The Right Way To Pitch

I’m often asked
what is the right way
to pitch a story to an editor.

It depends upon the editor.

My editor at the big New York publisher
is happy with a twitter-length pitch.
Give her one great line and she’ll buy.

One of my other editors
wants to see a 2 page synopsis (summary)
of the story
and a couple of sample pages.

Another editor
won’t contract without reading
the first three chapters
and an 8 page synopsis.

Pitching an 8 page synopsis
to the twitter length pitch editor
greatly reduces a writer’s odds of success.

When you’re pitching to
venture capitalists, resellers,
distributors, and others,
you’re facing the same situation.

Do your research
and find out HOW they want
to be pitched.

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