Three Twitter Pitch Tips

1. Know Who You’re Pitching To

Of course, you know your agent’s name, and you probably know where they work as well. However, have you spent the time to know what they are looking for? Do your

homework and google them! Find out what kind of stories they want. Use specific wording from their dream list to pitch your story and entice them.

For example, I would love to see a military romance that captures the heart of waiting patiently.

Say you’ve written something like Dear John. Use key words like sacrifice, waiting, hope, and duty to show the emotion going on behind the story.

2. Make Every Word Do a Job

There is nothing like a tight pitch to catch anyone’s eye. Obviously Twitter doesn’t let you lavish an agent or publisher with many words. But are you making every word does a job? Is there a description that is just filler? Or does it have a purpose and create the best possible picture in very few words?

3. Start Big, End Small

When struggling to write something interesting start out with a five-page synopsis. Get everything in your story down. Once it’s there on five or less pages, start to trim. Take out the subplot. Drop the side character who is really awesome but just isn’t a main character. Get your synopsis down to one page.

Then narrow it down further. Take out any descriptions that aren’t that important. Become a detective looking for the main thread.

Once you find it, craft it down to a paragraph.

From that single paragraph, you should find an interesting hook. Just keep playing until you have several versions, each shorter than the last. Once you’re in your Twitter approved word count post and relax.

This will be hard at first. But if you can write an epic, you need to prove you can also write a blurb. You’re a writer after all, aren’t you?

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