tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post115131853849694050..comments2023-11-03T06:29:07.280-05:00Comments on The Bandwagon: One Month Till National!MJFredrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06881706931355203700noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-1151498225684461292006-06-28T07:37:00.000-05:002006-06-28T07:37:00.000-05:00Okay, I'm going to go back and rework DLB. There i...Okay, I'm going to go back and rework DLB. There is a lot going on in that book, and it's hard to boil down. <BR/><BR/>Sarah, that was EXACTLY my experience when Ann, I think, asked me what I wrote. She just gave me this look and said, "Honey, you need to get that blurb down."<BR/><BR/>Colleen, I've done the last minute pitch thing before, too. Never comes out right.<BR/><BR/>Kelly, ON CAMERA???? AHHHHH!!! That's like going to a pitch session in your underwear!!! That has to be the grandmother of all nightmare pitch stories.MJFredrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06881706931355203700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-1151419250568341272006-06-27T09:40:00.000-05:002006-06-27T09:40:00.000-05:00Sorry for getting here late! You should have seen...Sorry for getting here late! You should have seen me at my first RWA meeting. Sandra K. Moore asked me what my ms was about, and I did the furious blushing and mumbling that went no where...*sigh*. :)<BR/><BR/>My comments on your pitches would be...<BR/>DLB, I think it used too many pronouns - he, she, them - got a little distracting all in one sentence.<BR/><BR/>I think Surface is the best one - seemed to have some energy and more snappy.<BR/><BR/>I think it was a class on the PRO loop where the speaker talked about using descriptive words - can't think of the proper name - like "Frustrated archeologist" or "estranged wife", to give more depth to the pitch without adding a lot of words...<BR/><BR/>Great job, Mary!! I haven't really put much thought into my strengths and weaknesses before.KATZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05724728384829762730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-1151371022195037262006-06-26T20:17:00.000-05:002006-06-26T20:17:00.000-05:00Mary, great idea! And even better, after making me...Mary, great idea! And even better, after making me feel overwhelmed, you rewarded us with a little eye candy!! Thanks! Can't wait for the other posts!Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10717015172454528486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-1151332430490308432006-06-26T09:33:00.000-05:002006-06-26T09:33:00.000-05:00Thanks, Mary, for the pic of Gerry (hey, I'm a poe...Thanks, Mary, for the pic of Gerry (hey, I'm a poet this morning!) and for sharing my ideas.<BR/><BR/>This is a great blog idea, and I must confess, I will be watching it with interest. It's always been hard for me to come up with pitches, and I end up stumbling over my words anyway. <BR/><BR/>My CPs and I are usually sitting at lunches or in our hotel room during conference trying to figure out our pitches for our appointments.Colleen Gleasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15650958015205097847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-1151331086932645602006-06-26T09:11:00.000-05:002006-06-26T09:11:00.000-05:00Oiy...Heeellllooooo Gerry....Pitches. Yikes. I had...Oiy...Heeellllooooo Gerry....<BR/><BR/>Pitches. Yikes. I had to do one with the documentary camera on me last year and I thought I was going to hyperventilate, which I'm sure will show up when it airs. The other two went okay, but the hot cameras and the fact that it was my dream editor - Kelly Harms at Avon (who was actually really nice) just sent me into a bit of a tailspin for the first few minutes when I started reading my pitch. Yup I read it, couldn't lift my eyeballs from the cue cards if I tried...Kelly Boycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15459592836145655997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-1151324234642663372006-06-26T07:17:00.000-05:002006-06-26T07:17:00.000-05:00Peggy, it gets easier with practice. Heck, my last...Peggy, it gets easier with practice. Heck, my last editor appt was with Shannon Godwin in Dallas, and it was a blast! It gave me confidence to meet with Pam Harty, who said, "It's no coincidence Hot Shot finalled in the Golden Heart twice." She rejected it, but still.<BR/><BR/>Now, my first few pitches had me in tears.<BR/><BR/>Mostly, I don't want to stutter if someone in the elevator asks me about my book ;)MJFredrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06881706931355203700noreply@blogger.com