tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8124587072441332479.post5743346378629496982..comments2024-03-27T01:08:22.690-07:00Comments on Carissa Taylor: Pitmad Pitch Analysis: What did Lit Agents Like?Carissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10594436685900756259noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8124587072441332479.post-77609334376207433602013-02-05T11:31:50.486-08:002013-02-05T11:31:50.486-08:00Hmmm. Might have picked a bad time to finish up m...Hmmm. Might have picked a bad time to finish up my YA "vampire" novel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8124587072441332479.post-68795152600065575902013-02-02T17:33:10.496-08:002013-02-02T17:33:10.496-08:00I think you're absolutely right about that! Co...I think you're absolutely right about that! Contemporary YA writers have an uphill battle when writing loglines because there aren't those pithy, revealing terms available to them like "amateur dragonslayer" or "newly-spawned cerberus" <br /><br />It seems like there have to be tricks available to them too, but it's much harder when the hook of the story is more about the writing and the character arcs than the plot and the flashy scenery.<br />Carissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10594436685900756259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8124587072441332479.post-65618385571200800382013-02-02T15:32:39.168-08:002013-02-02T15:32:39.168-08:00Mazie? Who knew?
I think that contemporary is a l...Mazie? Who knew?<br /><br />I think that contemporary is a lot harder to pitch in <140 characters. I notice that a lot of the pitches that stood out in YA to me were SFF or mystery/thrillers. Although I did comment on someone's historical, even though it's not a genre I read.<br /><br />But one thing I found that was amazing was that every picture book pitch I saw sounded amazing. I guess when your book is that short, it's easy to find a way to sum it up in such a short space ;)Sagehttp://sagelikethespice.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8124587072441332479.post-35154289144704950822013-02-02T00:41:18.880-08:002013-02-02T00:41:18.880-08:00Thanks for breaking this down. Very cool to see i...Thanks for breaking this down. Very cool to see it in graph form! It's confusing what this really means...maybe that those things read as more "shocking" or grab you more in a short tweet? Contemporary seems to be what a lot of agents want right now, but it may not come off as striking in a short pitch. Just a thought. Thanks for this post! Tracy Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18288547764481324386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8124587072441332479.post-17436688290000667652013-02-01T00:43:25.490-08:002013-02-01T00:43:25.490-08:00This is awesome, thank you!
I loved reading the p...This is awesome, thank you!<br /><br />I loved reading the pitches and retweeted a bunch I wanted to read. They were various genres and all ages. I really hope they all land agents because I must read these books!!!Miss Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05014234633679291480noreply@blogger.com