The Secret Strategies Top Authors Use to Captivate Literary Agents at Conferences Revealed
If you have expertise or authority relevant to your book, don’t forget to share it! This is particularly true for non-fiction pitches. In fact, your background is as important as the topic of the book in non-fiction, if not more so!
Four Tips to Pitch Your Novel to Literary Agents
Ready to get pitching? Here are four tips to pitch your novel to literary agents at a writing conference:
1. Summarize Your Book in One Sentence
To prepare your pitch, first write a one-sentence summary of your book. Then, lead with it when you sit down with the agent.
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