HOW TO CREATE A KILLER PITCH AND QUERY LETTER
Hear from an industry expert– Founder and President of the Allen O’Shea Literary Agency and author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Book Proposals and Query Letters– about what it takes to make your sales pitch pop in a hyper-competitive field. You’ve probably read about how overwhelmed agents and editors are with submissions these days. Agents and editors are focused on finding projects that come with a built-in media platform, today’s magic password for publishing. For those of us not named Oprah or Stephen King, that means there is more pressure than ever to create pitches and queries that get attention and beg the industry insiders to ask you for more of your work. Ones that will get your story or idea to stand out, break through and ultimately tickle
a buyer’s sales bone. To help make this challenge a little less daunting, this workshop will walk you through key elements of crafting a killer query letter to maximize your book’s chances of selling. We will cover tips and tricks (and mistakes to avoid) to keep your project from going directly into the slush pile and instead keep your reader riveted. You will learn how to; position your book, prepare a submission plan, create compelling opening lines, identify your target audience and present a powerful marketing statement.
With Marilyn Allen