Comments on: In-Person Pitching: The Thrill of Victory and Agony of Defeat http://booksbywomen.org/in-person-pitching-the-thrill-of-victory-and-agony-of-defeat-by-jennifer-klepper/ Fri, 17 Aug 2018 10:02:54 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 By: Jennifer Klepper http://booksbywomen.org/in-person-pitching-the-thrill-of-victory-and-agony-of-defeat-by-jennifer-klepper/#comment-48816 Sun, 27 Aug 2017 15:51:29 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=19452#comment-48816 In reply to Laura Lee.

That’s great insight, Laura–it’s an ongoing process. Good luck with the snazzy soundbite — I’ll look forward to seeing what you come up with!

]]> By: Laura Lee http://booksbywomen.org/in-person-pitching-the-thrill-of-victory-and-agony-of-defeat-by-jennifer-klepper/#comment-48815 Sun, 27 Aug 2017 14:22:00 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=19452#comment-48815 It doesn’t stop with selling the book to a publisher either. I’m now at the stage of trying to sum up a 200,000 word history/biography in a snazzy “buy it now” soundbite. It is a very different way of looking at a subject than the process of writing where you’re trying to coax out multiple levels and nuances. Whenever a book of mine first comes out, I find I’m fairly bad at summing it up, and as the promotion goes on, I discover the main selling points and start to hone in on a pithy description.

]]> By: Top Picks Thursday! For Writers & Readers 06-29-2017 | The Author Chronicles http://booksbywomen.org/in-person-pitching-the-thrill-of-victory-and-agony-of-defeat-by-jennifer-klepper/#comment-48705 Thu, 29 Jun 2017 17:24:19 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=19452#comment-48705 […] those seeking an agent, Jennifer Klepper recommends in-person pitching: the thrill of victory and agony of defeat, and Mark Gottlieb sets out the big five no-nos to querying a literary […]

]]> By: Jennifer Klepper http://booksbywomen.org/in-person-pitching-the-thrill-of-victory-and-agony-of-defeat-by-jennifer-klepper/#comment-48698 Mon, 26 Jun 2017 13:45:35 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=19452#comment-48698 In reply to Genevieve LaViolette.

Thanks for reading, Genevieve! And, yes, “as necessary as a dental visit” sounds about right 🙂

]]> By: Genevieve LaViolette http://booksbywomen.org/in-person-pitching-the-thrill-of-victory-and-agony-of-defeat-by-jennifer-klepper/#comment-48695 Sun, 25 Jun 2017 18:12:34 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=19452#comment-48695 Great article! Pitching is painful but as necessary as a dental visit. There have been times when grinding out a pitch has shown me (not so small) problems with my stories. . .

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