No, I’m talking about my pitch paragraph. Our ‘homework’ for the previously mentioned webinar was to revise our query pitch paragraph, and e-mail it to the agent who presented the webinar (I can’t stop saying ‘webinar’) for a personalized critique. The query pitch can get your foot in the door, or it can kill your chances before anyone’s read a page of your book. Naturally, I want to do my best. I’ve been working on it for over a week now, and it’s proven harder in its own way than the book itself. Eight to twelve sentences to convince an agent your novel is better than 99% of the thousands of queries they get a week. No pressure.
The webinar (heh) proved worth the admission fee and more, as I went from describing my novel in endless circles that either drove people away or into deep bouts of I-don’t-give-a-crap, to being able to not only present my story in a tight, coherent fashion, but also to generate actual interest in the book itself. Until it gets read by industry professionals, I’ll have no idea how good it is – the query or the novel – but on both counts, I know I’ve done my very best.
Well, maybe one more touchup.
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