I& #39;m not sure how qualified I am to be giving out this advice, but I just want to share some pointers that helped me during #PitMad to get my Publisher!
- Firstly and probably most importantly, make sure your work is ready - it should be completely edited, revised and polished,
- Firstly and probably most importantly, make sure your work is ready - it should be completely edited, revised and polished,
if it isn& #39;t, then take the time between now and the next PitMad to do all of this! This is your shot at publishing don& #39;t let that slip away by sending agents/publishers rushed/half finished work!
- Your pitch is everything, literally in this sense, make sure you& #39;ve spent a good
- Your pitch is everything, literally in this sense, make sure you& #39;ve spent a good
amount of time on the pitch and it isn& #39;t just something you& #39;ve thrown together this morning as agents/publishers will notice! If you& #39;re struggling with your pitch, reach out to the #WritingCommunity, they are always happy to help out and be another set of eyes on these things!
- Make sure you& #39;re tagging the PitMad hashtag, as well as the appropriate genre/age range hashtags - this way agents/publishers will have more of an idea if your novel is the perfect fit for them or not - don& #39;t be misleading!
- Have your query package ready to go if you get any agent/publisher likes you can get them sent over ASAP! This will be a hugely busy time for agents/publishers and you don& #39;t want to end up at the bottom of their pile if you don& #39;t have them ready to send!
- Be supportive of everyone else during the day! PitMad days are some of my favourite on here and I love spending the day reading everyone& #39;s pitches and retweeting - so make sure you are too!
- Finally, just enjoy the day! It& #39;s not a competition, it& #39;s just supposed to be a day of
- Finally, just enjoy the day! It& #39;s not a competition, it& #39;s just supposed to be a day of
fun and maybe result in you going on to achieve some of your literary dreams!
Good luck everyone! #PitMad #WritingCommunity
Good luck everyone! #PitMad #WritingCommunity