A big publisher distributed a call
for a certain type of story.
My writing buddy didn’t want
to write this type of story.
She pitched them something else.
I don’t see anything wrong with this.
It’s a long shot
but it doesn’t cost anything to pitch
and you never know.
I’ve pitched different stories in the past
and garnered interest from publishers.
Except when I pitched these different stories,
I KNEW the odds of the publisher being interested
was low.
These were bonus sales,
nothing I counted on achieving.
My writing buddy didn’t understand
her pitch was a long shot.
When it was rejected,
she fell into the depths of despair.
She hasn’t been writing.
There was a cost associated with her wild pitch.
If the prospect asks for something
and you pitch her something else,
it IS a wild pitch.
Pitch it anyway
but don’t count on the sale.