=13378#comment-418171 I think the key is keeping it simple and direct. Name/genre/any relevant background, and then a straightforward explanation of the story. That’s probably the hardest part! I haven’t had a chance to pitch to any agents yet, but I definitely think about the key elements I should mention for each book–and if I can’t formulate the plot or main ideas without trouble, I realize something needs work.

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