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point of the event is not as #PitMad, of course, to try to get requests for publishing professionals, but there are many other benefits that people tend to do not talk as much
- Meet other writers. events like #PitMad brings out writers from all corners of the Internet. Make new friends and connections is the whole point of social media, and these events are a great time to meet new people.
- See what agents and editors like. I saw someone suggest that the registration of publishing professionals of favorites to see what they seek, which I think is a very smart strategy. If you are looking to question, for the next few days at least, you should be able to scroll through their favorite to see what they look right now.
- See what others write / pitching. Nothing reveals the polling trends as scroll an hour #PitMad. Writers who PITCH during these events are the same writers who are Interrogation while you wonder, and it helps to be able to see what agents and publishers see much.
- Learn what makes a no more effective than others. Just look at the sites and determine which ones grab your attention and those who make your eyes glaze can be a great help when writing or rewriting your pitch later.
Some things to remember:
- There will always be trolls. Whenever there public events, there will be people who use the possibility of spam, or put others down or make fun of those who participate. It happens, and the best response is to brush. Do not let a few negative people get you down.
- Just because your site is not to your favorites does not mean you should not ask. Or as special agent Jessica Sinsheimer said
Please do not assume that I saw in your field, and decided no, if I did not prefer. There are so many, and it is a busy day. #PitMad
- Jessica Sinsheimer (@jsinsheim) September 12, 2013
Guess what? Sometimes, even if you pitched twice an hour every hour, people do not see your land. Or they see your location, and it does not capture their attention, but when they see your extended location (also known as a request) and an extract, it grabs their interest. It happens, so do not assume that just because you are not a favorite does not mean you can not ask all the officers involved in #PitMad.
Case and point:
I do not mind things like #pitmad. They can be fun and force you to conceptualize your novel. But a full request + sample pages is always betterSo for those of you who attended or watched #PitMad (or have in the past), what did you learn event
-. Sarah LaPolla (@sarahlapolla) September 12, 2013
Twitter sized bites:
have you participated in #PitMad this week? What have you learned? Join the discussion in the blog @ Ava_Jae! (Click for tweeter)
An author shares his position # PitMad thoughts. What have you learned from not party Twitter? (Click for tweeter)
