In addition to the basic tips I set out in my last post on pitch parties, I saw a few things that clearly hurt people's exposure and chances during the March #PitMad and April #DVpit events. I paid close attention to who was getting the retweets and likes, and who wasn't. A few definite patterns … Continue reading 3 (More) Tips for Twitter Pitch Parties
3 Lessons from #Pitmad
Since my post giving A Basic Guide to Twitter Pitches, I've been back in the trenches with the March 2019 #Pitmad pitch party. It's a much larger, more general event than #SFFPit, with books pitched from all age groups and genres. But even though I came away without an invitation to query an agent, I … Continue reading 3 Lessons from #Pitmad
A Basic Guide to Twitter Pitch Parties
If you're a writer on Twitter, every now and then your feed is going to blow up with book blurbs for a day. If you're wondering what the heck is going on, the answer is...a pitch party. This is an event where writers share a one-tweet length description of a completed book, in hopes of … Continue reading A Basic Guide to Twitter Pitch Parties