Tag Archives: Pitching

Be memorable.

Posted on 13 March 2011 by Silke

Secretariat "The Greatest Horse That Ever Lived" winning the Triple Crown in 1973 by 31 lengths. You may wonder why I put this here. After all, it's a writing blog, not a horse blog. Bear with me. I don't know … Continue reading →

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Online Pitches – Scott Eagan

Posted on 4 June 2010 by Silke

Literary agent Scott Eagan from the Greyhaus Literary Agency is taking online pitches on the Dunes And Dreams RWA Chapter's blog today. He only represents romance and women's fiction–but YA romance accepted too. Check out the Dunes and Dreams blog … Continue reading →

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Put some soul into it!

Posted on 25 January 2010 by Silke

That query thing is hard.
Worse, it’s putting your heart and soul out there.
I’ve heard so many different takes on this. Pretty much everyone told me “Be professional”.
Well, duh. I am. Continue reading →

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Le Pitch

Posted on 13 October 2009 by Silke

I will be pitching my novella tonight. Do I have jitters? Yeah. I’m nervous, and it’s not even close to the time to pitch. Seven hours to go, and my stomach is churning. I don’t know what to expect. I … Continue reading →

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