This is an excerpt from $uccess.
• When called upon to read, do not describe what you are reading. Simply stand up and begin. We cannot repeat the cardinal rule of writing enough… show, don’t tell.
• Make and practice an elevator speech about your book. That translates to giving a synopsis in 30 seconds or less.
• Take a one page synopsis for the book/s you are going to pitch. Put a brief bio (with publishing credits) on the back of the same page. Agents and publishers do not want a copy of your manuscript at the conference. For good luck, keep a copy in your room.
If you’ve signed up for a pitch session, look up the person online and discover interests.
Know about the agency.
• Be sure to have some marketing ideas ready in case you are asked.
• Don’t be intimidated by the agents and publishers. They are attending a conference because they are interested in finding new material. But, stalking is not suggested.
Maralyn D. Hill and Brenda C. Hill
Books By Hills
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