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How to Pitch to an Agent/Editor
Video lecture | 60 minutes
Description
Bob Mayer is one of the most popular and knowledgeable writing instructors on the lecture circuit today. In this productive hour, you’ll learn the three reasons why you won’t sell your manuscript. You’ll also learn how to distill your story idea into one sentence for a pitch (the idea in 25 words or less), and how to construct a cover letter and synopsis, so that it includes conflict, character, story arc and resolution. Bob will also show you the importance of being able to answer the question, “Where’s the shiver?” The idea is your tool for writing; the pitch is the tool for selling. They’re not exactly the same. Bob will show you the difference between a “situational idea” and a “character idea” and why it’s essential for you to know. The challenge is to get the agent or editor excited about your story, to elicit an emotional reaction. With some 40 published books, many on the New York Times Bestseller list, Bob will give you ideas you may never have heard before.
Here, you'll learn:
- Three reasons why you won’t sell your manuscript.
- How to distill your story idea into one sentence for a pitch
- How to construct a cover letter and synopsis that includes conflict, character, story arc and resolution.
- The importance of being able to answer the question, “Where’s the shiver?”
- The difference between tools for writing and tools for selling.
- The difference between a “situational idea” and a “character idea”
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Santa Barbara Writers Conference
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