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Business Card Size — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 08:10:48 +0000

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By: JaneRadriges

JaneRadriges — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 19:23:59 +0000

Hi, interest post. I’ll write you later about few questions!

By: Kelly Brown

Kelly Brown — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:30:31 +0000

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admin — Wed, 13 May 2009 15:03:15 +0000

Good point about offering your business card . . . I’m always cautious of foisting things on editors, but it’s not like a business card is a forty-pound manuscript. Good call.

Jennifer

By: Janalyn Voigt

Janalyn Voigt — Wed, 13 May 2009 14:51:04 +0000

I wish I’d read this before my pitch sessions. I would have given up trying to memorize and spout my sentences. I was so nervous about forgetting them I’m sure I failed to impress the book editor I pitched. We had a round table sort of pitch session, with six writers to one editor. I noticed the writers who came across best didn’t memorize anything. They just spoke about their projects from the heart.

I did better with the magazine editor I pitched. I had no idea ahead of time I’d get the opportunity to pitch to him so I couldn’t memorize anything. I decided to just talk to him about a couple of ideas that might work for him and listen to his needs.

I concur with every last point, except perhaps #7. I’ve initiated offering my business card and, as a result, now receive a theme list and updates of the magazine editor’s needs. I think sometimes editors hesitate to ask for business cards at pitch sessions, since some new writers may not have them.

Janalyn

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