The “art of writing” and the “business of publishing” exist in two distinct silos. Sure, we want to “master our craft” and we also want to “make money in publishing” and, typically, the skills required in each of these spheres are wildly different.
Except one.
How to pitch your novel successfully is the one skill that bridges the gap between art and business. A solid pitch is an objective and quantifiable tool that can magnify craft and communicate the marketing data needed to promote your book to publishing professionals. “Tell me what your book is about” isn’t just an insider joke for what to say to a person in an elevator – it’s the first glimpse someone gets into your art. And that “someone” doesn’t just include an agent…your pitch is used when communicating to editors, publishers, sales reps, book buyers, readers, reviewers, influencers, media and beyond.
Pitching Your Novel – the intensive workshop – will focus on why we pitch books, how we pitch books and to whom we pitch books. Then, each in-person participant will be invited to practice pitching their book and will have time to workshop that pitch with Sara. A great pitch doesn’t guarantee a book deal or landing a spot on the New York Times bestseller list but it does guarantee that a writer has one objective and quantifiable tool for both evaluating their writing and communicating, effectively, about that art within the business of publishing.
Attendees can have complete OR not-yet-complete manuscripts to participate. Attendees do not have to share out loud if they don’t wish to do so. And, finally, attendees’ manuscripts can be in absolutely any genre and sub-genre.
