The Secret Strategies Top Authors Use to Captivate Literary Agents at Conferences Revealed
I attended the Washington Writers Conference, which among other things, included an opportunity to pitch your book to four agents.
It’s rather nerve-racking for writers because, unsurprisingly, most of us prefer to express ourselves in writing.
Nevertheless, it was still a great opportunity to put ourselves out there. In my life, I have pitched eight agents this way, and six of them asked for pages. Three of the agents I met at pitch sessions asked for seventy-five pages or more.
By contrast, I’ve probably pitched about fifty agents by sending them query letters—so far only two have requested seventy-five pages or more. What I’m saying is, if you get an opportunity to pitch, do it!
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