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Tips for Speed Pitching to Literary Agents

Dec 20, 2024
1h 33m

Episode Description

Nothing compares to the opportunity of doing a face-to-face pitch of your manuscript to a literary agent at a writing conference. While most writers are terrified of the pitching process, it's often the best experience an author can have in understanding not only how the publishing industry works but also the critical dynamics of the author/agent relationship.

But the trick is—you only get about five minutes to make a great first impression and (hopefully) receive a request to submit your work for consideration.

Jeanne Veillette Bowerman, Executive at Pipeline Media Group and former Senior Editor at Writer's Digest, has a decade of experience speed pitching both literary agents and Hollywood producers. She'll share tips on how to hone your pitch to get a decision-maker excited about reading your work.

This event will cover:

  • Setting realistic goals
  • How a speed-pitching event works
  • Creating an effective quick pitch for fiction and nonfiction
  • Logline tips
  • Dos and Don'ts of pitching an executive
  • Post pitching event action items

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[Recorded July 6, 2022]

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