Each page is a breath, a moment of absorption
opening that hole in a tree trunk
leading you to another realm.
Life will try to follow, but the lignin
will always spur you on
to follow the printed path.
Day: March 7, 2019
Secrets to #pitmad Success
Great info for anyone thinking of doing #Pitmad today or in the future. Good luck, everyone!
As the 2018 Pitch Wars Social Media director, I’ve overseen a year’s worth of #pitmad events. (If you’re unfamiliar with #pitmad, it’s a quarterly pitch party on Twitter where writers tweet a 280-character pitch for their completed, polished, unpublished manuscripts. Agents and editors make requests by liking/favoriting the tweeted pitch. More info at the link above.)
Overseeing #pitmad consists mainly of answering questions and keeping one eye on the hashtag for twelve hours straight (with help from our wonderful volunteers, of course!). Over the past year, I’ve made observations and thought I would share with you things that can increase or decrease your chances of a successful #pitmad.
Read the Rules & FAQ and … Follow Them!
I know it seems obvious, but so many people don’t bother to read the rules or think they’re somehow above them. Every single one of these rules is there for a reason —…
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