Hey! The ACFW Conference is just around the corner, and we at MBT want to help you get published (and stay published!) Every week for the next 10 weeks we’ll offer a tip on how to PITCH your novel. And TIP #1 is… FINISH YOUR BOOK! I know you have a great book idea, and you are anxious to get it out there – worried that someone might even steal it, but as a first time novelist, you need to have your book finished before you pitch it – for a couple reasons. Watch the video and discover WHY! Need more help? Check out our Pitch and Promotion Seminar! Go write something brilliant! See you next week – XO! Susie May
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Pitch + Premise = Spine
Maybe you first heard of the “story spine” from Stanley Williams’ book, The Moral Premise. But I actually thought of the concept all by my lonesome the winter of 2011 at the first Deep Thinkers Retreat. Because it became clear to me we HAVE to know what the story is about in order to develop the character and the plot. The pitch is that one or two lines, the concept, of the story that you tell editors or agents. Or you friends when they ask, “What’s your story about.” You must be able to tell it in one or two succinct sentences. If you ramble or start telling too much, then you’re not nailing the core of your story. For example, my pitch for Dining with Joy was “It’s about a cooking show […]
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Stand out…outstandingly.
Note: Thank you to Melissa Tagg for her guest post today as I finish up a novel! Love her ideas for standing out at a writers conference in a positive way! (if you’re going to ACFW, I hope to see you there – sign up for our annual Pizza Party at: http://pizzaparty.mybooktherapy.com!) ***** It’s only natural to want to stand out at a writing conference. After all, chances are one of your top reasons for attending in the first place is to catch the attention of an agent or editor. And that can be hard to do with hundreds of other writers around. But I’m a firm believer that there’s a right way to stand out…and an oh-so-wrong way. Hijacking the stage during the opening session at ACFW? Wrong. Introducing yourself as “The […]
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