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.